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Vegan! Ethiopian spicy red lentils plus Ethiopian cabbage, potatoes, and carrots (atakilt wat). 11/22/21
Our family loves the food at Zeni’s, an Ethiopian restaurant in San Jose, but it is kind of a schlep to go there and, of course, pandemic. So every once in a while John and I try to make a … Continue reading
Posted in Ethiopian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cabbage, carrots, lentils, potatoes
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Orecchiette with mushrooms and homegrown kale. 11/17/21
I decided that today is the day that I should pull out my two kale plants and use the leaves for dinner. My plants have never amounted to much since our back patio gets almost zero sun. I cannot even … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged kale, Orecchiette
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Pasta puttanesca and a salad 11/10/21
Pasta puttanesca with a salad is a delight to look at and to eat. The salty, spicy sauce goes well with the vinegary salad dressing. Here is my recipe for the pasta sauce – https://dininglite.blog/2021/05/06/pasta-puttanesca-5-5-21/
Chana dal with kale and rice. 11/4/21
We made a double recipe for the three of us and figured we would have leftovers. It was so good that there was only one little ramekin’s worth left. It is great when you make a dish that is good … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Indian, Instant Pot, Legumes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged lentils
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Whole grain penne with mushrooms and broccoli. 10/27/21
Happy Pasta Day! Whole grain penne is our current go-to pasta and broccoli is the all-season vegetable. This yummy vegan entree takes less than a half an hour from slicing the first mushroom to ladling it into your bowl. A … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Methods, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged broccoli, mushrooms, pasta
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Vegan red lentils with kale and rice. 10/26/21
I first had this dish at a restaurant called Khyber Pass. I found a recipe for it on a site that specialized in Indian/ Afghani food under the title of Afghani dal. It is easy, quick-cooking and delicious. Don’t be … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged lentils
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Vegan! Spicy lentils with kale and rice
Spicy lentils are a work in progress. It was the first time making this dish which we were adapting from a NYTimes recipe. The critique given by our daughter was that we had not used enough oil to bloom the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged lentils
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Vegan! Pasta with mushrooms and kale 10/20/21
Who does not love a big bowl of pasta especially when it is good for you! My Wednesdays are almost always pasta and vegan. I rotate through different vegetables. Today I chose kale. The sauce is basically pasta water and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Pasta, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged kale, mushrooms
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Breakfast for dinner (BFD) 10/17/21
Usually I make something more exotic with my Sunday BFD but these are lean times (as in I am in full dieting mode.) I am happy to report that I have lost almost 5 lbs of my vacation weight. Positive … Continue reading
Vegan! Chickpea stew. 10/15/21
How good do those veggies look?! I am happy that the weather is getting cooler and I can make soups and stews that seemed too heavy for hot summer days. I like this recipe because you can change it up … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas
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