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Category Archives: Legumes
Fast and easy Vegan/Vegetarian
Chickpea stew with ditalini and greens is our go-to vegan/vegetarian dish. It is easy and is made from staples you have in your pantry and fridge. It’s fast (you can make it in half an hour) plus filling and delicious. … Continue reading
Red beans and rice. 1/1/19
Let the cooking begin! I am sooooo happy to be back in my own kitchen! Though I am not a big believer in luck, I figure that a traditional lucky dinner to start the new year couldn’t hurt. So I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Holidays, Instant Pot, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Pork, rice, Vegetables
Tagged bacon, beans, New Year’s, rice, Vegetables
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Humble Offerings. 12/14/18
Tonight we go out to a simple wine bar in the neighborhood near our hotel in Orvieto. Our first thought is to have a little antipasti and a glass of wine but the appetizer is so good we decide to … Continue reading
Ethiopian lunch. 11/28/18
I do not cook a new dinner because this is the fabulous food I had for lunch! My daughter and I took a break from outlet mall shopping (where we bought nothing) for a fine Ethiopian lunch at Zeni’s in … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Lamb, Legumes, Vegetables
Tagged Dining out, Ethiopian cuisine, injera, Lamb
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Chickpea stew with turkey sausage. 11/20/18
I finish up the chickpea stew that I made this morning with ditalini, a package of dark greens (no Romaine), and a little turkey sausage to make it hardier. It is actually fine without the meat but I am trying … Continue reading
Posted in Legumes, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged carrots, Celery, chickpeas, ditalini, greens, turkey sausage
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Vegan Instant Pot Chickpea Biryani. 10/30/18
If you own an Instant Pot, Chickpea Biryani is super fast and super easy. What takes the longest is soaking the rice for 20 minutes! My recipe is an adaptation of a NYTimes Cooking dish, Pressure Cooker Shrimp Biryani. I … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged basmati rice, chickpeas, curry leaves, Salad, Vegan. Vegetarian
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Kitchen picnic. 10/29/18
Don’t like sitting on a blanket on the ground? Have a kitchen picnic. For our kitchen picnic we have grilled chicken thighs with BBQ sauce. As accompaniments to John’s grilling, I spice up some baked beans and broccoli salad. We … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Poultry, Vegetables
Tagged beans, broccoli, chicken thighs, Grilling
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Mexican night. 10/7/18
Since we are going home on Tuesday, this will be my last post until Wednesday. We have scrubbed the kitchen sparkly and cleared all the decks of everything in anticipation of a photographer coming to take pictures so we can … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Grilling, Legumes, Mexican, Shellfish
Tagged black beans, Mexican, shrimp, Tacos
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Vegan Tuesday morphs to Wednesday. 10/3/18
We are in the process of selling our house here in Utah and a couple of real estate agents came over on Tuesday to look at our house and give us their pitch. Needless to say by the time we … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged carrots, Celery, chickpeas, ditalini, garlic, greens, onion
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Vegetarian dinner in two acts. 9/27/18
Tonight’s dinner, sort of fattoush and dal, I serve in two courses because John does the dishes and I want to cut down on his work. This way instead of four bowls we only need two. He says he likes … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Legumes, Middle Eastern, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged ginger, lentils, Salad
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