Stuffed Portobella Mushrooms: Pizza Style

Have you ever gone to the grocery store, and they have these portobello mushrooms all wrapped up and prettily stuffed with mozzarella and spinach?  I see them all the time, and I always think to myself, "I could do that."  But I never do. This past week, though, I did.  I could not think of anything for dinner.  I didn't really have any instant cravings for anything, so I grabbed my own portobellos, and I brought them home because I had the cheese and baby spinach at home.  As usual, something else struck me as I was making these, and I...

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Cheesy Scallion Grits with Lemony Asparagus

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,...

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The Vegetarian Memoirs: Vegetable Miso Soup

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...

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Gorton’s Frozen Grilled Fish

After becoming a fan of Hungry Girl's website, I began reading about all their fun new food finds. Gorton's has a whole line of grilled fish fillets that are frozen. I got the Lemon Butter Salmon at $3.99 at Publix last week. I will confess that I also picked up a less healthy breaded option, too. But back to the healthy stuff. For $3.99, you get 2 healthy doses of protein that are not plagued by high sodium content. Usually, pre-packaged and flavored food like this are FULL of sodium. These were surprisingly...

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Pork Medallions

I was thinking about posting about my Uncle John's famous sweet potato pie. Then I started thinking about the intense amount of holiday treats I've been eating all week. So an idea for a simple and lean dinner forms as I sit here, grateful I don't have to work until next Monday and wishing a marathon of The Closer or CSI was on TV. You can whip up some mashed potatoes or steam some vegetables for a side dish. The faux gravy I make for this goes with any side because it is tasty and not...

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Wintry Crockpot Weather: Low and Slow Pork Loin

When the weather gets cold, I crave a warm and easy crockpot meal.

I don't really know how to cook a tofu crockpot meal, and my last soybean excursion boiled over...and all over my kitchen. Usually, I am a pro at these things, but the termite man called to tell me that he was going to be late...and he is a talker. Right when I hung up, my ground soy bean and water mixture boiled over, and boilin' hot okara went everywhere. This would not have happened if I had used my huge pot, but I...

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cheesy spaghetti squash casserole

I bought this awesome spaghetti squash after reading a couple of posts over at D is for Delicate. A previous roommate of mine made stuff with spaghetti squash. It was always weird to me. Heck, still is. I mean, how does it create noodles like that?! I realize that the point of spaghetti squash is to go the low carb way, but I put panko bread crumbs on it anyway. What the hell, right? I bought a load of some sort of cheese a while back at Costco. I cannot for the...

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