Category Archives: Vegan

🥬 Instant Pot split chickpea stew. 1/28/20

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Beebamom

This is such an easy and delicious vegan dinner. A cup of split chickpeas, that I found at the WalMart grocery store amongst the Indian foods, are soaked for 30 minutes. While this is going on I sauteed some cumin … Continue reading →

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🥬 Vegan/vegetarian tacos. 1/27/20

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Beebamom

It was Taco Monday at our house! Lots of toppings—-onions, pepitas, salsa, cilantro, crema, lime, guacamole spread, and a cabbage-y mix—-make our pinto bean tacos tasty and interesting. (Note: for a vegan version omit crema.) The rice was enhanced with … Continue reading →

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🥬 Veg fried rice/mujadara crossover. 1/24/20

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be vegetarian fried rice with tofu. But the grocery store we went to was out of extra-firm tofu! So I had to figure out a different protein. I considered beans but decided on quick cooking … Continue reading →

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🥬 Chana dal (Instant Pot). 1/17/20

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Beebamom

I forgot to post this meal before I left for my long weekend trip. I will be back on Wednesday with new posts. Chana dal is a stew of dried split chickpeas, tomatoes, stock, and flavorings. I made this for … Continue reading →

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🥬 Vegetable fried rice. 1/15/20

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Beebamom

We were supposed to go out to dinner tonight but the timing did not work out and we arrived home tired and hungry after being caught in rush hour traffic. This would be one of those times when we used … Continue reading →

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🥬 Vegetarian/vegan tacos. 1/10/20

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Beebamom

Most people love tacos! They are so versatile. You can stuff them with beef, chicken, fish, shrimp, or,  like tonight’s dinner, with beans and condiments. The filling I made is pinto beans thickened with fat free refried beans and spiced … Continue reading →

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🥬 New recipe! Vegan lentils with roasted root vegetables. 1/5/20

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Beebamom

This is my take on a recipe by Melissa Clark of NY Times Cooking. I wanted more vegetables and to make it a little less fussy. It turned out really tasty even with my shortcuts like pre-chopped butternut squash, bottled … Continue reading →

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🥬 New! Coconut red curry with tofu 12/28/19

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Beebamom

I wish I could link the NYTimes Cooking site recipes to my blog but they are behind a paywall. So if you are subscribing to the app, you might want to try this recipe with the following caveats! John and … Continue reading →

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🥬 Chickpea, fennel, and mustard greens with ditalini. 2/20/19

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Beebamom

Our regular chickpea stew got some new ingredients for tonight’s supper. Instead of celery, I used fennel. In place of collard greens or kale, I used spicier mustard greens. It is the same comforting dish with a slightly altered taste.

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🥬 Spicy Thai basil eggplant. 12/16/19

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Beebamom

We are still working on getting this to taste like our favorite Thai dish. The problem is, I think, since we are cutting down on oil and sugar that it is probably impossible to get it to taste like a … Continue reading →

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