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Category: Entree
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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