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Category Archives: Vegetarian
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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Chana dal with kale and cauliflower rice. 9/17/22
Tonight all we had to do was warm up the leftover Chana dal in a pot and heat up the rice in the microwave. Although it is hard for us to have leftovers because we like to eat a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Leftovers For Dinner, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Chana dal
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Chickpeas with ditalini and greens. 9/12/22
I am so glad that it finally cooled off and we are able to make more Fall-like dinner dishes. Chickpeas with ditalini and greens is an easy and versatile entree. We always make extra because it is so good for … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas
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Salade Niçoise sans thon (tuna). 9/11/22
I have really been loving these Sunday salads. Since I wanted a lot of different components every time there was a commercial during the US Open I would get up and chop something up or blanch the broccoli etc. I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Eggs, Hot weather meals, Methods, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs, Salad
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Instant Pot Chana dal 9/9/22
We made this Chana dal early Friday morning and released the steam outside again because it is still really hot. As it turns out it was 107F during the hottest part of the day so we were glad we did … Continue reading
Posted in Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, kale
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Hummus and tabbouleh with pita 9/8/22
Thursday night’s dinner was another extreme hot weather enterprise. This no-cook dinner featured hummus bought from the local grocery store, whole grain pita, radishes, feta, pepperoncini, and tabbouleh which I made myself. My recipe is one that I adapted from … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Middle Eastern, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hummus, tabbouleh
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Instant Pot Vichyssoise and avocado toast. 9/7/22
I have to admit I much prefer making gazpacho on these seemingly endless days of temperatures well over 100F. With gazpacho I just drop a bunch of raw vegetables in a blender, whiz them up, adjust for salt and acid, … Continue reading
Posted in French, Hot weather meals, Instant Pot, Methods, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged avocado toast, Vichyssoises
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Raw vegetable salad with tofu. 9/6/22
We have been eating a lot of these bowls lately. Given the fact that we are under this unrelenting heat dome (113F again, yikes!), this vegetable salad with tofu seemed like the best choice. I had planned on Thai basil … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Hot weather meals, Legumes, Methods, Salad, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged tofu
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