Category Archives: Vegetarian

Last week I said I could eat pasta at least once a week and so here I am eating it again this week. In order to use a little less pasta, I included zucchini in the dish. I made a … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, John worked and I spent the day with Sarah who was sewing frantically trying to finish up her Ice Queen costume for Fanime this past weekend. So by the time we got home after the commute, we wanted … Continue reading →

I love a big bowl of pasta. But pasta is pretty packed with calories. In order to have the amount I wanted (4 oz. pre-cooked), I had to have whole wheat pasta and low calorie spaghetti sauce with only vegetables … Continue reading →

This week has been all about convenience. Tonight for dinner we had the leftover hamburger and portobello mushroom from Mother’s Day. I love portobello mushrooms as burgers. They are really tasty grilled and I serve them with a little goat … Continue reading →

Monday came and went. And there was no chicken. Gasp! Actually I did have a chicken sandwich for lunch so maybe that counts. Anyway, we had a ton of leftovers from Mother’s Day. I did give away the cookies and … Continue reading →

Thursday I needed something easy and low calorie for dinner. These days my go-to dinner when I need to eat with no fuss I choose chipotle bean burgers from the freezer. Tasty and nutritious, the burgers can be ready in … Continue reading →

Long ago on a family vacation we had a horrid meal in Utah. Actually we had several horrid meals over many years when eating out in Utah. Nonetheless we went ahead and bought a vacation place here in Utah and … Continue reading →

A new recipe! We found some farro at Dixie Nutrition here in St. George. First thing Tuesday morning, I parboiled the pepper halves and cooked the farro according to my brown rice recipe from Cook’s Illustrated – preheat the oven … Continue reading →

I have been a little concerned that John is getting too skinny so I am encouraging him to eat more. Although eating a bunch of red meat isn’t a good idea, a hamburger every few months I think is okay. … Continue reading →

It always seems that when John and I really like some convenience food that is low in calories and fat that it disappears from the market. Case in point? Michelangelo’s baked eggplant parmesan. For around 300 calories each we could … Continue reading →