This strange looking vegetable caught my attention while I was shopping at Publix. The sign said two for 2.49 and I thought why not try this. I really do like experimenting in the kitchen. Sometimes the experiment goes well and sometimes not too great but this experiment was a total surprise. The flavor from the [...] Read more »
Meatless Monday is a food movement with a very simple concept – one day a week, cut out meat. Eliminating the fats in meat just that one day can result in a reduced risk for cancers, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, researchers and advocates say and it could just start a trend in your family! Bloggers, brands, families and celebrities are all getting into Meatless Monday so for this Monday, we want to jumpstart a Meatless Monday in your kitchen! We have six great recipes to try for Meatless [...] Read more »
Perfect for a Meatless Monday or anytime, this recipe was inspired by the Quinoa and Grilled Sourdough Salad by Yotam Ottolenghi. I say inspired because it quickly took on a life of its own and I hope that it does the same for you. The recipe is a cross between a Lebanese fattouch, an Italian panzanella [...] Read more »
Roasting Brussel Sprouts under the broiler is my secret weapon to convert my friends and family to brussel sprout lovers. I work from the same basic recipe (see below) every time and then add a few other ingredients or twists after the roasting. Everyone exclaims over the roasted brussel sprouts, usually with a full [...] Read more »
I adore making soup. I love prepping all of the ingredients, I like getting all the flavors to come together and I love the smell of goodness as the soup simmers away on the stove. Forget candles – I will take a pot of soup any day! I also like the communal aspect of soup [...] Read more »
Meatless Monday comes every week so we bought a huge bag of sprouted beans from Costco to create some recipes. Since Saturday was a rainy and kind of chilly day, a curry seemed just the thing to warm up and a perfect excuse to use the sprouted beans! The amounts are fairly precise – as [...] Read more »
One of the best parts about quinoa is the flexibility – there are an endless number of ingredients, spices, dressings and ways that you can make a dish with quinoa! I ran across this recipe from How Do You Cook Quinoa and with a few adaptations for what I had in the kitchen, I had [...] Read more »
I love introducing my friends and family to new vegetarian dishes. They are usually reluctant but polite about it and then they are amazed that they like it. Maybe it is because people are afraid to try new recipes? Or veggies don’t taste good without meat? It’s fine – I will go about quietly and [...] Read more »
