The other night as is usual I started to fix dinner. I got my pork chops in the oven and then
tried to decide on what to make as a side dish. I opened my cupboard and found
I had red potatoes, green and yellow squash, onions and some frozen green
beans. It started to look like a very
delicious medley to me so I cut up the potatoes and squash into chunks. I chopped my onions and put the potatoes in
the microwave to slightly cook before I added them to the large frying pan.
Now when I cook I don’t really measure anything out. I toss in a dash of this, a pinch of that and
call it a day. Usually it all comes out
pretty darn good and I’m not bragging when I say that most people consider me a
pretty awesome cook, but occasionally when one cooks like that there are apt to
be mistakes made. Sometimes they work to
an advantage.
I put some olive oil in my pan and heated it slightly, added
the partially cooked potatoes, squash and onions and cooked on medium heat till
the potatoes started to brown. Then I
added the frozen green beans and stirred.
So since I was in a hurry (I still haven’t got used to that
darned DST) I reached in my spice cabinet for the seasoning salt and before I
realized it I had added a good dash of cinnamon!
Now how many of you know that the spice used in savory Greek
cooking that you just can’t quite identify is, in actuality—cinnamon? Since I’m Greek I just figured, yum!
Well, it turned out quite delicious, I did add a bit of
seasoning salt as well. Maybe I need to separate my spices a bit
better because although this turned out pretty darned good, I can only imagine
how awful cinnamon rolls might taste if I mistakenly used seasoning salt!!!!
Greek style veggie medley
Red potatoes, cut up in bite sized chunks
Green and yellow squash cut up in similar sized pieces
Chopped onion
Finely chopped garlic
Whole green beans
Light olive oil for cooking
Seasoning salt
Cinnamon
Black pepper to taste
Put the potatoes in a microwaveable bowl and microwave for
about 5 minutes, until they are partially cooked. Meanwhile put some olive in the pan and heat
on medium heat. Add the onions and
garlic and cook till they are slightly transparent. Add the partially cooked potatoes and cook
until they start to brown.
Add the squash and green beans and stir together. Add about a teaspoon of cinnamon and a
sprinkle of seasoning salt and cook for a bit longer till the squash and green
beans are tender. Add some freshly grown
pepper and enjoy.
