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  • 20 May 2011 Thai Shrimp and Carrot Salad

    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?…

  • 08 May 2011 Heart-Healthy Dried Fruit Scones

    Adapted from: Chang, Joanne. Flour: Spectacular recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery + Cafe. (2010). San Francisco: Chronicle Books LLC. p. 50. My Comments: Lucky enough to live in the Boston Metro area (well, that’s a little stretch – a 40 minute ride puts me downtown though), I’ve been to 2 of Flour’s locations.  If you…

  • 07 May 2011 Sugar Snap and Snow Pea Stir-fry

    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…

  • 04 May 2011 Miso Baked Tofu

    Adapted from Bittman, Mark. How to cook everything vegetarian. (2007). New York: John Wiley & Company. p 641. My Comment: We’ve been incorporating tofu into our meals since we were   first married… never mind how long ago that was. In those days we went to Erewhon (remember them?) and bought chunks of tofu out of…

  • 27 Apr 2011 Eggplant Scallopini

    Adapted from Katzen, Mollie. Moosewood cookbook. (1977). Berkeley, CA: Ten-speed Press. p 168. My Comment: Adrien and I disagree on mushrooms — I *LOVE* them; he puts up with them. This was a truly tasty dish (mine without the pasta) – how have I missed it in all the years that I’ve had the Moosewood…

  • 26 Apr 2011 Crab Salad with Lemon Dressing

    Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Crab salad with lemon dressing. Downloaded from the web on April 21, 2011. My Comment: Ok, I know fish is off the grid for vegetarians…. but sometimes I do like to eat it. Today our New England weather gave us about 4 hours of 75 degree temperatures — have we…

  • 22 Apr 2011 Spinach Salad with Plums and Goat Cheese

    Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Spinach salad with plums and goat cheese. Downloaded from the web on April 21, 2001. My Comment: Well, if the weather around here won’t cooperate and warm up, we can still have salad suppers!  This spinach salad from Whole Foods recipe collection calls for Humboldt Fog goat cheese – which I…

  • Apr 11 2011 School Night Tacos

    Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Meals for four under $15. (Spring 2011). Austin TX: Whole Foods Market. My Comment:  While I’m sure these quarterly meal suggestions are produced by Whole Foods to dispel any notions that shopping in their stores is expensive, I often find something fun to cook — as in this quarter’s publication. …

  • 27 Mar 2011 Greens with Carrots, Feta Cheese and Brown Rice

    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…

  • 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…