Farm style Potatoes with Mushrooms and Onions

This is a Delicious Farm Style Potatoes!

we will need:

5 large Idaho potatoes

1 large onion

2 small cans of mushrooms 

( you can use fresh ones, but I didn't have any or 

eliminate mushrooms completely if you don't like them)

a couple of gloves of garlic

Salt, Pepper, Garlic Salt, Garlic Powder - all to taste

chop onions and start cooking them in the skillet with mushrooms and vegetable oil. ( I use sunflower oil, about 1/4 cup) Cook on high heat

Peel and Slice potatoes. make sure they are even in size

Place potatoes sliced potatoes in water while you are working on the rest of them

Drain potatoes and add them to mushroom/onion mixture

When potatoes are golden brown and almost ready, add minced garlic

Tip #1 don't stir potatoes too ofter or they will break

Tip #2 Make sure you use the largest skillet you have =) 

Tip #3 ALWAYS add garlic at the end or it will turn green and become tart

Garnish with green onion and enjoy!

Potatoes will be ready when they are soft to touch in about 20-25 min.

Tip #4 don't cover with a lid, potatoes will become mushy 

Spring Ratatouille with White Button Mushrooms

Spring is finally here and what a great dish to celebrate this wonderful sunny day.

We will need:

• 1 zucchini
• 1 white zucchini or yellow squash
• 1/2 of green pepper
• 1/2 of red bell pepper
• 2-3 tomatoes
• 1 eggplant ( can use chinese eggplant) 
• 3 cloves of garlic 
• 1+ lbs of mushrooms
• salt, pepper to taste
• 1 tsp of garlic powder
• 1 tsp of onion powder
• 1 tsp of dry basil

• Slice all vegetables very thinly

• Salt and pepper them and let them sit for a little while your pan is warming up

• Fry all vegetables till they all have nice color but not fully cooked

• About 1min on each side

• Dice up 2 tomatoes, peppers and onion

• Fry onions till golden brown

• Add peppers and cook for about 5-6 min till they are almost soft 

• Add tomatoes ( if your tomatoes are not juicy enough add 1/2 cup of water) and simmer the sauce 

• Place sauce in deep tupperware 

• Arrange Vegetables on top of the sauce
• Preheat oven to 390F degrees 

• Cook for about 10-15 min in the oven
• Serve while its nice and hot 

Buckwheat with Baby Portobello (Cremini) Mushrooms

Healthy Vegan Recipe

We will need:

• 2 cups of buckwheat 
• 4 cups of water
• 4 small onions or 2 big ones
• 1-2 lbs of baby portobello (cremini) mushrooms (you can substitute with any kind of mushrooms, white button mushrooms would taste amazing too) 
• 2-3 gloves if garlic
• 3 tbs of sunflower oil 
• Salt
• Pepper

• Rinse Buckwheat under cold water
• Boil 4 cups of water in the kettle
• Add hot water and salt to buckwheat and boil for 5min
• Cover with lid, take off the stove and let it sit in warm place ( I just leave mine on back burner)

                             

• Chop onions
• Pour sunflower oil into skillet and let it get hot
• Sauté onions till golden brown on medium-high heat

• Lower the heat and Add mushrooms 

• Add salt and pepper
• Sauté for about 20min or until done
• Add garlic and saute for about 1min

• Mix buckwheat with mushrooms
• Serve with sour cream and chives