Mostly Soup
Posted in Dips and Spreads, Sandwiches, Vegan, Vegetarian, legumes on Sep 6th, 2011
Next time you make pesto, consider reserving a few tablespoons for this satisfying dip. The dip is great with veggie sticks or pita wedges, or spread it on bread and top with lettuce and tomato for a hearty and healthful sandwich. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 large white onion, diced 2 15.5 ounce cans [...]
Posted in Finger Foods, Seafood, Vegan, Vegetarian on Jul 20th, 2011
Don’t you love the type of bodega that, instead of having potato chips in front of the counter for your last minute impulse buys, has things like this? The beautiful green rectangle pictured in my hand is an Annie Chun’s Roasted Seaweed Snack in sesame flavor. It contains the following, all of the following, and [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Middle Eastern Food, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on Sep 23rd, 2010
Baked yams are one of my family’s favorite breakfasts in the fall and winter. The baking yams will fill your home with a sweet smell similar to sweet potato pie. They take mere moments of active cooking time, and don’t even dirty a pan. The only catch is that you’ll have to be awake an [...]
Posted in Quinoa, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian on Sep 8th, 2010
I first became interested in quinoa because of its health benefits, but once I tried it I fell in love with its texture and flavor. In texture, quinoa is similar to couscous. It makes a wonderful substitute for white rice when brown rice would be too dense. This is my basic quinoa “base” recipe. After [...]
Posted in Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian on Sep 2nd, 2010
Today was meant to be another pesto day. Well, actually pesto day was supposed to be a few days ago, but things happened and it kept getting pushed back one day at a time until today. And so it came that when I pulled my basil from the refrigerator I found that most of it [...]
Posted in Finger Foods, Middle Eastern Food, Recipes, Salads, Sandwiches on Aug 18th, 2010
Kofte is a type of kebab. It is usually made with red meat or chicken, with a lot of flavor mixed in before cooking in the form of herbs, spices, onions, and garlic. My recipe is a hybrid between kofte and American style meatballs, and has a far higher proportion of plant food than the [...]
Posted in Recipes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian, legumes on Aug 17th, 2010
Today was a windy, rainy day; the perfect kind of day to let a pot of soup simmer away on the stovetop. This soup has all the comfort of chicken noodle soup, without the noodles. The soup can easily be made vegan by using a vegan chicken flavored broth. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 [...]
Posted in Polish Food, Recipes on Aug 9th, 2010
For me, this is comfort food. My mother’s side of the family is Polish, and while we’ve lost most of that culture the food has been the last to go. Stuffed peppers and stuffed cabbage were the most common Polish food my grandmother and mother used to prepare. They made a very Americanized version of [...]
Posted in Brown Rice Dishes, Recipes on Aug 2nd, 2010
I love jambalaya. I used to prepare Zatarain’s instant jambalaya a couple of times a month. However, as I began to remove processed foods and white rice from my diet and increase my intake of vegetables, I decided to develop my own somewhat healthier recipe. This probably still wouldn’t qualify as health food since it [...]
Posted in Recipes, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian on Jul 31st, 2010
This week, my CSA share contained another ingredient I’ve never tried: fennel. Holding the beautiful bunch of fennel in my hand, I was immediately captivated by its licorice-like aroma. Browsing around the internet to see just how I might use this beautiful veg, I discovered this recipe for Tomato Fennel Soup from Art Smith’s book [...]
