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Category Archives: Vegetarian
Creamy polenta with black beans, avocado, and radish. 10/12/22
When John makes polenta he starts with 1/2 cup polenta and just under 3 cups of salted water, two bay leaves, and two cloves of garlic. He cooks it, stirring, for 15 minutes. After discarding the bay leaves he stirs … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grains, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Methods, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged black beans, polenta
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Sunday Breakfast for Dinner. 10/9/22
This week’s Breakfast for Dinner was exactly that, two eggs soft scrambled, veggie breakfast patty, and toast. Sometimes I just need a simple prep dinner.
Vegan pasta with tomato-mushroom sauce, zucchini 10/5/22
Two weeks ago I made extra spaghetti sauce and froze it. Tonight all I needed to do was thaw the container of sauce and sauté a few more mushrooms to add to it. I decided to keep the zucchini as … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, zucchini
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Vegetable extravaganza! 10/2/22
On Sunday nights everyone in the family is on their own to make whatever appeals to them. I knew we had bits and pieces of vegetables and I decided to roast broccoli, cauliflower, rutabaga, mushrooms, cabbage, and carrots. I tossed … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, Sheet pan, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Red lentils, riced cauliflower, and kale. 10/1/22
Delicious, healthy, and inexpensive red lentils are the stars of this dish.
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Fettuccine with zoodles and mushrooms 9/28/22
While I will never be fooled by vegetables parading as pasta, if you mix zoodles with actual pasta what you get is a very tasty dish that takes a while to eat. I am definitely a fan of a big … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, zoodles
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Tofu and vegetables over rice. 9/27/22
I made the vegan version of the sesame bowls I have been making. The bowl pictured here is waiting for its scallion-ginger-soy vinaigrette. We have one of these almost every week rotating through tofu, shrimp, and salmon. My daughter mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Rosh Hashanah dinner. 9/25/22
Although we are not religious, we still like to celebrate the holidays of both our traditions. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year and begins the Ten Days of Awe which end up on Yom Kippur. As with all good … Continue reading
Posted in American, Holidays, Special occasion, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bread, Salad, soup
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Fusilli in tomato sauce with zucchini and mushrooms. 9/20/22
I am so glad that the weather has been cool enough to permit pots of boiling water and simmering sauce. After sautéing the mushrooms, onions, pepper, and garlic I added 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and cooked that briefly. Next … Continue reading
Composed salad. 9/18/22
On Sunday morning with one little pot of water I hard boiled an egg, blanched broccoli, and cooked a small potato. Everything else was chopped and assembled at dinner time. As a base I used a combo of green leaf … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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