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Category Archives: Vegan
St. Patrick’s Day! 3/17/22
My paternal grandfather was born on St. Patrick’s Day in 1890. Not only would a lot of dinners that I cook seem totally bizarre to him but there is no way my grandmother could have found the ingredients with which … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Methods, Recipes, Sheet pan, soup, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cabbage
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Farro stuffed pepper. 3/11/22
This dish which luckily I made in the morning has a lot of components. First I needed to make the farro. I used an oven method where 1.5 cups of farro cook in a covered dish with 2 1/3 cups … Continue reading
Posted in American, Grains, Methods, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bell peppers, farro
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Fettuccine arrabiata. 3/9/22
I had frozen a portion of arrabiata sauce from a dinner a couple of weeks ago. It was not enough for our dinner but it was a good base to start from. There were already onions, garlic, and mushrooms in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged pasta
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Fusilli with broccoli and mushrooms. 3/2/22
Is it a bowl of pasta or a bowl of vegetables? I would say it is about 50/50. By using a lot of mushrooms and broccoli in my pasta bowl, I created a satisfying dinner using less than 3 ounces … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged broccoli, mushrooms, pasta
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Moroccan chickpeas with greens. 2/28/22
This vegan dinner entree is a delicious combination of spices, vegetables, and preserved lemon. There is a bunch of chopping up to do but the cooking is mostly hands off. To make it simpler I used a can of drained … Continue reading
Posted in Legumes, North African, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
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Null soup with chickpeas. 2/26/22
As I have written before null soup is a concoction I make which counts for nothing on my food plan. It is myriad vegetables in either chicken or vegetable stock. I usually add some sort of low calorie protein like … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Lunch, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged vegetable soup
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Chana dal. 2/24/22
This is a pretty easy Instant Pot meal. I used my mini-prep to make short work of chopping the ginger, garlic, and onions. John measured out the spices and cooked the spices in a little oil to bloom them and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, Mexican, rice, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Fusilli in arrabbiata sauce with mushrooms and kale. 2/23/22
If you are like me you want a large helping of pasta. And by large I mean larger than 3 ounces. The way to stretch your pasta is by adding vegetables to your sauce and to your bowl. In this … Continue reading
Fettuccine with mushrooms and greens 2/16/22
Tonight was supposed to be fettuccine arrabiata but after Tuesday’s harissa failure I needed a non-spicy dish, thus pasta and greens. With the exception of some salt, olive oil, and an optional sprinkle of parmesan cheese the caption under the … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged kale, mushrooms, pasta
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Harissa white bean stew with turmeric yogurt. 2/15/22
Although this looks super interesting on my plate, we miscalculated proportions and ended up with an overly spiced bitter dinner. How did this happen? We decided that two cans of beans would be equal to one pound of dried beans … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, harissa
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