Category Archives: Vegetarian

BFD – Breakfast For Dinner. 12/27/20

Ah, BFD, so easy but often so dull. I decided to load my plate with color tonight. They say you eat with your eyes first. When it comes to eating, I will do it any way can! Bright yellow eggs, … Continue reading

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Vegetable stew with chickpeas and ditalini 12/23/20

Making this vegetable stew is a snap especially when you have all the vegetables cut up for you. John was my sous chef while I was out running errands and cut everything up. When it came to the cooking basically … Continue reading

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Vegan chickpea stew (Chana dal). 12/14/20

Of all the dishes I make in the Instant Pot, I like Chana dal the best. I think it would be totally makeable on the stove top too but it would take longer and would need some watching. You can … Continue reading

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BFD, Mushroom and Swiss omelet. 12/13/20

Since John always seems to get such pleasure out of making his Breakfast For Dinner omelets, I thought I would try one tonight. My filling was minced shallots, sliced cremini mushrooms and Swiss cheese. When John makes his he just … Continue reading

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Instant Pot Cracked Wheat Pulao (Dalia Pulao) 12/11/20

Cracked wheat is like the bulgur you use for tabbouleh. This is a new recipe and one that we will not be making again. You are supposed to put everything in the Instant Pot and cook it for 5 minutes … Continue reading

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Hanukkah greetings. 12/10/20

Hanukkah potato latke with Brussels sprouts John, who is the Jewish member of our family, always makes potato latkes on the first night of Hanukkah. He takes our electric wok out on the patio and heats up the oil and … Continue reading

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Penne with vegetables. 12/7/20

Looking for a way to use up vegetables that have spent too much time in the crisper? An easy and tasty way to incorporate them into a meal is via a vegetable sauce for pasta. I used fresh broccoli, mushrooms, … Continue reading

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Breakfast for Dinner. 12/6/20

I am always trying to think of something new to do with my BFD each week. The result is not always photogenic but is usually tasty. This week I made a sort of open faced omelet. Along with the eggs … Continue reading

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Memories of Bari, Italy. 12/1/20

Along with my food blog I have another blog which chronicles our travels and important moments in our lives. We were scrolling through the various entries and came upon a trip that included an unplanned stop in Bari in October, … Continue reading

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BFD, scrambled eggs, veggie patty, salad, pita. 11/29/20

Here we are back to the easiest dinner of the week, Breakfast For Dinner (BFD). John was busily concocting his omelet but I felt like, “Easy. All I want is easy.” So I made some simple soft scrambled eggs, microwaved … Continue reading

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