Tag Archives: Vegan. Vegetarian

Vegan Instant Pot Chickpea Biryani. 10/30/18

If you own an Instant Pot, Chickpea Biryani is super fast and super easy. What takes the longest is soaking the rice for 20 minutes! My recipe is an adaptation of a NYTimes Cooking dish, Pressure Cooker Shrimp Biryani. I … Continue reading

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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

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Thai basil eggplant and tofu. 2/25/18

Sunday is often when we take a break from cooking and order Chinese food but we decided to make our own Asian cuisine tonight. We are  trying to perfect this dish and we still have not got the sauce to … Continue reading

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Chinese and Mediterrean influenced. 11/30/17

I really like ethnic foods. They have such a flavor punch after eating a bunch of American food (see Thanksgiving.)  For lunch today I finished daughter’s brown rice. There was about a half of a cup left. To complement the … Continue reading

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Immersion circulators, a boon in the kitchen. 11/19/17

Vegan Part of the Day Today started off with the usual oatmeal, flaxseed, and blueberries. I really hope all the great benefits I’ve read about come true. When I go see my doctor in six months I would like to … Continue reading

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Challenging day turns out easy! 10/22/17

I thought this day was going to be hard to stick to my new nutritional plan but it turned out fine. Pitfalls could be lunch out with our daughter and dinner at our son’s house. After a quick piece of … Continue reading

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Vegan on the road? Too hard? Help! 10/19/17

I needed to eat three meals on the road yesterday. I wanted to eat at least two vegan meals and then one vegetarian. But unless I brought a paper sack of food with me, it wasn’t going to happen. I … Continue reading

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Peanut butter : Soup : Vegetable risotto. 10/18/17

Peanut butter on whole wheat English muffin for breakfast. Eating oatmeal every day is a little boring plus is making my digestive system do cartwheels. I am not putting in another picture of Autumn soup. See yesterday for a photo. … Continue reading

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Quick and easy vegetable soup. 10/2/17

If you are looking for a quick vegan/vegetarian vegetable soup, here’s an easy idea. This easy vegetable soup can be made with almost anything in your pantry and fridge. Today I used leeks, mushrooms, carrots, celery, broccoli, parsley, and broken … Continue reading

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You should eat … 9/27/17

Out in the foodie world there are a lot of people with a lot of opinions. And all of the opinions are true to the people who hold them. Add less fat, add more fat, no carbs, more carbs, no, … Continue reading

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