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.
Happy early birthday!
I also like cooking in large batches…I enjoy cooking, but it takes me sooo long to make stuff sometimes…so especially when I’m in school and busy, I like to make a bunch. Then I end up eating the leftovers for days until I’m sick of it…I think maybe I should considering freezing more stuff!! 🙂
hey girl!
its tahlia here from the fashionable vegan!
I have recently returned to the world of the living after a very loooong illness 🙁 (chronic fatigue- its a bitch!)
My sister went to post a M.I.A post for me, but deleted my blog! (shes my twin, so we share the same lacking-in-computer-skills genes)
Anyway, just letting you know that I have been keeping up with your posts and they always make me feel happy!
Happy birthday for the (6th?) my birthday is on the 5th!
Just wondering whether you had a facebook or something of that nature, as i’d really like to keep in touch properly ^^ mine is under the name ‘Tahlia Sobko’ so feel free to add me if you have one
xoxo
yay to being a Virgo, the best sign to be!! (my bday is sept 9 haha)
and i loveddd that movie!
That movie is on my list as well 🙂 And now so is your ratatatouille!
Yay for september birthdays! Happy early birthday to you… mine is on Monday. 🙂
your ratatouille looks so fresh and lovely! i’ve yet to try it..however the movie was really cute 😉
That is an absolutely perfect way to utilize all of summer’s fresh veggies. Happy early birthday to you!
Your wish is my command, mademoiselle CCV, but I think they wingz would taste better if you came for a visit to L.A.!
That’s so funny, I can never read ratatouille without saying to myself ratatatouille (or ratatatatouille). Yes, I’m a dork.
This could be just the thing I’m after, I’ve got a pretty big collection of courgettes waiting to be turned into something tasty. Simple recipes are always the best! “throw everything in a pan, cook…eat!”
When I found this recipe (3 weeks ago) it made my day! I wrote the recipe down right away and planned on making it the next! I have made this every single week (for 3 weeks) and I enjoy it soo much! I love how you can play around with the veggies and spices. This will make my fall and winter much more enjoyable.
Aww I am so glad! And you reminded me that I haven’t made it in way too long!