If You Like Chicken Marinara or Getting Caught in the Rain…
Filed under: easy dinners, pizza, product review, vegetarian dinner, you have got to try this!
I'm thinking heavily of beachy songs today, hence my "If you like pina coladas"-inspired title. I had a revelation today that makes this whole vegetarian thing WAY better. Our cafe does a mean chicken marinara, and they had it for lunch today. The thought of the processed chicken patty turns my stomach, but the crunchy breading under the melting cheese and hot marinara really are amazing. Oh lord, I love good chicken marinara. Last night, I made french fries and burgers. Okay, I really didn't do anything to the "burgers" except cut open the frozen Morning Star Farms package and...
salsa to change it up
Filed under: appetizer ideas, healthy stuff, you have got to try this!
My MIL had this when we visited a few weeks back. I didn't write anything down, but I did remember a half bottle of "robusto italian" dressing. It must be Robusto. It makes a big batch, but it doesn't even matter if it sits in your refrig all week, because the flavors just keep getting better and better. I bought a red-yellow-orange package of the bell peppers, so I used all 3 of them. I freaking love bell peppers. But if you don't like left-overs or you're afraid the other halves of your peppers will go bad, just choose 2...
Vegan Banana Bread with Blueberries and (fake) Chocolate Chips
I really like this whole baking without eggs thing. Plus I have this soy yogurt I bought for some other recipes. And plain soy yogurt is not really something I want to eat by itself. This was my first attempt at making substitutions for eggs, but I think it turned out pretty darn good if I do say so myself. 2 very ripe bananas 1/2 cup applesauce 2 tbsp. melted Earth Balance shortening or margarine 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 cup soy yogurt 4 tsp. vanilla almond (or soy) milk 3/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup wheat flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats (NOT quick-cooking...
The Vegetarian Memoirs: Vegetable Miso Soup
Filed under: easy dinners, healthy stuff, low fat, money-savers, vegetarian dinner
I recently purchased a container of mild white miso for a vegan mac n cheese dish. I used what the recipe called for, and I still have this container (albeit the smallest available) in my fridge. So what to do with it? Well, I definitely wanted to make the classic miso soup, but I didn't have any green onions or firm silken tofu. I recently read somewhere that miso is a staple of vegetarians because it is high in good nutrients and protein. I say use whatever vegetables you have on hand, but definitely keep the fresh baby spinach. It...
The Vegetarian Memoirs: Double Chocolate Balsamic Cookies
Filed under: desserts, recipe reviews, vegan, you have got to try this!
I haven't made cookies in a long time. I love them, but we have a plethora of kids who sell stuff for their schools, and Joe loves to buy the cookie dough. That is obviously not good for us, but Joe just can't say no to the little buggers. When I came across this recipe that didn't involve a mixer, I had to try them pronto. I made the first recipe below because they were lower in fat and I thought I liked cakier cookies like Susan described them. It turns out, I like a lot more crunch...
The Vegetarian Memoirs: A little bit of the vegan mac n cheese
Filed under: easy dinners, healthy stuff, low fat, pasta, vegetarian dinner
I am really getting big into the Fat Free Vegan Kitchen. Part of it is that the whole Vegan lifestyle really intrigues me. The other is that she really tests things out like measurements and substitutions and gets them just the way she wants them, less fat and all. It also may be that I am trying to get rid of this food baby that I developed over Christmas (even though I never stopped exercising, doggonit). Anywho, I decided to try another recipe of hers the other night. I went by her exact recipe first...and then added some...
Vegetarian Memoirs: Ethiopian-Inspired Lentil Stew
Filed under: easy dinners, healthy stuff, low fat, recipe reviews, vegetarian dinner
I tried this tonight, and it is DELICIOUS. The spices really make this, so try not to leave too many out. Red lentils have become my new favorite protein source, but you could use regular ones and this would be just as tasty. My official review of this is a 5 out of 5 because it was a one pot meal, it was full of flavor, and it was low in fat. I added carrots because I had some from the organic produce store, and I thought they would be good. They were. If you don't...
Vegetarian Memoirs: A Quick Note
It's been 4 days, and I feel excellent. Probably the best I've felt in forever. I'll be posting the vegan mac n cheese recipe later this...
The Vegetarian Memoirs: Oatmeal with Organic Apple Butter
I've become a real fan of the bins at these organic grocery stores I've been visiting. Whole Foods even has oats and nutritional yeast in huge barrels with a sign advocating less product packaging. I've been reading up on oats lately, and they are really good for the body. They basically go through your system and act like a sponge for all the "bad stuff." I recently purchased steel cut oats and old-fashioned oats. Steel cut oats are whole oats that have been cut. Old-fashioned oats are the ones that look like tiny ovals. They are whole oats that have...
I’m Just Gonna Do It
I ate meat 3 times this week. Each was disappointing, and I was uncomfortable and gross-feeling for at least 3-4 hours afterward (which is why I remember exactly how many times I consumed meat). Now, granted, this was cafeteria and restaurant meat--ham sandwich, taco salad, and hot wing-style tenders (oh gah I love hot wing sauce). Since I've been "flirting" with this idea for quite some time now, I'm just going to do it. I'm going vegetarian for a month. I don't think will be difficult at all. We already don't eat meat for dinner, so I'll just have to plan...
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