Recipes – TV Dinner — healthy recipes for RA by Jamie Stelter https://thetvdinner.com Sun, 14 Feb 2016 23:30:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.32 mushroom, edamame + kale fried “rice” https://thetvdinner.com/2014/05/15/mushroom-edamame-kale-fried-rice-2/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/05/15/mushroom-edamame-kale-fried-rice-2/#comments Thu, 15 May 2014 15:02:03 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=2619 Continue reading ]]> NEW rice in bowlTastes just like your favorite fried rice, except it’s way healthier because it’s made with quinoa instead. Gluten- and guilt-free! I like this combination of vegetables, but you can easily throw in whatever you have in the fridge — zucchini, carrots, spinach, go crazy! — and it’ll be just as perfect.

We ate it with a piece of fish on the side, but you could easily toss shrimp, chicken or tofu in the pan and mix/cook it altogether. Don’t forget to drizzle it with sesame oil — just a touch — and you’ll feel like you’re having dinner in your local Chinese restaurant.

I adapted this recipe from the always dependable Love & Lemons… and the best part? It tastes even better the next day as leftovers. Throw it in tupperware, bring it to work, and get ready to make some colleagues very jealous.

NEW scallions

NEW in wok

Mushroom, Edamame + Kale Fried “Rice”

SERVES FOUR (OR MORE)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups quinoa
  • 3 TBSP grapeseed oil
  • 3 TBSP minced garlic
  • 1 bunch scallions, sliced thin
  • couple handfuls of shiitake or crimini mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup frozen edamame
  • few handfuls of kale, stemmed and chopped
  • 1/2 cup basil, thinly cut
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 3 TBSP low sodium soy sauce
  • red chili pepper flakes and sriracha, to taste

Instructions

  1. Cook quinoa according to package and set aside in a bowl.
  2. Heat oil in wok or large frying pan over medium heat and add garlic and scallions. Cook for about a minute then add mushrooms, then kale. Saute for 3 minutes together.
  3. Add quinoa, frozen edamame and basil and cook another 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
  4. Make a well in the center of the mixture, exposing the bottom of the pan. Put the egg and soy sauce in the well, stirring until cooked through.
  5. Break up egg mixture with a spoon and stir into rest of quinoa, vegetable mixture in the pan until golden brown, another 2-3 minutes.
  6. Add red pepper flakes and sriracha to taste, then a bit more soy sauce, stir, then serve.

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arugula, fennel, grapefruit + pine nuts salad https://thetvdinner.com/2014/04/23/arugula-fennel-grapefruit-pine-nuts-salad/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/04/23/arugula-fennel-grapefruit-pine-nuts-salad/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:10:39 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=977 Continue reading ]]> arugula grapefruit saladPerhaps one of the most simple salads to make — and also one of the most beautiful and delicious. The bite of the arugula is softened with a touch of olive oil and lemon… then sweetened with the grapefruit… then juxtaposed with the shaved fennel. Add a little crunch with those pine nuts and your taste buds are in heaven. Serve it as a first course or add a little protein (shrimp, white fish, tofu…?) and you’ve got yourself an A+ dinner.

Arugula, Fennel, Grapefruit + Pine Nuts Salad

SERVES TWO

Ingredients

  • couple big handfuls of arugula
  • 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 fennel bulb, shaved on a mandoline
  • 1 grapefruit, quartered
  • handful of pine nuts
  • drizzle of balsamic glaze

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, massage arugula with olive oil and lemon juice with your hands until well-coated, then plate.
  2. Add fennel, grapefruit and pine nuts on top.
  3. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and serve!

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my first passover seder https://thetvdinner.com/2014/04/15/my-first-passover-seder/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/04/15/my-first-passover-seder/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:10:43 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=2664 Continue reading ]]> charosetI just made my first ever homemade charoset, for my first ever homemade seder and it is delicious. I used this recipe and added a bit more walnuts and a bit of agave, too. I’m so excited about tonight now. I’ll post some recipes later, but here’s a preview of the menu:

>> matzah with horseradish and charoset

>> vegetarian matzah ball soup

>> kale salad with avocado, lemon and sea salt

>> roasted salmon in a soy, agave lime marinade

>> apple and macadamia nut quinoa

>> applesauce

>> lots of Manischewitz!

If you’re celebrating, happy Passover!

