Vegetarian Recipes
Vegan Enchiladas with Creamy Green Sauce
I get a lot of recipe inspiration from restaurants (see last week’s broccoli with mint pesto). And as much as I do enjoy cooking, I also enjoy not cooking . People are sometimes surprised that Chris and I eat out (hehe) pretty often — or, to me it seems often, but is two or three…
Read MoreBean and Quinoa Salad
‘Round here, this is called bean-oa salad, but you can call it bean and quinoa salad if you’re not a major dork like me. My friend Fifi came over for lunch this week and I hadn’t seen her in a while so I wanted to make something special and pretty. She’s vegetarian (check out her…
Read MoreBeans and Greens
Beans and greens are truly one of those recipes that are way more than the sum of their parts. Start with dried white beans (Great Northern or Cannellini) for a creamy, saucy texture and add some fresh greens in at the end, cooking them just until softened but still pretty and green. The result reminds…
Read MoreCaponata Salad
Caponata is a Sicilian eggplant recipe, served warm, with a sweet and sour thing going on between some balsamic vinegar and raisins. This caponata salad got its name because when I was mixing it up, it smelled just like the singular time I made caponata (the Joy of Cooking recipe I think) for a party…
Read MoreQuinoa Black Bean Enchilada Casserole
I came up with this recipe recently on the fly to take over to some vegetarian, new-parent-friends. (New parents are often overwhelmed by baby-things and have a hard time figuring out how to eat food that doesn’t come wrapped in plastic, so take your new-parent-friends a homemade casserole, okay?) They loved it and I tested and tweaked it…
Read MoreVegan “Beef” Enchiladas
I didn’t exactly set out to make a vegan beef enchilada recipe, but that’s what I ended up with. I really just wanted to make some kind of vegan enchiladas but as it turns out, the filling made with mushrooms, pecans and beans is very reminiscent of ground beef. Who knew. It even looks convincing!…
Read MoreTofu Mole Tacos
My husband Chris has never enjoyed any mole sauces he’s tried; they are all sweeter than he likes. He’s also not enamored with glazed meat, sweet barbecue sauces or even ketchup, really. So my self-imposed mission was to use inspiration from this recipe and this recipe to come up with a not-too-sweet Puebla-style red mole…
Read MoreCarrot Turmeric Soup
(You can leave the turmeric out of carrot turmeric soup and you’d be left with regular carrot soup, just like magic!) Really the only reason I added turmeric is because I had some fresh turmeric rhizomes. You ever do that? Find something unusual at your regular store and buy it before you know what to…
Read MoreHomemade Microwaveable Burritos
I’ve been making my own microwaveable burritos since I was in college. True, I don’t make them often any more since I don’t need to pack a lunch anymore but recently I got an email asking about homemade microwaveable burritos so I thought I’d share. SORRY THE PICTURE IS SO UNINSPIRING. I really did try. The thing…
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