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Lentil-Potato Soup
It feels like Fall!
That means soup.
I was just commenting to my husband yesterday how depressing it can be to rarely please all five members of the family with the same meal. It seems that someone always has a complaint about something.
Well, gigantic surprise, every single person loved this soup…
Summer Enchilada Casserole
We've got a full house right now: husband, son, two daughters, step-daughter and me. While only my 4-year-old son still eats meat, the rest of us still have diets that vary in some from one person to another. My husband still eats seafood (though almost no shrimp now). My step-daughter eats dairy, e…
Gluten-free pasta pesto
This was a quick and delicious pasta dish that was perfect for a summer lunch. I didn't have quite enough fresh basil for the pesto, so I used half basil and half spinach. It turned out fantastic!
Gluten-free Pasta with Spinach and Basil Pesto -- prep time: 20 minutes; serves 4
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup…
Green banana smoothie
I recently discovered that a high school classmate of mine is a diet and lifestyle coach in NYC. I was reading through her blog and read about a smoothie she makes with banana, spinach and celery! Those are normally three ingredients I wouldn't put together in the same recipe. And yet it didn't soun…
Easy, amazing oatmeal in a rice cooker
You probably don't need a recipe for oatmeal. But I've recently been making it in a way that is so easy (even easier than opening up a packet of instant oatmeal) and that results in an absolutely perfect consistency. I've just to share!
I'm making my oatmeal in a rice cooker. I don't know why I didn…
Bean salad with arugula
One of my son's favorite dishes is also one of the easiest I make: chickpeas and black beans in a mustardy balsamic vinaigrette. We made some for lunch yesterday, then a neighbor came by in the afternoon to give me some fresh arugula from her garden. I tossed some greens into the bean salad, and oh …
Poached pears with chocolate sauce
Another adaptation from Veganomicon. The original calls for black tea and orange zest. I used green tea and fresh ginger. It was a huge hit. Even though I'm a chocoholic, I actually used less chocolate than the recipe called for. And the sauce was still excellent. I felt as if I could be eating choc…
Mujadarah
Got the inspiration for this dish from Veganomicon but changed a few things. It was delicious. Basically, you can never go wrong with caramelized onions. Well, I've never tried them with chocolate. But could it be all bad!?!
The caramelized onions make this dish. My daughters, who don't normally lik…
Barley Soup
I haven't made barley soup in ages because I used to love my pre-vegan version that contained turkey bacon. I used to try to recreate a barley soup that I ate in Switzerland years ago. I came pretty close. Well, close enough.
My girls always loved the barley soup, so I decided to make a vegan versio…
Sweet and spicy black bean dip
I hosted a neighborhood women's group at my house a few days ago. Everyone is supposed to bring something for the table and something to drink. I didn't want the first guests to have nothing but their own dish, so I made orange-walnut hummus, espresso brownies and black bean dip. The hummus didn't …
YO, Curry! (or sweet potato curry with pineapple)
I had a pineapple that I had planned on using in enchiladas. But I was feeling more like curry, so I came up with this dish based on what I had around -- all things yellow and orange. Thus, the title: YO Curry! The "yo" stands for yellow and orange. Though I do on occasion say "yo." So it works two …
Quinoa casserole with chickpeas
I adapted another Dreena Burton recipe from Eat, Drink and Be Vegan. She calls is Quinoa Confetti Casserole. I didn't have any fennel seeds around, and my grocery store was out of fennel bulbs, so I used the basic big ingredients and changed all of the spices. It turned out great. My 3-year-old love…
Chickpea lentil stew
After a couple weeks of pasta-based meals (to please my family), I was desperate for soup!
This chickpea-lentil stew is quick and easy and wonderful on a chilly winter night. Of course, as lemony as it is, it works in the summer, too. I adapted the recipe from Dreena Burton's Eat, Drink and be Vegan
Simple soba with sesame tofu and bok choy
This is a lovely and simple dinner that can be as flavorful or as plain as you would like. My husband and I have eaten soba noodles in Japan, and we loved the simplicity of them. In Japan, you can get them warm or cold. They are served on a small bamboo mat with a side bowl of dipping sauce. You can…
Cabo tacos
One of my husband's favorite dishes in the world is fish tacos at Cabo restaurant in Houston. (I used to like their shrimp tacos.) My husband still goes back to Houston every three weeks or so, and he always goes back to Cabo. A few months ago, the bartender gave him a bag of the seasoning mix they …
Vegan bolognese sauce
It has been a pasta week so far. I've even got more pasta dishes planned for later in the week. And my family has been ecstatic. They just don't think it's a real meal unless pasta or rice is involved.
I've always been partial to bolognese sauce. Well, I love making a simple tomato-basil sauce from …
Corn chowder with walnut cream
I've been wanting to try walnut cream to replace cashew cream in some recipes. First, I love walnuts. Second, walnuts are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which vegans have a hard time getting not eating fish. Flax seeds are the best vegetarian source. (Fish don't actually make omega-3 fatty acids. They…
Vegan pasta alfredo with broccoli
My daughters just got back home from a ski trip with their dad. I was experimenting tonight with walnut cream in corn chowder—it worked, but not nearly as well as cashew cream—and thought they'd appreciate something a bit more . . . standard. Plus, my husband also just got back into town, and he doe…
Vegan cheese sauce (cashew cheese)
I just can't get over how much I love this sauce. Love, love, LOVE.
(OK, the word love doesn't look like a real word anymore. I hate it when that happens.)
Before I gave up dairy, I made a homemade macaroni and cheese where I made the cheese sauce from scratch—as in, starting with a roux and going f…
Masoor dal (Indian red lentils)
I love lentils. Prepared almost any way, I love lentils: lentil soup to lentilles de Puy, I just love them. I love how quickly lentils cook, how they readily take on the flavors with which they are cooked, and how they just fall apart into creamy goodness after a bit of cooking.
This recipe for mass…
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