For the Love of Food

This is a very quick and delicious recipe that I have made with Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Bellpeppers (not shown above).

Ingredients:
2 medium sized Tomatoes, top cut off and seeds removed with a spoon – body should be left intact
1 English Cumber, cut in half length-wise, seeds removed – body should be left intact
2 Green Bell Peppers, tops cut off, seeds removed – body should be left intact
300g (10,5 oz – or a little over 1/2 Lb.) ground Beef
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon Mojoram
2 teaspoons Worchestershire Sauce
2 Eggs
1 Cup of plain Bread Crumbs
1/4-1/2 Cup of warm Water

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 200°C (417°F). In a medium sized bowl, soak the bread crumbs in 1/4 Cup of Water. If 1/4 is not enough, add another 1/4 Cup to make sure they are soft and mushy, but not swimming in water. Mix in all other ingredients and mash together thoroughly. Add the mixture to the hollowedout vegetables. Pleace the filled vegetables on the center rack of the oven on a baking sheet or cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil or in a casserole dish. Bake for 20 minutes. Depending on the size of the bellpeppers, the bellpeppers may need to stay an extra 20-30 minutes in the oven.

Sprinkle some parmasean cheese on forsome extra flavor.

Pork Chops
Ingredients:
4 Pork Chops
200g Whipping Cream
200g Crème Fraiche
280g Mushrooms, from a jar
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
Salt to taste
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 Tablespoon fresh parsley (optional)

Directions:
In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil. Once oil is heated, place the pork chops in andlet them brown. Once the pork chops are cooked add the mushrooms and let them brown a little. Add all other ingredients and and let simmer on medium low heat. Serve with rice.

Rice (this is a base recipe for 2 servings, multiply accordingly)
Ingredients:
1 Cup of Bastmati Rice
2 Cups of Water
1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil (optional)
1 teaspoon of Salt (optional)

Directions:
Put all ingredients in a small pot and set the stovetop to the highest heat. Let boil for 8 minutes and watch. The liquid in/on the rice will start to look foamy and holes will form in the rice mass. When this happens (sometime between 8-10 minutes after setting the rice on the stove top), lower the temperature to the low and put the lid on. Place the lid on the pot and let it cook for another 5 minutes. Prick the rice with a fork and remove a few grains to taste and see if it is tender enough.

Salad
Ingredients:
Crunchy red tipped Lettuce, torn to smaller peicesby hand
2 yellow Tomatoes, chopped
1/2 of a Green Onion (green part only), sliced
-Dressing Ingredients:-
Salt
Pepper
1/8 Cup Red Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon Hazelnut Oil

Directions:
Place salad ingredients in a large bowl (1/2 larger than the actual sald). Sprinkle some salt on for taste and toss the salad with 2 forks. Repeat the previous step with the pepper. These 2 steps are important inorder for the lettuce to soak-in the dressing ingredients. Dribel the vinegar over the salad (use less vinegar than suggested if you have a small salad) and then toss with the forks, do the same with the hazelnut oil.