Category: Vegetarian
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Asparagus Orzotto
This is a tasty dish that comes together quickly. If one were to substitute margarine and vegan cheese, this meal could qualify as plant based. Serves 2; ready in ~30 minutes
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Sacchettini Salad
July was extremely hot, at least by our standards. Anything meal requiring the oven, not an option. We even minimized using the stove top. After one too many salads I wanted ravioli. A ravioli salad seemed to be a reasonable compromise. The recipe I found almost worked for us. Then Costco offered us colorful Sacchettini.…
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Pasta Primavera
The type on the magazine page with the original recipe has shrunk. Years ago I could easily read the instructions. Now I need to hold it in a bright light. Plus I have made several emendations to that recipe for this spring vegetable dish. The leeks must have grown larger since this recipe was printed.…
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Braised Vegetables
Our current social life includes half-a-dozen pot-luck meals each month. These often are short on vegetables. This week I adapted a few recipes to finish up a few items as we prepare to get underway again. Our discriminating neighbors consumed what I had made demonstrating the broad appeal of this dish. Traditionally braising softens a…
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French Toast without Eggs
A no-egg variation of a classic breakfast that tastes at least as good, if not better than the usual. If the price of eggs continues to climb, this could be on the table of many an omnivore as well as vegans.
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Zucchini Topped Potatoes
Our usual baked potato bar got a little creative with an Italian twist. Changing from a large baking potato to small red or golden or purple potatoes added depth to the potatoes. I use canned diced tomatoes since they can sit on my shelf until needed, but whole tomatoes should work well, perhaps better. As…
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Ravioli with Eggplant
“Let’s find a new way to prepare ravioli,” I was encouraged. The recipe we found looked rather bland. Thus I immediately enhanced it with garlic and oregano. This version was rated worthy of adding to our expanding rotation. Yield: 2 generous servings in about 30 active minutes. Ingredients Procedure
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Citrus Poached Spinach
A winery in Michigan offered something like this as one course of a five course meal. Ever since I have speculated how I might replicate it.
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Baked Tofu Hoisin-Sesame Salad
The recipe below adds baking the tofu to amp up the flavor. This made a nutritious and tasty salad to eat on a travel day.
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Vegetarian Quesadillas
We found this one-pot meal to be refreshing and satisfying. This adapted recipe combines comments from another site plus a few of my own modifications.