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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…
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…
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
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 …
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…
Palak paneer (vegan)
Going vegan, I thought I'd never again taste palak paneer, the wonderfully creamy Indian spinach dish with homemade cheese. Thank goodness for Dreena Burton's Eat, Drink and Be Vegan. She has a recipe for "Palak Soyabina Panira" (spinach with cheese of soybean) that I have slightly adapted here. It …
Chana masala
A little bit spicy and a little bit sweet, these chickpeas are saucy and so tasty. They are very quick and easy to make and are perfect with basmati rice or quinoa.
Chana Masala — prep time: 30 minutes; serves 4
Ingredients
3 cups chickpeas, soaked overnight, drained and rinsed (or 2 cans of chic…
Aloo Gobi (vegan)
The one thing that I have missed since returning to a vegan diet is Indian food. Pittsburgh has so many wonderful Indian restaurants, all with fantastic lunch buffets. (Some former favorites are India Garden and People's Indian.) Eating vegetarian at an Indian restaurant is easy. But going vegan is…
Nearly raw salad dressing
I normally whip together my own creamy vinaigrette salad dressing using some Vegenaise, mustard, garlic, balsamic vinegar, a bit of olive oil, coriander, salt and pepper. Shake well in a jar or give it a quick whirl with a hand blender. How much of each? Honestly, I just eyeball it. And I like mine …
Vegan Mushroom Lasagna
In my family, lasagna is a comfort food for just about everyone. I have made several different types of lasagna over the years: the usual bolognese, plain cheese, spinach, white, mixed vegetables, etc. The favorite used to be bolognese or a basic meat sauce. (Technically, bolognese sauce calls for g…
Black Bean soup with banana
At the request of my 13-year-old daughter, Sophia, I made black bean soup tonight. I should say, "I made black bean soup for tonight" because I've actually been working on it since last night.
I wrote a while ago about being a canned beans kinda girl. They're just so easy, especially if you don't wa…
"Chicken" piccata (yes, it's vegan!)
After last night's heavy but oh-so-comforting broccoli bake, I wanted something lighter tonight. I made Gardein "chicken" piccata, wild rice (specifically, Lundberg's Wild Blend), steamed asparagus and steamed cauliflower. It was very light, very easy and very delicious.
"Chicken" piccata with wild…
Cream of what?
I'm calling this Cream of I've-Got-to-Use-These-Veggies-Before-I-Go-to-the-Store-Tomorrow Soup. I was going to make a coconut-curry-carrot soup, but then I noticed that I still had a quarter head of cabbage and half a bunch of white asparagus. And I've got to go to the store tomorrow. So I needed to…
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