Tag Archives: tomatoes

Vegetables, vegetables! – 7/18/17

We have been kind of slacking off with our cooking since it has been so hot out. So I had a bunch of vegetables in my crisper that did not get used for the original meals I had planned. I … Continue reading

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Tomatoes, tomatoes! – 7/16/17

As I mentioned we have a lot of tomatoes here. I am not sure what I am making for dinner tonight but tomatoes have figured prominently in breakfast and lunch. For breakfast I had a sliced Purple Cherokee tomato with … Continue reading

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Fresh tomato pasta sauce – 7/14/17

It is hot here and one thing that hot is good for is ripening tomatoes. Our daughter has been growing a lot of tomatoes in our town’s community garden. All sorts of types. She has some monster big ones, lots … Continue reading

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Vegetarian balance meal – 7/13/17

Last night I had a burger and I am not apologizing but I do need to balance out that meal calorie-wise and ecologically. So tonight we made a vegan chickpea, ditalini, and vegetable stew. I make this frequently but I … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Twelfth of July – 7/12/17

On the Fourth of July we were in the Shetland Islands which is part of the United Kingdom. Needless to say they do not make a big deal over our War of Independence! Not wanting to ever miss a holiday, we … Continue reading

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Meatless Tuesday’s chickpea stew – 5/30/17

Healthy and delicious chickpea stew is one of my favorite meatless dishes. It takes a fair amount of chopping but comes together pretty quickly. If you are good at multi-tasking you can be chopping quicker cooking vegetables at the same … Continue reading

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Memorial Day Grilling – 5/28/17

We had our Memorial Day grill fest on Sunday instead of Monday and we had my favorite, burgers. Once again I served them in my semi-roll style. When eating this you flip it over so the roll is on the … Continue reading

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Semi-lettuce wrap – 5/19/17

Whether I am at home or dining out I rarely eat two pieces of bread or roll when having a sandwich or burger. Either I take off the top piece and hand-hold by the bottom bread and a lettuce leaf … Continue reading

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Back on track -Vegan Ditalini with vegetables – 5/17/17

As I promised to myself I am eating like a rational human being today. I told John to eat the rest of the pork and I would eat something vegetable based. We have plenty of veg hanging around in the … Continue reading

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Quick chickpea lunch – 5/2/17

I am making a new recipe tonight and wanted something quick and easy for lunch. Since I stopped at the grocery store for some ingredients for tonight’s dish, I picked up some pitas and stuffed them with chickpeas and salad. … Continue reading

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