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Category Archives: Vegetarian
Gazpacho! Tabbouleh! Veggie Burgers! 7/7/18
Dinner on Saturday was a mostly non-cooked vegan feast. It has been in the upper 90’sF for the last few days and too hot to be heating up the kitchen by turning on the oven or using the cooktop! Our … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bulgur wheat, cucumber, Gazpacho, jalapeno, parsley, tabbouleh, tomatoes, veggie burger
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Vegan pantry pasta dish! 7/3/18
This is a super easy and delicious vegan pantry dish. The sauce is made up of a can of tomatoes, some capers and olives and garlic and onions. The topping consists of some toasted garlic and breadcrumbs with parsley. From … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Kitchen tips, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged breadcrumbs, capers, garlic, olives, pasta, Spaghetti, tomatoes
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Whole wheat spaghetti with meat sauce. 6/30/18
It has been over three weeks since we had spaghetti with meat sauce for dinner. That is way too long! I was looking around in the freezer and found a container of sauce already made. It was like the spaghetti … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Pasta, Vegetarian
Tagged ground beef, parmesan cheese, tomatoes, Whole wheat spaghetti
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New dish! Afghani lentils. 6/27/18
(This is a vegetarian dish when made with vegetable stock. For vegans omit cheese and yogurt or use substitutes.) We had such a delicious lunch at the Khyber Pass Afghani Restaurant that I wanted to try to recreate it at … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen tips, Legumes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, cucumbers, lentils, red lentils, Vegan, vegetarian
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Dining Out: Khyber Pass Afghani Restaurant. 6/24/18
According to my menu we were supposed to be having lamb chops last night. However, our son called and asked if he could drop by and the four of us ended up going out to lunch at the Khyber Pass … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Healthy tips, Lamb, Legumes, rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Afghani, basmati rice, dal, Dining out, flat bread, hummus, lentils, vegetarian
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Recipe: Farro with cannellini beans and Lacinato kale. 6/22/18
Here is a recipe that can be omnivorous, vegetarian, or vegan. It’s a mishmash of ideas from a few other recipes including Mark Bittman’s Tuscan Farro Soup form The NY Times Cooking site. I used my Instant Pot to make … Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Italian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged cannellini beans, farro, Lacinato kale, Vegan, vegetarian
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Dining out: Eggplant Parmesan. 6/19/18
Last night we were on the road coming home from Utah. We stopped for the night in Bakersfield, CA, a large-ish agricultural town in Southern California. We had dinner at Macaroni Grill. Our server spent the hour or so we … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged angel hair spaghetti, Eggplant, eggplant Parmesan
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Vegetarian Pad Thai. 6/4/18
This pad Thai was semi-successful. I used dried tofu in place of the shrimp in the original recipe. That was a mistake. The tofu was so compacted that it did not absorb any of the sauce. Otherwise it was pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs, Kitchen tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged bean sprouts, cilantro, Pad Thai, peanuts, rice noodles, scallions, Thai, tofu
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A Persian treat from the desert. 5/29/18
Yesterday on our trip through the Mojave Desert on our way to Utah we had to stop somewhere for lunch. There are a few small towns which have the usual array of fast food. It is fast but is it … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Grilling, rice, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged basmati rice, Eggplant, tomato, Vegan. Vegetarian
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Eat down, fried rice. 5/27/18
We are leaving for Utah this week and need to make dishes which will use up some of our produce. I suppose I could make a soup or pasta but we have quite a bit of rice in the refrigerator. … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs, Kitchen tips, leftovers, rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggs, rice, Vegetables
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