Category Archives: Vegetarian

Vegetarian grill night – August 8, 2012

The grill (and John) worked overtime preparing Wednesday’s dinner. First the peppers needed to be charred. Subsequently I peeled them. Then onto the grill went the partially microwaved potatoes. These were followed by the marinated portobello mushrooms, onions, and the … Continue reading

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Whole wheat penne with a ton of vegetables – August 1, 2012

Happy August Fool’s Day! What could be better to celebrate half way to autumn than a GBOF made with whole wheat penne and a ton of vegetables. Not having used up all our vegetables yesterday in the lentil stew, today’s … Continue reading

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Lentils with smoked turkey sausage and vegetables – July 31, 2012

This is another one of those meals that you could make with or without meat. It was a giant bowl of food (GBOF) which is always good. Since the lentils take around a half an hour to cook, we added … Continue reading

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Chipotle bean burger, grilled potato and lowfat cole slaw – July 29, 2012

Here in St. George during the summer you have to get up pretty early to get your outdoor exercise in. All week long John and I have been out on the tennis court some days by 7 AM and other … Continue reading

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Whole wheat penne, tuna and a whole mess of vegetables – July 27, 2012

John and I were interested in a GBOF (giant bowl of food.) We decided that the best way to stretch our food points and achieve our goal would be to make a little pasta, add a little tuna and pad … Continue reading

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Portobello burger, grilled potato and green beans – July 24, 2012

Happy Pioneer Day! If you don’t live in Utah you probably are not celebrating. Pioneer Day remembers the day that Brigham Young said “this is the place” and he and his followers stopped and settled. If you are not LDS … Continue reading

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Turkey, beans and mushroom chili with arugula salad – July 23, 2012

This morning after breakfast we made dinner. We were expecting some workmen to come in and start our renovation and wanted to get the whole dinner prep thing over with before they arrived. Solution – slow cooker! I started by … Continue reading

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Portobello mushroom burger, Texas caviar and grilled potato – July 20, 2012

We grilled some portobello mushrooms and served them on a sandwich thin with 1/2 ounce of goat cheese, a slab of grilled onion, roasted red pepper and arugula. I made Texas caviar which is a spicy bean and vegetable salad … Continue reading

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Whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce and arugula – July 6, 2012

Time for comfort food! Whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce and arugula salad. Yum.

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Portobello mushroom burger, grilled baby artichokes, grilled potatoes – July 5, 2012

We had a great Fourth of July party at Ryan and Jon’s where there were a lot of really good things to eat. I made Southwest bean salad and we also made a fritatta with potato, mushrooms, onions and roasted … Continue reading

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