Turnips "à l'orientale"

Hey emily, remember I told you about this recipe the other day and we were trying to decide how to translate "navets"..? ;-)
Today I decided to make more of those ... and nearly couldn't find the online recipe again ! Time to write it down ! :-P

What you'll need :
3 or 4 medium size turnips
1 onion
a little olive oil
chicken stock
curry
cumin
dried raisins
sliced almonds

Start with slicing the onion, peel and cut the turnips in medium size dices. Brown them together in a frying pan with a little olive oil. Then add a little water, some powdered chicken stock, the curry and cumin. Don't forget the salt. Cover and let simmer for a while until the turnips are soft.
Then add the raisins, and maybe a touch of "crème fraiche" if you wish (of course that wasn't in the initial recipe but you know me... ;-)
Finally, add the sliced almonds when serving.

We love to eat this dish with some "couscous à l'orientale" which you can purchase in most local supermarkets (basically just regular couscous with added spices, so handy as you just need to add boiling water!)

Let me know if you try it ! At least there's no meat in this one, and nearly no crème fraiche ! ;-)

Ratatouille.

Sylvie, since you gave me this recipe, it's become a favorite in our household. I love how easy and healthy it is. I don't know what you serve it with, but I serve it with brown rice. Quinoa might be good too.

Here's the simple recipe you gave me months ago and that I've already shared with others:
1. Brown a chopped onion and a chopped eggplant in a lot of olive oil. 2. Add a chopped bell pepper, a chopped zucchini, 1 425 ml can of crushed tomatoes, a minced clove of garlic, some thyme, a bay leaf, and some salt. 3. Stir occasionally. 4. Serve when veggies are cooked.

I made this once for a friend who cannot eat salt and it was still delicious. I've also been known to add a carrot or two.

Porc à la Tomate

Here's another recipe for you Emily: I know you don't eat that much meat but you might be able to adapt it with tofu ? It's a slight adaptation of one of my mum's classic recipes. Except I added some carrots because as always.. the more veggies I can throw in a dish the happier I am.. ;-) Red peppers should really go well in this too ! I'll try next time.

You'll need:
one onion
one fat carrot
one can of diced tomato
pork meat (without bones)
some olive oil
Herbes de Provence (seasoning herbs)

Another quick and easy recipe: slice and brown the onions in a large frying pan with some olive oil, add the meat and carrots cut in dices (small one for carrot, large ones for meat). Let cook for 5-10 mn, then add the tomato can, some Herbes de Provence, and salt. Let simmer another 10-15 mn. Done !

I usually serve this with rice or grains...