Finish Strong- Week 3 Menu

Posted by jen | Posted in Church, daniel fast, Life | Posted on 25-01-2010

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It’s a week until the Daniel Fast is over. If you stopped fasting, abandoned your fast, adjusted your fast, then start back today. Martha Fry at C3 in Clayton, NC has some recipes I am using on this weeks menu. Thank you Martha!

Monday

Dinner (Martha Fry)
Bean Curry and Rice:
2 tbls. Olive oil
1 large white onion, chopped
½ c. dry lentils
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbls. Curry powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
1 15 oz. can garbanzo beans, drained & rinsed
1 8 oz. can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
½ c. raisins
Salt and pepper to taste
8 c. cooked brown rice

Prepare the brown rice according to package directions so you have enough for 8 servings. Heat
the oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion until tender. Mix in the lentils and
garlic, and season with curry powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Stir
in the tomatoes, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, and raisins. Season with salt and pepper.
Reduce heat to low, and simmer at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Tuesday

Dinner (Martha Fry)
Black Bean and Rice Stuffed Peppers:
1 qt. 100% Vegetable or Tomato Juice
2 c. cooked black beans
1 c. cooked brown rice
2 med. green onions (chopped)
¼ c. fresh cilantro (chopped)
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. lime juice
1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
2-3 large bell peppers (cut in half lengthwise and deseed)

Combine all ingredients except juice and bell peppers in bowl and mix well. Place peppers in
glass dish and stuff with mixture. Pour juice over peppers and plenty of excess in the dish.
Cover and bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes.

Wednesday

Dinner (Martha Fry)
Leek and Potato Soup:
1 tsp. crushed fennel seeds
1 tsp. ground pepper
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp. olive oil
4 pints vegetable stock
2 lbs. leeks (trimmed, cleaned, sliced)
2 lbs. potatoes (cleaned, cut into cubes)

Heat olive oil on medium heat in a large pan. Add garlic – heat for a few minutes until golden.
Add fennel seeds and pepper and stir in with garlic. Add leeks and potatoes and mix well with
other ingredients. Cover and cook 5 minutes. Stir quickly. Cover and cook for 5 minutes
further. Add stock. Bring to boil, then cover, turn heat down and simmer for 40 minutes.

Thursday

Dinner (Martha Fry)
Southwestern Corn and Black Bean Chowder:
1 ½ quart vegetable stock
1 15 oz. can black beans
1 12 oz. bag frozen whole kernel corn
2 large onions diced
3 stalks celery diced
2 tbsp. chopped garlic
2 chopped carrots
1 12 oz. can diced tomatoes in juice
1 red pepper diced
1 green bell pepper
1 bunch of cilantro chopped
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. cumin
1 tsp. oregano leaves
2 tbsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. black pepper
2. tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp. liquid smoke

Boil black beans with a little kosher salt until tender (do not over cook). Rinse cooked beans
with cool water and set aside.

In soup pot, heat olive oil and sauté onion, celery, carrot and bell peppers until tender and
slightly brown.

Add water and broth and bring to boil. Add all remaining ingredients except cilantro. Simmer
for 10 minutes and then add cilantro. Simmer for additional 10 minutes, uncovered.

Friday

Dinner
Pinto Beans
Spanish Rice

Daniel Fast Week 2 Menu & recipes

Posted by jen | Posted in Church, daniel fast, Life | Posted on 13-01-2010

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Since most of you seem to be coming here for the dinner recipes,I am going to post the dinner menu & recipes only. I hope these have been a help to  you. Hopefully these recipes spark ideas for you to add on. If you need other ideas for breakfast or lunch feel free to leave a comment and I will add them

Sunday

Monday

  • Chili
  • Blue corn chips
  • They make tofutti sour cream-not too bad
  • salad

Tuesday

Wednesday

  • “Cheesy” pasta primavera whole wheat pasta ( this is amazing)
    1  cup  frozen edamame
    20  baby carrots, cut into quarters lengthwise
    10  ounces  asparagus, trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces
    1  pound  whole wheat pasta
    1 tablespoon of olive oil
    2  cloves garlic, minced
    Salt and pepper to taste
    3  tablespoons  chopped flat-leaf parsley
    Tofu ricotta

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add edamame and carrots and cook for 4 minutes. Add asparagus and cook 1 minute longer. Using a slotted spoon, remove vegetables and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Add pasta to water and  according to package directions). Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.

When pasta has cooked for about 5 minutes, add olive oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, 1 minute. Add vegetables, season with salt and pepper, and sauté until vegetables look glazed and are crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the drained pasta and 1/4 cup reserved cooking water and toss well. Transfer to a large, shallow serving bowl and toss with  parsley.

Add “ricotta” to hot pasta by spoonfuls and toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper. If pasta appears dry, drizzle in a little more cooking water. Serve immediately.

Thursday

Friday

  • Baked portabella (drizzle olive and a little sea salt over bake for 10-15 minutes) mushrooms over polenta
  • salad

You could also saute the mushrooms in some olive oil on the stove and then serve over polenta. Yummy too!

Saturday

  • Bean burrito
  • Spanish rice
    4 cups of rice
    2 cans of diced tomatoes
    sea salt, pepper, cumin, and chili powder to taste
    several fresh sprigs of cilantro
    4 cups of water.

    Add all ingredients into rice cooker and stir. Turn on and rice cooker will turn off when done.