Category Archives: Vegan

Fettuccine with tomato sauce and kale. 4/12/23

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Beebamom

When I eat pasta I like to have a big portion. But too much pasta blows my calorie allotment. In tonight’s dinner I solved that in two ways. First I shredded some cabbage to about the same width as the … Continue reading →

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Afghani dal with rice and kale. 2/20/23

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Beebamom

I am so happy to be eating vegetables again! While we were away the occasional salad and the tomatoes in pizza sauce were the only vegetables we had pretty much. The food this week is comfort food such as the … Continue reading →

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Afghani dal with collard greens. 3/1/23

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Beebamom

Red lentils turn bright yellow when you cook them. They are quicker cooking than brown lentils and really take on the flavors of the spices. They also tend to break down a little. In Wednesday’s quick and easy vegan dish … Continue reading →

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Chickpea stew with ditalini and kale. 2/23/23

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Beebamom

With John opening cans and me chopping up vegetables we were ready to make this stew in no time. If you have canned chickpeas, Rotel, ditalini or other small pasta, and vegetable or chicken stock all you need fresh are … Continue reading →

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Simply pasta. 2/8/23

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Beebamom

Our pasta meal on Wednesday was merely fettuccine and spiralized zucchini (zoodles) with mushrooms, onions, and garlic. The sauce consisted of olive oil and pasta water.

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Instant Pot Chana dal with rice and kale. 2/6/23

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Beebamom

Chana dal is dried split chickpeas. Of all the dals this is my favorite. I found my base recipe at https://pipingpotcurry.com/instant-pot-chana-dal/. Of course we changed it a bit! We use a can of Serrano Rotel for the tomato component. The … Continue reading →

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Fusilli with mushrooms, zucchini, and asparagus. 2/2/23

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Beebamom

You could make this pasta dish with any shape you like. I do think it works better with shapes rather than strands. I chopped up all the vegetables ahead of time so the cooking went really quickly. Using a large … Continue reading →

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Noodles and Zoodles with peanut sauce. 1/18/23

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Beebamom

This is the first time I have made this recipe and I am pretty happy with how it turned out. Further down the page is the recipe I started with. I changed the soba noodles to 6 oz. of fettuccine … Continue reading →

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Noodles and zoodles with spicy tomato sauce. 1/13/23

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Beebamom

On our menu this week we were supposed to be having noodles and zoodles with peanut sauce. The peanut sauce dish was just more trouble than I felt like going to so I switched the sauce to the spicy tomato … Continue reading →

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Fusilli arrabiata over kale. 1/11/23

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Beebamom

I made a spaghetti sauce that started with sautéed mushrooms, onions, and garlic and added two tablespoons of tomato paste, a tablespoon of dried oregano, and a 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes. Since arrabiata means “angry” in Italian my … Continue reading →

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