Did you ever have a cooking attack?

[Barbara]

Thanks That sounds so yummy. I'll check it out, maybe with a little meat

[slick]

OK, this is not fair. Here I am trying to be very good and eating my salad for lunch and I'm getting visions of lasagne! MMMMMMMMMMM, what I wouldn't give for piece of it right now....oozing with cheese....

Barbara, no problem....we use cups and lbs and oz and tsp and tblsp here. I was hoping to get that recipe for the Big Bean Salad with Sesame sauce.

[Barbara]

I'll translate this one. (We have grams and liters ) Rather tomorrow

[slick]

You know what....can you just post the whole thing in German then I can use this.....http://www.freetranslation.com/ to translate it. I can also use other sites out there that will convert the measurements. Just trying to make things easier for you.

[Randi]

LOL! Vickie, I once tried to translate a spanish text into english from one of those sites - both Koxka and I had a good laugh!

I know I posted a good link to Convertions in the Recipe thread, it's just a matter of finding it.

[Barbara]

ok, here we go:

about 1lb of big beans (from the can, drained and washed) (I have no idea how much cups that is )
2 tomatoes, diced (not too small)and without seeds
2 red onions, peeled, quartered and cut in thin stripes
2 medium hot chilis (seeds put out and sliced in thin stripes)
1 bunch parsley (straight leaves, not curly ones ) finely chopped
Salt
black pepper
4-5 tbsp red wine vinegar
4 tbsp olive oil (best quality)
juice of 1/2 lemon
4 tbsp tahini (tehine, tchina) = sesame cream, every wholefood shop should have that
2 hard boiled eggs, peeled and cut in sixths
about 8 black olives

Put the beans in a deep plate
Combine 1 teaspoon of salt, a little black pepper, vinegar, oil, lemon juice and tahini and mix with the beans.
Put tomatos, onions and chilis on top of it.
Decorate with eggs and olives.

That's it

[NoahsMommy]

Sounds lovely, Barbara!!

I do get cooking attacks...and usually end up baking goodies to share with my family and friends.

Lately, because I'm on such a strict diet, I've only been "cooking" for myself. Which, isn't really cooking.

[Randi]

Especially for you Vickie, you should be able to find what you need here.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/

[slick]

Thanks Barbara. I've emailed this to work so I can print it out. I'm so tempted to add a bit of crushed garlic but for the first time, I'll stick to the basic ingredients. Might make this on the weekend.

Thanks Randi.

[lady_zana]

Usually when I cook, it attacks me....which is why I let the hubby do the cooking now

[finn's mom]

wow, that is a big meal! sounds awesome, though. i rarely get the urge to cook big meals, or small ones for that matter. i love to cook, but, i just never can look in the fridge, and, go "Oh, let's have this..." I have to see a recipe, get the ingredients, then cook. My dad cooks at home, and, when I'm on my own...I eat a lot of grilled chicken breasts, raw tuna, and baked salmon. Veggies and fruit abound, but, never anything too fancy. Maybe one day I'll find a good cook book for simple, healthy, one person recipes.