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]

Grilled grass fed lamb rib chops with a Hatch green chile chutney, pearl couscous, and broccolini.

 

[Tinnie]

Lobster?... Lamb cutlets?... Your kid's already eating better than me! 

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Lobster?... Lamb cutlets?... Your kid's already eating better than me! 

The lobsters were a bit of a celebration dinner, and a one off. For about a week a year, in season, the market by my house brings in new shell lobsters daily. They are super cheap and delicious. I only paid $9 per lobster, so a lobster dinner for two people, under $20, is a once a year type thing around here.

The lamb, well, we love lamb, and I actually buy whole butchered lambs by the box. Only about $100-$110 for a full butchered, pastured lamb.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Grilled flank steak smothered in a P. Dreadie scotch bonnet chimichurri, garden eggplant in a spicy garlic sauce, blistered shishitos, and wilted spinach.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Peruvian style roasted chicken, steamed artichokes, and a loaded baked potato. I whipped up some Peruvian yellow sauce and chimichurri as well, to dunk the chicken and artichokes in.

 

[Essegi]

Congrats!
Food looks good and nice plating!

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Congrats!
Food looks good and nice plating!

Thanks man!

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Thread is making me hungry!!
Congrats on the coming addition!
When my wife was pregnant for my son she craved hot or spicy food. My son can't stand anything remotely hot or spicy.
When my wife was pregnant for my daughter she would get nauseated from hot or spicy food. My daughter likes things hotter than I do !
Go figure...
 

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Thread is making me hungry!!
Congrats on the coming addition!
When my wife was pregnant for my son she craved hot or spicy food. My son can't stand anything remotely hot or spicy.
When my wife was pregnant for my daughter she would get nauseated from hot or spicy food. My daughter likes things hotter than I do !
Go figure...
 

Thanks! We are stoked for the new addition to the family. So far my wife hasn't had any big aversions/cravings for any foods, but I know that's bound to start up sometime soon.

 

[FreeportBum]

Hey buddy all the food looks great, and congrats on the baby! 

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Hey buddy all the food looks great, and congrats on the baby! 

Thanks bro!

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Pan fried rainbow trout, roasted rosemary potatoes and brussels sprouts, and steamed artichoke with a P. Dreadie scotch bonnet butter dipping sauce.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

I whipped up a giant tray of lasagna for dinner. 50/50 ground lamb and ground beef, with a rocoto marinara. It smelled so good when I took it out of the oven that I cut a few huge pieces and ate them before I got a plating pick. We'll be eatng on this tray of lasagna for many days to come

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Pan seared salmon dusted with peach bhut salt, steamed asparagus, french fries with aji amarilo dipping sauce, and cottage cheese.

Perfect meal for an expectant mother!

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Lollipop frenched lamb cutlets, steamed carrots, and blistered garden aji dulces and shishitos.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Look like you are eating a bit healthier? Or my imagination.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Yeah man. I'm focusing on making meals that will provide my pregnant wife, and next of kin, the most nutritious food that they need.

There is also always some peppers involved, because my kid isn't going to be eating any bland food, even in the womb!

 

[luvmesump3pp3rz]

Lollipop frenched lamb cutlets, steamed carrots, and blistered garden aji dulces and shishitos.

that looks delicious. are the carrots from your garden? oh, and congratulations!

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

that looks delicious. are the carrots from your garden? oh, and congratulations!

No man, local organic fare. Too much clay in the soil for carrots like that.

 

[Thegreenchilemonster]

Buffalo milk ricotta and truffle cappellacci smothered in a rocoto marinara sauce, octopus drizzled with an aji limo and garlic aoli, and steamed broccoletti.