Tropical Fusion Salad with Spicy Tortilla Ribbons
Filed under: healthy stuff, homemade dressing, recipe reviews, salad, vegetarian dinner, you have got to try this!
My version of this recipe is based on the April/May Taste of Home magazine. After being sick and out of the kitchen for so long, I needed some inspiration. Something new and tasty and fabulous. I wandered around for awhile and just when I thought I was getting my swagger back, our kitchen was overtaken by ants. Hoards of them. Every. Where. Even in my spice cabinet! All of my spices have been on the dining room table for weeks while we tried to get rid of these varmints. We finally resorted to calling a professional after using way more...
Cheesy Scallion Grits with Lemony Asparagus
Filed under: easy dinners, money-savers, vegetarian dinner, you have got to try this!
I haven't quite gotten my multi-tasking swagger back, so Joe had to stir the grits while I blanched the asparagus. Let me tell you the secret to some delicious and ever-so-creamy grits. If you have never had good grits, or you swear you hate them, pay attention. Cook the grits on the stove with some milk. I used 2% because we're out of half and half. But they were still creamy as ever. I used to work at little restaurant semi-chain in college that served a great brunch. I always envied the Sunday brunchers because I never got a Sunday off,...
A Good Thing for a Bad Thing
I had planned to try out some new recipes this weekend and post a great General Tso's recipe I've been using and that I recently tried with tofu. But then I come down with the stomach bug on Saturday morning. And I'm a little over the thought of General Tso's right now. I will post soon about it. I just cannot stand the thought of anything BUT Japanese food since having the worst stomach ache of my life. (Thank God for the ginger salad dressing at my new favorite Japanese restaurant out here. It seriously saved me yesterday. ) And you...
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...
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: 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...
The Best Marinade Ever
Filed under: easy dinners, fancy made easy, vegetarian dinner, you have got to try this!
Recently the H and I joined a coworker of mine for dinner and football. It was the Saints game that sent them to the Superbowl, and I was incredibly happy! I feel like I've waited for this moment my entire life. My coworker and his wife are pretty fantastic, and they served some pretty fantastic food to go along with it. Grilled salmon in an Asian-inspired marinade, steamed broccoli in a light sesame dressing/glaze, and wild rice. It was so good that I was thinking about it all day Monday, a good week later. MMMMM...
Noodle Adventures: Grilled Tilapia and Stir Fry with Black Bean Sauce
I love rice noodles. They're so light and fluffy and take mere minutes to fully cook. Since we had rather bad weather yesterday afternoon, I picked my dinner options according to my pantry. I knew we would be having tilapia because Thursdays have kind of become our unofficial fish dinner night, and I had planned accordingly in this week's shopping trip. Tilapia is always an easy and budget-friendly protein to have around, and these babies were HUGE! So the 3 easy parts to this meal: Grilled Tilapia: brushed with olive oil, sprinkled with my favorite seasoning mix,...
Meatless Meatballs? Really!?
Filed under: appetizer ideas, product review, vegetarian dinner, you have got to try this!
I just discovered the most wonderful meatless invention ever: meatless meatballs. Veggie Patch frozen meatballs...with no meat!
They are GOOD and filling. I think they would even be good in an appetizer...you know the ones that Southern folks serve at parties in their crock pots? The ones you eat with toothpicks and chase around your plate with a slightly sweet sauce on them? I have no idea what those are called, but I would bet these would be good in that, too. Mix 'em with some marinara and noodles, and oh my! I had wanted to make this another...Advertise With Us
