Category Archives: Legumes

Vegetable stir-fry with chickpeas over rice. 12/12/21

I had some leftover dressing and cabbage from Saturday’s salmon bowl and decided it would probably make a good seasoning for a vegetable stir-fry. And it was! Since cutting up all the veg right before dinner always seems onerous, I … Continue reading

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Fusilli with cannellini beans, mushrooms, broccoli. 12/11/21

Oh no, the chicken did not thaw!! Chicken parmesan is definitely not happening tonight. Quickly we came up with a Plan B. I had used some cannellini beans in my lunch salad so they were at the ready, the refrigerator … Continue reading

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Gingery red lentils with kale and rice. 12/9/21

After a totally indulgent birthday dinner on Wednesday, it was good to come home and make a delicious, healthy vegan/vegetarian lentil and kale dish over cauliflower or regular rice. (Vegan preparation omit the yogurt on top.) Here is the recipe … Continue reading

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Null soup++. 12/4/21

Back in the day when the only things that were free on Weight Watchers were non-starchy vegetables, I used to make this soup with only chicken broth and vegetables. We affectionately called it null soup. Although not very exciting, it … Continue reading

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Instant Pot – Split chickpea stew with mixed greens. 11/27/21

Time to get back to normal eating! If you are like me you probably overdid it a bit on Thanksgiving and the leftovers day. My scale is not happy and neither am I. What could be a better mind and … Continue reading

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Vegan! Ethiopian spicy red lentils plus Ethiopian cabbage, potatoes, and carrots (atakilt wat). 11/22/21

Our family loves the food at Zeni’s, an Ethiopian restaurant in San Jose, but it is kind of a schlep to go there and, of course, pandemic. So every once in a while John and I try to make a … Continue reading

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Lentil stew with turkey sausage and vegetables. 11/20/21

Yesterday we went car shopping. It is as bleak as you have read. But our lease is expiring in February so we thought we should take a look at what is available. Short answer, not much. In fact although we … Continue reading

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Chana dal with kale and rice. 11/4/21

We made a double recipe for the three of us and figured we would have leftovers. It was so good that there was only one little ramekin’s worth left. It is great when you make a dish that is good … Continue reading

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Vegan red lentils with kale and rice. 10/26/21

I first had this dish at a restaurant called Khyber Pass. I found a recipe for it on a site that specialized in Indian/ Afghani food under the title of Afghani dal. It is easy, quick-cooking and delicious. Don’t be … Continue reading

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Vegan! Spicy lentils with kale and rice

Spicy lentils are a work in progress. It was the first time making this dish which we were adapting from a NYTimes recipe. The critique given by our daughter was that we had not used enough oil to bloom the … Continue reading

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