 

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quinoa + egg enchilada skillet https://thetvdinner.com/2014/04/06/quinoa-egg-enchilada-skillet/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/04/06/quinoa-egg-enchilada-skillet/#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2014 15:24:13 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=2644 Continue reading ]]> finished skilletThis meal is joining the other fantastic recipes that are a part of our regular rotation because:

a) it’s Mexican-inspired and lord knows we love Mexican food

b) like the shakshuka from a few weeks ago, it can be made for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In fact, when I first made it, it was both breakfast and lunch because I wound up eating leftovers of it for the next few days

c) it’s hearty but still healthy so everyone is satisfied (with no guilt!)

d) it’s as simple as mixing ingredients together in a bowl (see below), spreading them into a skillet, and baking

ingredients, bowl

Quinoa + Egg Enchilada Skillet

SERVES TWO-FOUR

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 15oz can of black beans
  • 1 15oz can of corn
  • 2 TBSP minced garlic
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, sliced thin
  • 1/2 yellow onion, sliced thin
  • 1 bunch scallions, sliced thin
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 2 cups (1 jar) of enchilada sauce (I used Trader Joe’s)
  • 4-6 eggs
  • 1 avocado, sliced or diced

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, then on the stovetop, cook quinoa according to package.
  2. In a saute pan, cook garlic, jalapeno peppers, onion and scallions in olive oil.
  3. In a bowl, combine cooked veggies, cooked quinoa, beans, corn and lime juice.
  4. Spread mixture in bottom of skillet and pour the enchilada sauce on top.
  5. Make small indentations (spaced apart from each other) for the eggs and crack one in each.
  6. Bake the skillet in the oven for 25-30 minutes until egg whites are set and the edges of the skillet are bubbly.
  7. Serve with avocado (and extra lime juice if you like) on top.

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oven-poached sole in lemon + white wine https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/27/oven-poached-sole-in-lemon-white-wine/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/27/oven-poached-sole-in-lemon-white-wine/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:48:47 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=2607 Continue reading ]]> cod over asparagusA little over a month post-wedding and I’m finally feeling like I’m back in the groove — at work, making plans with family and friends, and cooking dinner at home. There was a while pre-wedding where it felt like we were ordering in or eating out much more than usual. It felt necessary… and it was fun and easy in a lot of ways, for sure… but I’m happy to be back in the kitchen making fish and vegetables on the regular for my husband. (Gotta keep off those L-Bs we lost for the big day!)

 

This oven-poached sole recipe is light but flavorful, sweet but with a little kick. (Tip: add more lemon for more sweet, more chili flakes for more kick.) While I made it with cod this time, I prefer it with sole or flounder because they’re a bit lighter. I’m sure you can even make it with tilapia or mahi mahi as well.

PS what did I do before all this Le Creuset came into my life?!

on plate, le creuset

Oven-Poached Sole with Lemon + White Wine

SERVES TWO

Ingredients

  • 2 fresh sole fillets
  • 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 3/4 cup dry white wine
  • 2 TBSP minced garlic
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • red chili pepper flakes, to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Drizzle olive oil to cover bottom of baking dish, then lay fish down flat and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat oil in small skillet and cook shallot until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add wine to pan, bring to a boil, then pour that mixture over the fish. Set skillet aside for later. Then cover the baking dish with tin foil and bake for 10-12 minutes, until fish is opaque in the center.
  3. Meantime, whisk together garlic, lemon juice, and some chili flakes in a bowl.
  4. When fish is done, transfer to a plate, then pour the leftover wine mixture from the baking dish into the skillet and turn the heat on high. It will reduce to about 1/2 cup. Stir in garlic, lemon juice mixture and allow it to keep reducing another minute or so, until thicker.
  5. Pour over plated fish and sprinkle more chili flakes if you like, then serve.

A Recipe From Jamie Stelter | www.thetvdinner.com

 

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mushroom, kale + seafood paella https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/19/mushroom-kale-seafood-paella/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/19/mushroom-kale-seafood-paella/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:26:13 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=2570 Continue reading ]]> finished paella, closeOne of the most fun days of my life was two years ago when B and I were in Barcelona and I helped a Spanish chef make paella by the beach. It was a perfectly sunny day at the end of our vacation and yes, it was just as dreamy as it sounds. We ate so well on that trip but it’s the paella that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since.

 

Fast forward 24 months and I finally made my own here at home. Not as dreamy on a rainy, grey evening in the West Village, but the dish was just as delicious. Almost.

I won’t sugarcoat this: paella takes forever to make. For-e-ver. It’s worth it, yes, but you have to be prepared for this undertaking. You must have the time, the patience, and a few different pots and pans ready. I made my own mushroom broth a la Bobby Flay’s recipe for Bon Appetit, but you can save yourself a ton of the hassle by using a box of vegetable broth instead. I know the homemade broth added a lot of flavor — I’m glad I made it — but you can easily make up for it by adding more spices or veggies.

