A while ago, a friend told me I just *had* to see the movie, Ratatouille. So I took her advice one night and, along with my parents (and Molly, who adores tv-watching), saw the film. The movie was adorable– just like my friend said it’d be. But I was left with a HUGE craving… for ratatouille, of course!
So the very next day, I bought all the ingredients to make my own ratatouille. It sure cured my craving; the only thing missing was Remy the Rat to help me cook.
Remy, if you’re out there, I’m in the market for a sous chef. (Although my mom might not be too receptive to the idea of a rat in the kitchen…)
As the following picture shows, I made an enormous batch of ratatouille. When I cook, I like to make extra servings and freeze the leftovers. These particular leftovers lasted quite a while!
Ratatouille, fluffy brown rice, and lime wedges (after I took this picture, I spritzed some lime on a little of the rice, decided the flavor was NOT complimentary to the ratatouille, and that was the end of the pretty lime wedges!) Other fun ways to enjoy ratatouille? Wrap some up in a tortilla, and you can call it either of these two snazzy names:
1. Ra-ta-tilla
2. Wrap-tatouille
Yeah, there are millions of ratatouille recipes floating around the internet. But– why not?– I’m going to add mine to the bunch.
Rat-a-tat-ouille
(This recipe freezes well)
1 medium onion, chopped
2 red peppers, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
3-5 tbsp minced garlic
½ lb eggplant, cubed
1 large can tomatoes (or sub fresh ones)
1 ½ lb zucchini, sliced
optional, 1 can chickpeas
3 tbsp dry basil, or much more if using fresh
salt to taste (I use 1 and 1/4 tsp. I like salt!)
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
In a large pot, sauté the onion and garlic in oil or oil spray until the onion begins to brown. Add all other ingredients, cover the pot, and cook until tender. Serve hot or cold.
oooh yum! and birthday soon- how exciting! I hope you have some nice plans!
Happy Birthday!! It was Tavo’s yesterday–all you wonderful Virgos 🙂
Your ratatouille looks delish!
I LOVE that movie…I think I’ve seen it about three times :0) Yay for birthdays!! We’re almost birthday twins! And YES we definitely need to meet up soon…I’ve been reading about so many blogger get-togethers and we live pretty close!! Spiral?! ;0)
I’m so glad you liked the movie! I had the same reaction — seeing it really made me crave ratatouille also! And you are the funniest thing ever (rata-tilla and wrap-tatouille, who thinks of that?! Genius!!). Your ratatouille looks sooo delicious that it is making me crave it all over again. The sad part is that I tried the dish for the first time just last Thursday. We made it in our cooking class that’s required for the nutrition major. It was the only vegan recipe on the day’s agenda, but boy, was it more delicious than I had ever hoped for! I even got to take leftovers and had some for dinner. Here’s to ratatouille!!!
And I didn’t forget — here’s to your birthday!!! Is Saturday the big day?
I love the pic of all the ingredients in the pot. All the colors together look gorgeous!
That movie is SO cute!! Hmm, I really ought to try this ratatouille dish…J has been asking for it since we watched the movie and now I’ve seen it on your blog so I ought to get cooking! Despite the fact it’s spring here now it’s still fairly cold and it sounds like a great warming dish.
Looking forward to hearing about your birthday celebrations. Hopefully it involves chocolate!!
I adore that movie! I love how they make all the food look so realistic.I’ve actually never eaten rataouille, but I look forward to trying yours!
Happy almost birthday! Also, mmmm eggplant…we never had it at home though because my mom is allergic 🙁
Is that not the cutest movie? I watched it in French class (in French) and I loved it 🙂 That looks like some mighty fine ratatouille, I would totally eat all of that for one meal, hehe.