Stuffed red cabbage

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I wanted to make stuffed cabbage but only had red cabbage.
so I boiled the whole thing in the large pot for 10 min while cooking brown rice with kale.

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Water from red cabbage turned beautiful blue.

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Leaves were still slightly stiff, so I used toothpicks to hold it together.

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For the sauce I cooked together onion, mushrooms, bell pepper with tomato paste and water.

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All my stuffed cabbage leaves were put into a small pot together with the sauce and sautéed for 15 min.
I like how sweetness of red cabbage worked with rich and slightly sour sauce.
and I hope flavors will get richer overnight.

Acorn Squash stuffed with Rice, Pecans and Apricots

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Yesterday I was clearing my fridge inside and out. On top of it I found acorn squash.
Quick search for a recipe and I’ve got general idea that I need to bake halves of squash in the oven for half an hour and cook rice too.
while doing that, I sautéed chopped onion and celery, mixed it with raisins, pecans and dried apricots, added cinnamon, cloves and salt and pepper.
After that I scooped some of the baked squash and added to the mixture with rice.
Stuffed tightly, wrapped in foil and sent it to the oven for 30 more min.

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By the time I was done with it I wasn’t hungry anymore.
Well, it made a great breakfast!