Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Greens with carrots, feta cheese and brown rice. Downloaded from the web on 3/26/2011. My Comment: About 6 months ago, I received a bunch of kale as part of our CSA share. Having never had kale before, I hadn’t a clue what to do with it. Over time I’ve discovered…
Month: March 2011
25 Mar 2011 Quinoa Mushrooms and Peas with Miso
Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Health starts here: Quinoa mushrooms and peas with miso. (2011). Austin, TX: Whole Foods Market. My Comment: This week I treated myself to dinner with a friend at a local vegetarian restaurant, Life Alive right here in downtown Lowell. This recipe reminded me a lot of some of my favorite…
21 Mar 2011 Spring Vegetable Minestrone
Adapted from Farre, Viviane Bauquet. Chop, Chop! Vegetarian Times. (April 2010). Issue 376, Volume 36, No. 5. p. 42. My Comment What better way to kick off spring than this spring soup! Even though it is snowing today (on the first day of Spring) in New England, we’ve flirted with some fine spring weather…
19 Mar 2011 Bow Ties with Broccoli Pesto
Adapted from Rees, N. 1 food 5 ways. Vegetarian Times (April 2010). Issue 376. Vol. 36, No. 5. p 64. My Comment: After a whirlwind week of leftovers and pick up cooking — no I don’t mean drive-through or delivery food — we are back! This was a fantastic twist on pesto. Who knew broccoli…
15 Mar 2011 Kerala-Style Edamame Curry
Adapted from Riccardi, Victoria Abbott. “1 food 5 ways”. Vegetarian Times. (Mar. 2011). Issue 383, Vol. 37, No. 3. p. 67. My Comment: Eating We love curries — this one has a couple of things going for it. Using edamame in place of the traditional lentils is a clean taste. Not only is this recipe…
11 Mar 2011 Weeknight Stirfry from Whole Foods
Adapted from Whole foods market. The whole deal. (March/April 2011). Austin, TX: Whole Foods Market, IP, LP. p 20. My Comment: Could it be…. Seitan? Why yes it is. The 5 basic recipes in this month’s Whole Deal from Whole Foods Market caught my eye because once the basic method is mastered, it’s just a…
09 Mar 2011: Simple Black Bean Soup
Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Simple black bean soup. Downloaded from the web on March 6, 2011. My Comment While I prefer preparing beans over canned beans (be sure to rinse off that gelatinous goo), it sometimes is a challenge to get my act together enough to soak and cook the beans. This time I…
7 Mar 2011 Whole Wheat Pasta with Kale & Sundried Tomatoes
Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Whole wheat pasta with kale and sundried tomatoes. Downloaded from the web on March 6, 2011. My comment: Kale is a great green and generally pretty inexpensive! I used a red kale with this recipe and changed from Great Northern Beans to Black Beans because that is what I had…
2 Mar 2011 Winter Warmer Stew
Adapted from MeatlessMonday.com. Winter warmer stew. Downloaded from the web on Feb. 26, 2011. My comment: I did make a major substitution in this dish — could it be Seitan? Because I wasn’t near Whole Foods and couldn’t obtain Seitan, I used tempeh — not one of my favorite things, but it seemed like it…
28 Feb 2011 Glazed Carrot and Tomato with Wild Rice Ragout
Adapted from Vegetarian Times. Glazed carrot and tomato with wild rice ragout. (March 2009, p 60 print edition). Downloaded from the web on February 27, 2011. My Comment: This was a delightful surprise! I have to admit that I did not buy a bag of wild rice; I just used what we had on hand…
Four Nights A Week 