Thegreenchilemonster Cooks For Three

Since I recently found out that my wife is pregnant, I'll be cooking for 3

I figured I would share dishes throughout the pregnancy that are focused on providing an expecting mother the nutrients she needs to develop a healthy baby.

All of the meat I cook with will be organic, grass fed, and hormone free. All of the vegetables will be organic, and mostly home grown, until the season ends.

There will of course be chiles used in every meal, as always.

To start things off, last night I made this grass fed organic grilled butterflied leg of lamb, curried chickpeas, and steamed broccoli. Lots of quality folic acid and iron in there.

I marinated the lamb in olive oil, fresh garden rosemary, and a diced aji limo, before grilling it up.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Do you have a job outside of cooking for your wife???
You could make a cookbook from this thread alone.

Yes I do.

40+ hours a week managing top sellers of a VERY well established tech and entertainment company

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Pan seared salmon, fettuccine tossed with clams in a garlic white wine sauce, steamed carrots, steamed artichoke, and a red cabbage and aji amarillo curtido.

 

[Guatemalan Insanity Pepper]

Boom 
 
     

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Linguine tossed in an organic beef rocoto Puttanesca sauce, steamed asparagus spears, and an aji charapita and red cabbage curtido.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Chicken fajitas topped with sour cream and rocoto spiked guac, french green beans, and organic wings tossed in a 50/50 french butter/Franks red hot sauce.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Knackwurst, three types of baby potatoes, and barrel aged sauerkraut dusted with gochu flakes. Steamed sugar snap peas.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Cous cous salad, thinly sliced corned beed with creamed horseradish, and slaw spiked with diced aji amarillo.

 

[t0mato]

You're consistently killing it as always.  Great job cooking for your family!

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

You're consistently killing it as always.  Great job cooking for your family!

Thanks man! I've got to make sure everyone gets all of their nutrients, in a flavorful and spicy way.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Pupusas de queso drizzled with Frank's Red Hot, curitido dusted with gochu, prawns broiled with an aji limo/garlic aoli, and curried chickpeas.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

French dip style sammie made w/thinly sliced short rib, onions, cremini mushrooms, melted provologne, and a vienna roll smeared with creamed horseradish. Accompanied with au jus to dip the sammie in, baked au gratin, and steamed asparagus.

 

[m1hagen]

Looks incredible as always!

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Looks incredible as always!

Thanks man!

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Steamed dungeoness crab with an aji limo/butter dipping sauce, madras hummus w/cucumbers dusted with gochu, steamed green beans, and pan seared Australian lamb rib chops.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Now you're just showing off.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Now you're just showing off.

My wife and I were celebrating, and were considering going out to eat. I was like F that, I can make something better, not have to drive in traffic, and half the price of a restaurant. Plus, I gave her a box of assorted Godiva chocolates, that I had picked up earlier in the day. All in, was waaaaay cheaper and better than going to a restaurant, no traffic, plus I got to sip on a few good beers while cooking, and my wife was able to relax in the warm house.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

I haven't perfected the "cheaper to cook yourself" yet. Shit, making a salad costs $20 with the good blue cheese, box of lettuce, olives............... lol!

 

[The Hot Pepper]

That looks awesome, and I kid, but only somewhat. A taco night would cost about $40 in ingredients, and I can get them $2.50 each at the real deal taqueria lol!
 
NY living... expensive markets, cheap ethnic joints.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

I haven't perfected the "cheaper to cook yourself" yet. Shit, making a salad costs $20 with the good blue cheese, box of lettuce, olives............... lol!

2 giant dungeoness crabs at Costco=$25, a rack of Australian lamb rib chops at Costco=$17, 2 handfulls of fresh green beans at Fresh World=$1.50, 2 fresh cucumbers at Fresh World=$1, 1 can of Goya chickpeas=$1, various pinches of spices=$0.50, butter=$1, aji limo=home grown. All in, $47, plus leftovers for 2 meals for lunches today...and I used the leftover crab meat to make 4 crabcakes for dinner tonight. Not too shabby for a super special occasion, with 2 full meals as leftovers, and residual crabmeat to make dinner tonight. Compare that to a similar meal at a restaurant (assuming there was one with a lamb/crab surf and turf) for a dinner for 2, including tips, paying for parking, etc...

 

[The Hot Pepper]

What you are saying is Brooklyn needs a Costco