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Category Archives: Vegetarian
🥬 Red lentils with brown rice. 9/16/19
Here is a couple of cool things about red (actually coral colored) lentils. They turn yellow when you cook them! They cook really quickly, in about fifteen minutes! So if you are hankering for a quick vegan meal, sautĂ© some … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Legumes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, WW points
Tagged brown rice, lentils
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Less cooking. 8/16-17/19
I am running out of steam for doing actual cooking at the end of this week. Maybe it is the hot weather that has gotten to me. On Thursday we were supposed to have chicken on the grill but John … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bruschetta, tomatoes, tuna
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Great tabbouleh and more! 8/14/19
I get a lot of accolades from the family when I make this parsley-forward tabbouleh based on a recipe for a Lebanese Tabbouleh from NYTimes Cooking. For tonight’s version, here is the recipe: Lemony Parsley Tabbouleh 1/2 cup bulgur wheat … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged hummus, Salad, tabbouleh
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Meatless Monday. 8/13/19
On this hot meatless Monday we are minimizing the heat in the kitchen with microwaved corn on the cob, a salad, and portobello mushrooms grilled outside. Let’s start with the corn. It is so easy when you do it in … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Grilling, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, corn, mushrooms
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Leftovers taco for one. 8/7/19
John and I make and eat dinner together each evening but breakfast and lunch are totally free-form. Â We eat what we want at whatever time we like. It works best for us this way. Today I made a leftovers taco … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, leftovers, Legumes, Mexican, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, rice, taco
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Summer’s bounty. 8/6/19
What is more perfect than corn and tomatoes for a summer dinner? Tonight was my sister’s last evening with us before taking the red eye home so we thought we would celebrate summer’s vegetables. First we took a tour of … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged corn, tomatoes
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Vegetarian/vegan paella. 8/3/19
After eating on the less healthy side for the past few days, my sister and I decided to go to the Farmer’s Market today and make a vegetable inspired dish. Laden with corn, zucchini, shitaki mushrooms, green onions, spinach, parsley, … Continue reading
Posted in Legumes, Mediterranean, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Paella, Vegetables
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Vegetarian/Vegan Duo. 7/29/19
For Meatless Monday we made a delicious vegetarian or vegan pairing of Mediterranean salad and Afghani red lentils. NOTE: for vegan fare omit yogurt and feta cheese. The Mediterranean salad consists of cucumber, tomatoes, onion, avocado, olives, and pepperoncini dressed … Continue reading
Posted in Afghan, Easy, Legumes, Mediterranean, Recipes, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged lentils, Salad
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Gazpacho starter. 7/26/19
Earlier this week when we had gazpacho we did not finish all of it. So I put it in the refrigerator where it became the starter, much like the sourdough starter we also have in our refrigerator, of a new … Continue reading
Best of the season tomato gazpacho. 7/23/19
We are swimming in tomatoes here.  Three of us against about 5 pounds of tomatoes a day. Every day I get the same plea, “Mom, eat the tomatoes!” So two things that use up tomatoes are gazpacho and spaghetti sauce. … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Mediterranean, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Vietnamese
Tagged soup
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