Tag Archives: Vegetarian

Consider the Carrot…

So, as I was saying yesterday, I’d been looking around the interwebs for a munchie that would be good, but also that would be: sugar free, wheat/gluten free, and dairy free. Tall order, right? Well, I came across this recipe … Continue reading

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Quinoa With Sautéed Onion, Roasted Tomatoes, and Feta

I totally blew off Sweetest Day this year. Ermmm, our anniversary, too – oops! We were away for the weekend, then getting ready to go away for the next weekend, and both just sort of flew by with little more … Continue reading

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Black Bean, Cheese and Onion Enchiladas

I’ve made black bean enchiladas before, but they were just… OK, so, when I came across a Sandra Lee recipe for making black bean enchiladas with the leftovers from making a batch o’ black bean burgers, I got to thinking: … Continue reading

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Black Beans

It all started with a trip to Costco… I came across a jumbo-sized (of course) box of frozen black bean burger patties and thought they might could make for an interesting meat-free dinner one evening. But the thing about the … Continue reading

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Pita With Feta and Artichokes

When last we left our freshly baked pita bread on Friday, I was beginning to explain some of the not-so-traditional pita bread uses I put mine to; like brushed with lemon juice and olive oil, then seasoned with sea salt, … Continue reading

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Stuffed Crêpes, Manicotti Style

I saw Mary Napolitano make these on My Grandmother’s Ravioli, a kindofa cool program on Cooking Channel hosted by Mo Rocca, and knew we would be trying them. In each episode, Mo visits with different grandparents in their kitchens and … Continue reading

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Tomato, Basil & ‘Choke ‘Za! With Roasted Garlic

It’s a kindofa vicious cycle: I made the Boom Boom Sauce, so then needed to make a ‘Za! to serve it with. Of course, the dough recipe for the ‘Za makes enough for two pies, so I’m left to either … Continue reading

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Black Bean Enchiladas

One of my personal goals for the year is to work more vegetarian and seafood meals into our home diets. The seafood is kinda easy, because Rich is traveling to New England on bidness a few times a month where … Continue reading

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Lemon-Garlic Pasta

The basis for this recipe showed up in an email from Rachael Ray, and it looked to me to be just the thing to go with some marinated salmon. Of course, I had to make a few changes. There were … Continue reading

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4-Cheese Stuffed Shells With Artichoke and Spinach

See… here’s the deal: I liked this recipe, from the very nice folk at Cooking Light, but I believe it has some issues. First off: the whole bidness of ‘lite’ and reduced whatever cheeses. Nope, not gonna do it; most … Continue reading

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