I also chose to forgo the egg and instead use shrimp and mussels, mainly because B’s not the biggest egg fan and I thought the seafood would make it a heartier meal, but feel free to add any meat, fish or other vegetables. Paella can be whatever you want it to be… but this way, with mushrooms, kale, mussels and shrimp… PERFECTO.

3 pots on stove

paella cooking

mushroom broth

Mushroom, Kale + Seafood Paella

SERVES FOUR

Ingredients

  • 8 TBSP olive oil
  • 1 box vegetable stock (or homemade mushroom broth)
  • 1.5 pounds crimini mushrooms, quartered
  • salt + pepper
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/2 poblano chile, seeds removed, finely chopped
  • 3 TBSP minced garlic
  • 1.5 cups short grain Spanish rice (such as Bomba)
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 bunch small kale, stems removed, chopped
  • 1/2 pound mussels
  • 1/2 pound shrimp, deveined and peeled

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat 2 TBSP oil in a 12” paella pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms, tossing occasionally, until they release their liquid, about 4 minutes. Continue to cook until liquid evaporates and mushrooms are golden brown and tender, 5–7 minutes longer; season with salt and pepper and transfer to a plate.
  2. If you are not making your own mushroom broth, then put entire box of vegetable stock in a saucepan and keep warm on stovetop.
  3. Add 2 TBSP oil to pan and cook onion, pepper, and chile, stirring often, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, about a minute more; season with salt and pepper.
  4. Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, until rice is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add wine and cook, stirring, until completely evaporated, about 2 minutes. Return mushrooms to pan and add mushroom stock just to cover rice. Cook, without stirring, adding broth as needed to keep rice moist while cooking, until rice is al dente and all liquid is absorbed, 15–20 minutes. (Shake pan after adding more stock to distribute evenly.)
  5. Continue to cook paella, occasionally moving pan around burner to make sure all areas get evenly heated, until a crust (socarrat) forms around the sides and bottom of the pan, about 6–8 more minutes.
  6. Meantime, heat remaining 2 TBSP oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add kale and cook, tossing, until wilted. Spoon over paella.
  7. In that pan you cooked the kale, heat another 2 TBSP oil and lightly cook mussels and shrimp for 2-3 minutes until mussels open and shrimp begins to pink. Spoon both on top of kale/paella.
  8. Transfer pan to oven and cook paella another 8–10 minutes until shrimp is cooked through.
  9. Serve in pan. ENJOY.

Notes

Again, I made my own mushroom broth, but feel free to use boxed vegetable stock. If you’d like to make your own, follow these instructions.


A Recipe From Jamie Shupak | www.thetvdinner.com

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happy purim! https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/16/happy-purim/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/16/happy-purim/#respond Sun, 16 Mar 2014 16:11:37 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=1076 Continue reading ]]> hamantaschen 2014And what’s Purim without Helen’s homemade hamantaschen? She sends them to us every year and it is such a treat — because not only do I not usually eat sweets, but Helen’s cooking (that’s my mom, obvi) is just the best. I am not a baker, but she is an all-star — and these are every bit of proof you will ever need. And how freaking cute is she with the handwritten note? I only wish it said Jamie on it, so you could see how she always dots the “i” in my name with a heart. ALWAYS.

Anyway I didn’t know that this was my Bubby’s recipe — that’s my late grandmother, my mom’s mom — until she told me, though I shouldn’t be surprised. Almost all of my memories of her — except for her gorgeous jewelry and knit sweaters I inherited — are surrounded by food. There was her herring at the break fast for Yom Kippur, her roast beef simmering in a pool of gravy and roasted potatoes at every other holiday, and her endless twist-top containers of raisins and goldfish we would dig into as we played Rummy or Kings Corners with her and my Zayda. And now, her hamantaschen.

Read the story of Purim and these delicious triangular cookies — then bake your own using the recipe below.

RECIPE hamantaschen

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smitten kitchen’s one-pan farro with tomatoes https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/09/smitten-kitchens-one-pan-farro-with-tomatoes/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/09/smitten-kitchens-one-pan-farro-with-tomatoes/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:27:36 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=2525 Continue reading ]]> one pot farroI first told you about my love for Of a Kind when I made the miso sea bass from their cookbook in October. A month later I read about this one-pan farro dish in their weekly “10 things” email. It’s one of my favorite reads each Monday cause co-founders Erica and Claire are great at uncovering gems. (Hence, their entire lovely biz.) And apparently they have impeccable timing too, because they linked to an old recipe of mine in their most recent email… just days after I had made this dish/planned to blog about it. Great minds, etc etc…

Anyway, the one-pan farro! This was Claire’s original endorsement: “Making double batches of Smitten Kitchen’s absurdly easy one-pan farro with tomatoes to last me for the whole week—it somehow manages to taste better reheated.”

