Adapted from MeatlessMonday.com. Sweet potato shepherd’s pie. Downloaded from the web on Feb. 19, 2011. My Comment: The Meatless Monday website was a new find for me — and it is proving to be invaluable! Even though we, or at least I, am committed to a vegetarian diet, the idea of making one night a…
Month: February 2011
26 Feb 2011 Mexican Bean and Tortilla Pie
Adapted from Weight Watchers. Mexican bean and tortilla pie. (subscription only). Downloaded from the web on Feb. 19, 2011. My comment: The servicing size – 1/6 of a 6 inch tortilla is really small! Better have some veggies or a salad on the side. However, it was a tasty and quick dish — be sure…
21 Feb 2011 White Bean and Collard Green Soup
Adapted from Katzen, M. New enchanted broccoli forest. (2000). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. page 21. My Comment: In Mollie Katzen’s Enchanted Broccoli Forest, this soup is called White Bean and Escarole Soup — on Mollie’s website, she has renamed it. In my version, I used neither white beans or escarole 🙂 In fact, this…
19 Feb 2011 Lentils, Brown Rice and Carmelized Onions
Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Lentils, brown rice and carmelized onions. Downloaded from the web on Feb. 5, 2011. My Comment: Frances Moore Lappe always reminded readers that in order to complete a protein, one needed to include a food like rice with beans or lentils. This is, then, a complete protein meal. I had…
17 Feb 2011 Tomato Bulgur Soup with Warm Spices
Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Tomato bulgur soup with warm spices. Downloaded from the web on February 5, 2011. My Comment: The addition of cinnamon to this tomato based soup make it quite interesting. Whole Foods suggests that, if reheating leftovers, you will most likely need to add additional liquid — the bulgur soaks it…
15 Feb 2011 Warm Winter Greens Salad
Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Warm winter greens salad. Downloaded from the web on February 5, 2011. My Comment: A piece of advice – don’t heat those greens too much and if you use radicchio, give that a head start in the pan. The first time around with the recipe, I tried to follow the…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Adapted from: Vegetarian Times. Cheese-stuffed love apples. (February 1, 2005). p 77. Downloaded from the web on 2/11/2011. Vegetarian Times. Roasted red pepper and tomato soup. (February 1, 2007). p 41. Downloaded from the web on 2/11/2011. Vegetarian Times. Spinach-mushroom strata. (February 1, 2007). p 42. Downloaded from the web on 2/11/2011. My Comment: Ignore…
The Fab Five
My Comments: This week I’ve been down and out with yet another virus, one of the hazards of working in an elementary school. So what do we do when no one is in the mood — or otherwise able — to cook? We eat leftovers that we’ve frozen from past meals. At Adrien’s suggestion then,…
09 Feb 2011 Butternut Squash with Wilted Spinach and Blue Cheese
Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Butternut Squash with Spinach. Downloaded from the web on February 5, 2011. My Comment: Butternut Squash and blue cheese – delicious! Ingredients 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles 3 TBSP lemon juice Salt and ground pepper to taste 1 1/2 tsp olive oil 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced 1 5-oz….
Feb 06 2011 Greens and Soft Polenta
Adapted from Moosewood Collective. Moosewood restaurant new classics. (2001). New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers. Page 262. My Comments: Someday I hope to go to the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York. This polenta recipe originally calls for corn meal — which is technically what polenta is — I prefer to use the real Italian food product,…
Four Nights A Week 