
Batch cooking December 2022

3h

1h30

4 portions

Se congèle
- Temper ½ cup butter.
- Roughly chop 2 cups portobello mushrooms, 1 cup cremini mushrooms and 1 cup shitake mushrooms. Set aside.
- Finely chop 5 cloves of garlic. Set aside.
- Roughly break up 330g lasagne noodles and place in a large saucepan, adding 2 cups portobello mushrooms, 1 cup cremini mushrooms, 1 cup shitake mushrooms, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1 litre vegetable stock, 1 cup cream cheese, 1 tbsp dried chives, 1 tbsp herbes de Provence, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil.
- Cook, uncovered, over medium heat, stirring often, for 15 minutes.
- Stir in 1 cup Swiss cheese and mix well. Continue cooking for 3 minutes or until pasta is al dente. This is where the adventurous can add ½ cup coarsely chopped chorizo when serving.
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Cut 2 lbs yellow potatoes into quarters. Set aside.
- Rinse and drain 2 cans of black beans and 1 can of red beans. Set aside.
- In a bowl, toss the quartered potatoes with 3 tablespoons olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway through cooking.
- Grate 1 carrot and set aside.
- Chop 2 ripe tomatoes, 4 green onions, 2 yellow onions, 1 red bell pepper, 2 celery stalks, and. Set aside. This is where the adventurous can chop 2 small jalapeno peppers to top their nachos with potato wedges.
- Save the chopped tomatoes and green onions to garnish your potato wedges.
- In a large saucepan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat, then brown 1 chopped onion and 2 chopped celery stalks for 1 minute.
- Add the chopped pepper, grated carrot, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 can of rinsed black beans and 1 can of rinsed red beans. Continue cooking for 3 minutes.
- Add 1 cup tomato sauce, 1 (796 mL) can diced tomatoes with juice, 2 bay leaves, ½ tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp ground coriander, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes or until chili has thickened. This is where the adventurous can add ¼ cup nutritional yeast at the end of cooking.
- Once the potato wedge nachos are cooked, preheat the broiler, top with 1 can of rinsed black beans, ½ cup of crumbled cooked bacon and 1½ cups of shredded Tex Mex cheese. Place under the element for about 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- In a bowl, mix together 2½ cups flour, 1 tbsp baking powder, 11 tsp baking soda and ½ tsp ground nutmeg. This is where the adventurous can add 1 tsp ground ginger.
- In another bowl, using an electric mixer, cream ½ cup of the softened butter with ¾ cup of the brown sugar and ½ cup of the molasses for 1 minute. Add 1 egg and 3 tablespoons of the milk. Mix well.
- Using a wooden spoon, alternately stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Stir in the nuts and mix again.
- Drop golf ball-sized balls of dough onto one or two nonstick baking sheets. Be sure to leave at least 2 inches of space between each patty.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- In a large non-stick saucepan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat and cook 450g beef and 1 chopped yellow onion for 5 minutes. Break up the beef well as it cooks.
- Grate 2 cups yellow cheddar cheese. Set aside.
- Add 450g macaroni, 1 cup tomato sauce, 1 cup mayonnaise, ½ cup relish, 1 litre cold water, 1 tbsp dry mustard, 1 tbsp smoked paprika, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 14 minutes or until pasta is al dente. Add 2 cups shredded yellow cheese and cook for another minute.
- When serving, adventurers can garnish with chopped dill pickles.
- In a 1¼ cup (325 ml) coffee mug, mix 3 tbsp flour, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tsp cocoa powder, ¼ tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt.
- Stir in 3 tbsp milk and 1 tbsp canola oil. Mix well.
- Add 1 tbsp of chocolate chips and mix again. This is where the adventurous can replace the milk chocolate chips with mini Reese's.
- Microwave for 30 to 45 seconds depending on the power of the appliance.
- Let cool for 2 minutes before serving.
- 1 cutting board
- 1 chef's knife
- 1 paring knife
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- 1 grater
- Mixing bowls
- 1 Electric mixer
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 large non-stick frying pan
- 2 large non-stick saucepans
- 2 large baking sheets
- Empty containers (storage or freezing)