I can now firmly second this notion. I made it last Sunday and had it for lunch the next two days. My only riff was to add kale and lots of sriracha to the pot when I added everything else… and I nixed the cheese on top. So go ahead and follow Smitten Kitchen’s recipe and you’ll be golden. Then, sign up for Of a Kind’s newsletter. Thank me later.

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sweet paul magazine: my happy dish https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/05/sweet-paul-magazine-my-happy-dish/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/05/sweet-paul-magazine-my-happy-dish/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:02:28 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=2531 Continue reading ]]>

Oh, the sweetness! My vegan quinoa chickpea burgers are featured on @sweetpaul: http://t.co/e4K77SxMsd

— Jamie Stelter (@JamieStelter) March 5, 2014

I’m honored and delighted that Paul Vitale, one of the Pauls behind Sweet Paul Magazine, asked to feature me on their site.

If you’re not familiar with Sweet Paul — they’re a food, craft and lifestyle quarterly magazine. It’s free online or you can pick up their gorgeous print edition at your local Anthropologie. They also have a major cookbook coming out next month.

Anyway check out the My Happy Dish feature; I chose this vegan quinoa + chickpea burger recipe that I posted here back in December.

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shupak-shuka https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/02/shupak-shuka/ https://thetvdinner.com/2014/03/02/shupak-shuka/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:06:10 +0000 http://thetvdinner.com/?p=2502 Continue reading ]]> shupak-shuka in skillet

shupak-shuka on plateThis recipe / meal / post is special for so many reasons.

1. It’s been at the top of my to-make list for forever… or at least since I had a game-changing shakshuka on our West coast road trip last May. If you’re ever in Portland, Oregon get thee to Tasty n Sons.

2. It was my first time using my new Le Creuset skillet — a piece I had been yearning to add to my arsenal for some time and was lucky enough to receive as a gift from our wedding registry. You shoulda heard me howling with joy when I opened the box. (Part of me was waiting to make this dish til I had the proper pot to cook it in; now, it was finally time.)

3.  I was finally making something other than veggie omelettes and/or avocado toast for breakfast! It’s always something fast on the weekends cause I’m hungry after an early morning workout class or we’re getting ready to watch B’s show on CNN… but this shakshuka changed all of that. It takes a little bit more time than my usuals, but it’s worth every single second. It’s delectable and hearty without (of course) being unhealthy.

4. It was the last meal I made for B as a Shupak! Hence, “Shupak-shuka” as opposed to its traditional, given name: Shakshuka. I’m a Stelter now — we got married last weekend (!!!) — so this dish will always hold a special place in my maiden name-heart. To give credit where due, Lin-Manuel Miranda suggested a version of this name on Twitter, but I took it one step further.

Whatever you call it though, you’ll love it.

skillet on stovetop

Shupak-shuka

SERVES THREE-FOUR

Ingredients

  • 3 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 medium white onion, diced
  • 3 TBSP minced garlic
  • 2 bell peppers (red or orange), diced
  • 1 28oz can diced tomatoes
  • 2 TBSP tomato paste
  • chili pepper flakes, to taste
  • dash of smoked paprika
  • dash (or more if you like spicy!) of cayenne pepper
  • pinch of brown sugar
  • 5-6 eggs
  • parsley, to garnish

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in deep skillet over medium heat.
  2. Add chopped onion and saute until soft, then add garlic.
  3. When fragrant, add bell peppers and saute another 5-7 minutes until soft.
  4. Add tomatoes and tomato paste and stir well. Then add spices and sugar and stir well, simmering over medium heat for 5-7 minutes until it starts to reduce.
  5. At this point, taste it and spice it how you like — add more cayenne, chili flakes to make spicier or sugar to make sweeter.
  6. Crack the eggs, one at a time, over the skillet, spacing them evenly in the sauce. I did 4 around the edges and 1 in the middle.
  7. Cover the skillet and simmer for 10-15 minutes to cook the eggs and reduce the sauce a bit more.
  8. Garnish with parsley and spoon onto plate. Serve with toast or on its own.

A Recipe From Jamie Shupak | www.thetvdinner.com

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