It takes time and forethought to effectively plan out meals to a) make leftovers and b) make leftovers that work well to take to lunch at work. But when I don't plan out my lunches, I don't eat enough vegetables.
So last night I made this delicious stew of ridiculous spice mixes, tomatoes, eggs, and sausage. It would have been ridiculously easy if not for the 14 ingredient spice mixture and homemade harissa paste.
http://www.food52.com/recipes/534_moroccan_merguez_ragout_with_poached_eggs
I served it with crusty bread and a cooling cucumber salad. While I didn't follow this recipe exactly, it was a good inspiration. What I actually ended up doing was slicing up the cucumber and radishes, reading the recipe all the way through for the first time, sighing at the 5 hour marination time required, and skipped the onion and just doused the cucumbers and radishes in 3 TBSP rice vinegar, 1 tsp coriander, and 1/4 cup olive oil.
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2012/06/cucumber-and-radish-salad
The magical thing about this meal was not just how good it was last night, but how good it was reheated today for lunch. The spices were stronger, but it was just as hearty and good, served with a slice of crusty bread that had spent a couple hours soaking up the juices in my lunchbox.
**** (out of 5) Would make again, but with a pre-prepared spice mix.
Monday, November 5, 2012
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