Beth and I are gearing up for our vegan diet challenge as we approach the new year. We like this recipe because it has so many options. If you want to go meatless but someone in your family just can't bring themselves to drop meat, just serve it as a side to roasted chicken or … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Slow Cooker Vegetarian Garden Chili
It's getting on wintertime and, here in Virginia, it's starting to get cold. As such, soup and chili are going to start being staples around our house. What better way to cook these comforting meals than using that slow cooking crockpot? Hook it up in the morning and you're … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Red Beans and Rice
Our family love rice. With few exceptions, if you place a dish with rice in front of my kids, they will eat it. I love red beans and rice in particular because, growing up in Louisiana, the dish was kind of a staple of my youth. Many recipes add meat (ham hocks, sausage, etc.) … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Pumpkin Polenta
Polenta is a pretty basic dish. It's just another starch like mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta. Polenta is most closely related to grits. I grew up not liking grits because they can be so...well, gritty. When done correctly, polenta can be a little mushy and, on it's own, it's … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Middle East Feast
Today's Meatless Monday was a clean out the cupboard meal. We had some Middle East mixes in the cupboard so they became tonight's feast. We had the Manischewitz Falafel and Hummus mixes and a Near East Taboule. My father visited the Middle East several times when I was growing … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Cheese”steak”
First and foremost...if you are from Philadelphia, just go to the next topic! You will likely be offended. I plan to mimic the flavors of a cheesesteak, replacing the steak with portobello mushrooms. Don't get me wrong...I love a good cheesesteak! The ones in Philly are the … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Butternut Squash Gnocchi
This week is one of our favorite fall meals. Gnocchi are soft, pillowy dumplings that can be made out of a variety of ingredients, including ricotta or potato. Ask 50 Italian grandmothers and you'll get 50 different recipes. Our variation with roasted butternut squash uses … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Spaghetti Squash Casserole
Don't let the picture fool you! This looks like a glob on a plate, but boy what a tasty glob! Those great fall flavors and textures shine through and really warm you up on a cool, crisp fall evening. Our Meatless Monday this week is inspired by some of the great produce that … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Lubia (Stewed Green Beans)
Alright, this is a day late here, but I can hardly be held accountable. Beth took the camera to work with her yesterday and she had to work late! So I didn't get a picture until it was too late to really post. Dealing with a new dish, three kids, and no camera, I'm happy to … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Spanish Tortilla
Brian asked me to write this post because this is my recipe and my story. hmmm. It is now his recipe but here it goes. I was introduced to a Spanish Tortilla (think omelette) when I went to Spain in high school. It took me so many babysitting hours to get there but it was … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Pasta with Fresh Tomato and Basil Sauce
It has been a pretty long weekend around here. It was the one weekend that we didn't have planned to go anywhere, but those weekends always wind up busier because you have to work on all of the stuff that you weren't able to get to on the days that you were out. Beth had … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Quinoa Pancakes
Meatless Monday is a day late this week (hey, it has been a hectic couple of weeks around this household, plus it was Labor Day!). We are still on a bit of a quinoa kick, so we were looking for something interesting to do with it. I came across this recipe for quinoa pancakes … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Quinoa and Black Beans
For Meatless Monday this week, we decided to try something new for us: quinoa (pronounced keen-wa). Quinoa is a South American grain that is relatively high is protein and is actually a "complete protein" (that's pretty unusual for a plant-based food). Because of this, quinoa … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Red Beans and Rice
It's another Meatless Monday and this time we would like to take an opportunity to review a "new to us" product. I'm originally from Louisiana and I love, love, love Red Beans and Rice! Unfortunately, it can take a little while to make and, despite the innocent sounding name, … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Vegetable Lasagna
Today's Meatless Monday is coming a bit late. Yes, this is a Beth post and No, I didn't make this. I just want to be honest and up front about all of that. I did chop the carrotts, stir up the ricotta layer, and pick out the tomotoes from the bin. Hey, I take credit where I can. … [Read more...]