Spring Time = Baby Time! My friends Mayuka and Brad just delivered their baby boy Monday, and last night we met our 3-week old cousin, Vivi.
New baby = casserole
I brought over one that could easily be frozen in case of leftovers, but also to fit various food restrictions. This is a meat-free spin on the famous tamale pies I’m always drooling over online.
Basically sautee some garlic, ginger, onion, and carrots in garlic oil…
…add 5 crumbled Black Bean Burgers and Korean BBQ Sauce (<—no tomato – one of the dietary limitations)…
Half of it got layered with shredded white cheddar…
…then topped with cornbread mix and more cheese (so we knew which side was dairy-free)
Baked at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes until the top is done – I kept it compiled in the fridge and used Amy and Paul’s oven.
Brought some appetizers too…
…Jovan’s Taste of Tuscany Crackers, Cinnamon Almonds…
…and a quick garlic-y dip I whipped up with Goat Cheese, Garlic Oil, Pickled Garlic, and Garlic Gold/Dill
Noshed on about 4 of 5 of these guys…
…while tossing the dried fig and spinach salad -
Fig syrup, Fig Balsamic, Lemon Juice, Avocado Oil.
Too much BBQ sauce – I eyeballed around 1.5 cups, so use a lot less if you’re going to try this. Otherwise, an easy, fuss-free dinner. Perfect for our first meal with Vivi!
Dessert was also simple…
…Banana Manna from Beverly Hills Juice – Just whipped bananas and Organic Almonds.
We had a lovely time seeing our cousins, especially the newest one…
…now I know some good reading material for the other spring chicks!
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mmmm…that banana manna looks good! i’ve only bought their juices at Erehwon, never in store. I’ll hafta check it out!
YumYumYumYumYum!
Lovely! That casserole looks so tempting. And that last page of the book made me laugh. I can hardly remember a time before blogs.
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