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Category Archives: Vegetarian
🥚🥬 Scrambled egg and a snausage. 1/12/20
Monday morning is weigh-in day for John and me so breakfast-for-dinner is always a good choice for Sunday night dinner. We have been unusually hungry this week so it has been harder to stick to the weight-loss regime. Add to … Continue reading
🥬 Vegetarian/vegan tacos. 1/10/20
Most people love tacos! They are so versatile. You can stuff them with beef, chicken, fish, shrimp, or,  like tonight’s dinner, with beans and condiments. The filling I made is pinto beans thickened with fat free refried beans and spiced … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mexican, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged Tacos
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🥬 New recipe! Vegan lentils with roasted root vegetables. 1/5/20
This is my take on a recipe by Melissa Clark of NY Times Cooking. I wanted more vegetables and to make it a little less fussy. It turned out really tasty even with my shortcuts like pre-chopped butternut squash, bottled … Continue reading
Posted in American, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged lentils, root vegetables
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🥬 I served a vegetarian meal to guests and they liked it! 1/2/20
We had old out-of-town friends whom we have not seen for a while over for dinner last night. I made my chickpea stew and a fabulous blood orange and roasted golden beet over hearty greens salad. I served this with … Continue reading
Posted in American, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged blood oranges, chickpeas, ditalini, Golden beets
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🥬 New! Coconut red curry with tofu 12/28/19
I wish I could link the NYTimes Cooking site recipes to my blog but they are behind a paywall. So if you are subscribing to the app, you might want to try this recipe with the following caveats! John and … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, rice, Thai, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged Curry, tofu
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🥬 Red lentils and ginger with creamed spinach. 12/26/19
Our house is still awash with baked goodies—rum cake, all sorts of cookies, focaccia, and panettone, but it is time to put the brakes on the endless eating. Oh, I have enjoyed it, the prime rib, the silky mashed potatoes, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, American, Easy, Healthy tips, Holidays, Legumes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Lentls, spinach
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🥬 Chickpea, fennel, and mustard greens with ditalini. 2/20/19
Our regular chickpea stew got some new ingredients for tonight’s supper. Instead of celery, I used fennel. In place of collard greens or kale, I used spicier mustard greens. It is the same comforting dish with a slightly altered taste.
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, fennel, mustard greens
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🥬 Spicy Thai basil eggplant. 12/16/19
We are still working on getting this to taste like our favorite Thai dish. The problem is, I think, since we are cutting down on oil and sugar that it is probably impossible to get it to taste like a … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, Thai, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged Eggplant, tofu
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🦃 or 🥬 Everyday lentil stew. 12/10/19
Our everyday lentil stew is an easy, quick dinner that can be stretched into a soup or served tighter as a hearty stew. You can make it vegan or add some turkey sausage, as we did today, or go whole … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Legumes, omnivore, Poultry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged lentils, turkey sausage
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🥬 Chipotle bean burger and cole slaw. 12/7/19
I needed to make a simple dinner tonight due to headache woes. I have a box of Morningstar Chipotle Bean Burgers from Costco for just such nights. After microwaving the burgers for one minute per side, I put them in … Continue reading
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