Category Archives: Vegetarian

January 19, 2016 -Pasta Fagioli

First of all if you omit the pancetta and use vegetarian broth instead of chicken broth this a vegetarian dish. If you omit the Parmesan rinds along with the pancetta and switch chicken broth to vegetarian broth then it is … Continue reading

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January 12, 2016 – North African Bean Stew with Barley and Winter Squash

New recipe tonight! From New York Times Cooking a North African bean stew with barley and winter squash. This was a really tasty and filling vegetarian dish. We made up a new (to us) spice blend called baharat. Two thumbs … Continue reading

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January 3, 2016 – Faux-ttuccine

In my continuing efforts to rid myself of this cold, today I continue my bombardment of vegetables. This soup is 2 ounces of fettuccine plus carrots, celery, green onions, and cabbage cut in the shape of fettuccine. It’s all swimming … Continue reading

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December 30, 2015 – Ribolitta

Some old friends came over to lunch. Their daughter who is a vegetarian was attrnding as well. Hmmm, what to make? I settled on ribolitta, a hearty Tuscan vegetable soup, which I normally would have made with pancetta and chicken … Continue reading

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October 16, 2015 – Leftover soup

Because we hate to throw things out, on Friday we make leftover couscous soup from the leftover couscous on Tuesday, better known as sludge soup.  The couscous tends to puff up quite a bit and ends up in the bottom … Continue reading

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July 29, 2015 – Tabbouleh, baba ganoush, and pita

I still have some cute little Indian eggplants and tiger tomatoes left from my foray to the farmer’s market on Saturday. Since the thermometer reads about 105 today, it is a good day for something salad-oid. I decide to make … Continue reading

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July 28, 2015 – Eggplant parmesan

Maybe I should just rename this blog, “Dining” because I am not doing so well with the “lite.” But I like taking pictures of our dinners so maybe I’ll just start up again and, who knows, maybe the food will … Continue reading

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Tofu fried farro with vegetables

We have not been doing much cooking this week. Mostly it’s been breakfast for supper and leftovers.  There has been the occasional bread for supper which consists of a loaf of good bread served with whatever is good on it … Continue reading

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Friday, January 23, 2015 A quick dinner

The other day while John was at work I took a look in the refrigerator and found some things that needed finishing up. I had some potatoes left from Party Night. I had some of a bagful of baby kale. … Continue reading

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Thursday, January 22, 2015 Being social is hard!

Tonight we meet some friends at the Lazy Dog. It is happy hour. We are known to be happy people. It is too easy to eat too much. We order some flatbread while we are waiting for our friends to … Continue reading

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