Category: Entree

  • Adapted from The Pod. World Peas CSA, project of New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. (June 16, 2011). My Comment: This is the second year that Adrien and I have belonged to a local CSA, World Peas.  What a wonderful idea behind the CSA — new farmers are mentored and supported while they learn how to plan,…

  • Adapted From O’Hara, Julie. Seasonal Sensations. Clean Eating Magazine. (Vol 4, Issue 5). June 2011. page 46. My Comment: Now this was a delicious spring recipe — the fresh flavor of peas and the brilliant green color made it pleasing to the palate and the eye.  I suppose a purist would make the ravioli dough; that…

  • Adapted from Welland, Dianne. 14-Day clean eating meal plan. Clean Eating Magazine. (Vol. 4, Issue 5). June 2011. p 77. My Comment: The idea of eating “clean” appeals to me – we try not to eat much of anything that has been processed and we try to eat more whole grain foods.  It is less…

  • Adapted from: Welland, D. 14-Day Clean-Eating Meal Plan. Clean Eating Magazine. (Vol 4, Issue 5). June 2011. page 80. My Comment: I spotted this recipe in Clean Eating Magazine and decided 25-plus years was enough time between souffles. Years ago, I watched Julia Child on television,  and I used to make a cheese souffle every…

  • Adapted from The Whole Deal. (May/June/July 2011). Austin TX: Whole Foods Market. p 18. My Comment: I saw this in the Whole Foods Flyer and decided to   give it a try — not as a recipe but as a cooking method suggestion.  Usually when I attempt to grill veggies they come out really under-…

  • Adapted From Welland, Diane. Clean Eating Magazine Recipes. Downloaded from the net on May 22, 2011. My Comment: One of my sisters is an experienced world traveler and on her trip to Morocco, she brought back a packet of an interesting spice: Ras El Hanout.  This recipe is seasoned with this spice blend from Morocco…

  • Adapted from: Gorman, Rachel Moeller et al. Cooking class: The Joy of Meatless. Eating Well. (Vol 10, No 3) May/June 2011. page 52. My Comment: A casserole for the end of May? You bet! And this one was a good  one. I tweaked the recipe to include soy milk in place of cow’s milk and, Ezekiel bread…

  • Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Thai shrimp and carrot salad. Downloaded from the web on May 15, 2011. My Comment: Just my opinion, but I think this recipe needs some serious tweaking.  Realizing that the lack of oil was possibly purposeful, I still need to say that the dressing needs something – sesame oil maybe?…

  • Adapted from D’Andrea, Aurelia. Veg Boot Camp: Vegetable rosti with tomato-corn salsa. (June 2011). Issue 385, Vol. 37, No. 5. p. 63. My Comment: Lots of prep to this recipe, but well worth it. The grater disk on my food processor made it quick work.  Ingredients For Tomato-Corn Relish 3 cups fresh or thawed frozen…

  • Adapted from d’Andrea, Aurealia. 28 day eat green challenge: Veg boot camp. Vegetarian Times, Issue 385, Vol. 37, No. 5. (June 2011). p 77. My Comment: Sometimes I’m not sure of what I’m doing in meal planning — so when I hear of an already mapped out meal plan, my ears really perk up.  Vegetarian…