Category Archives: Vegetarian

Ides of March vegan fare. 3/15/19

Our daughter suggested I should carry on our silly themes by making an Ides of March Caesar salad and stick a knife in it. Pretty literal, I would say. I should have thought of these obscure not-quite-holidays when I was … Continue reading →

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Vegetable stew with chickpeas and ditalini. 3/9/19

If you are looking to use up vegetables that have sat a little too long in the crisper this vegetable stew is a great way to turn them into dinner. Carrots, onions, fennel, celery, garlic, tomatoes, and broccoli (or what … Continue reading →

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Curry with protein and carrots. 2/27/19

This curry flavored dish can be made with pork, firm tofu, all vegetables, chickpeas, or as we made it with chicken. While John is at work I do my part – cut up the chicken into bite size pieces, and … Continue reading →

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Vegan/vegetarian soup and sandwich. 2/25/19

This is a no recipe week. We are just eating things that we know how to make. Tonight’s vegan/vegetarian meal is a simple homemade soup and a pita sandwich. Celery soup is a whole head of roughly chopped celery cooked … Continue reading →

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Spicy Thai eggplant and tofu with basil. 2/21/19

I think this is the third time we have prepared this Thai dish and each time we are getting a little better at it. The local Thai restaurant that we go to has a really delicious rendition of it. We … Continue reading →

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Great pasta fagioli. 2/19/19

Wow, did this turn out well! Our daughter who always looks askance at anything we cook gave it an A+. We followed Giada De Laurentiis’s recipe tweaking it to make it our own (and better!) While our recipe is for … Continue reading →

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Barley risotto with mushrooms and carrots. 2/17/19

This is supposed to turn out like a creamy, tasty risotto except it doesn’t.  It is more like a tasteless bunch of barley. I had great hopes for it. But if you really love barley then it is for you. … Continue reading →

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Eggplant parmesan with linguine. 2/14/19

I make eggplant parmesan for my honey on Valentine’s Day. I rarely put this on the dinner menu since it is fried and a mess to make. But it is a special request and it is Valentine’s Day plus I … Continue reading →

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Delicious lentil recipe. 2/8/19

After having this lentil dish at a local restaurant, Khyber Pass, we loved it so much that we wanted to make it at home. With just a minor tweak we found the recipe we were looking for on this website. … Continue reading →

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Vegan Italian dinner. 2/4/19

I had to revamp my weekly menu plan due to bad weather which kept us away from the grocery store yesterday. Luckily I always have the ingredients in my pantry for my Italian vegan dinner, whole wheat linguine in a … Continue reading →

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