Picture of my stew before cooked. Will post a picture when done!

I was trying to use up leftover ingredients and avoid buying anything additional, partly because my budget's a bit tight this period. Casting my mind back on various fish stew and peperonata recipes I've read over the years, I decided to improvise.

This is a quick way to serve a hungry familyit has the veggies , spice and double the grain. Hope you enjoy it

easy to make,basic recipe,can add carrots and green pepper,goes well with white rice,pasta,boiled beans and even as a pizza sauce or bread spread.the whole family loved it,its a hearty soulful comfort food.enjoy!!!!.

I don't have a slow cooker and I was hungry, so I cooked quickly. The meat is still very tender.

This dish was originally created before a move. I wanted to clean out my freezer to reduce the amount of groceries being transported. It came out surprisingly good! And it's very filling too. And packed full of iron. :)

It’s funny... I made some chili last week. As I was thinking in my head, “What the hell goes in chili”? I started saying, “Wait, no. This is sounding like a beef stew”. So... I decided to make a beef stew now. It’s cold now and these dishes warm the soul. I never appreciated beef stew when I was younger. But I realize how fine of a dish it is in my older age haha.

I was in the mood for a nice hearty winter meal and this did the trick, it also gave me a reason to break in my little 2 qt crock pot!

I love the natural sweetness of luffa. It’s a type of gourd that is usually fried with eggs in Chinese cuisine. Here, I use my trusty rice cooker to do a quick meal prep for 2. Freezer friendly. Only Pink salt is used to season the vegetables to allow the natural flavours of the veggies to shine through :)

I used my left over vegetables . One egg plant was gone half bad, used my frozen tomatoes , and add a can of black beans. You can use any can of legumes ( chickpeas , white beans, but lentils would not be a good idea, )if you don’t want to use oven you can use same pot to cook if you are too lazy or have no time. . I think putting then to oven make taste better.

I haven’t been feeling well these past few days,,,earache 😦 but I am better today so I was able to post my recipe. 🙂 Have you ever eaten Baked Chickpeas? if not then this is a must try recipe. A vegetarian dish so easy to make with just a few ingredients, and yet with such a delish taste that you won’t believe.This recipe originates from the Aegean Island of Sifnos, one of the beautiful Cyclades Islands which is situated between Milos and Serifos. Sifnos is known for it’s traditional delicious food such as Revithada, a cheese with a bit of a sharp taste called Manoura, beautiful handmade pottery, landscapes and (ohh btw I have heard that they have pottery workshops if anyone is interested in taking lessons while visiting Sifnos), and of course the gorgeous sandy beaches..:)On to the recipe 🙂I wanted to try to cook this the traditional way, but that was just impossible due to the fact that I don’t own the traditional pots. But since I do own a ceramic baking pot I decided to bake the chickpeas in there, what I love about cooking in this pot is that it gives the food a smokey taste so different than the usual pots or pans we use to bake. 🙂

Well, I love cooking with a variety of vegetables. It's been a while i cooked at home so I decided to have myself a homecooked treat.