I've been winging it for a week on recipes, and made a few good meals. Generally, though, I end up with greens of some kind cooked in fat, pushed out to the side of the pan, then cooked some more as I cook the main meat or fish dish in the center.
For example tonight's meal:
- About a pound of local pork sage sausage chopped and put in pan with some butter (just found out I'm not supposed to use this--oops); half onion sliced and put in.
- When onions soft, prepped string beans added to center well. High heat about five minutes tossing occasionally. Pushed everything out to the side then,
- Added maybe 2T slivered almonds; toasted in middle of pan with light sprinkle of Cayenne pepper. Mixed in, pushed everything out to side then,
- Added three blue fish fillets, prepared with salt, pepper, and some ground mixed tree nuts and a sprinkling of fresh tarragon. Cooked on high heat, flesh side down.
- Made sauce with melted butter added to Dijon mustard, cumin, and a dash of Balsamic vinegar.
- Served fish topped with more fresh tarragon and spooned mustard-cumin sauce over; beans and almond served on the side (saved the sausage for another meal.) Also served green salad on the side.
- Baked round zucchinis stuffed with ground pork and onions.
- Grilled pork chops on a bed of grilled apples and celery.
- Sliced cooked tuna with ginger tossed with Swiss chard and ginger.
- Slow-cooked zucchini and ground lamb served on a grilled portabella mushroom.
- Chopped beans and sausage (leftover from tonight's meal) mixed with leftover summer squash, eggplant, and chorizo dish, wrapped in a collard leaf and baked.
- Diced cantaloupe tossed with bacon drippings, crushed cooked bacon, and fresh tarragon.