Category: Vegetarian

  • Rainbow Vegetable Saute with Wild Rice

    Rainbow Vegetable Saute with Wild Rice

    “Eat the rainbow,” a vegetarian friend had told us. Thus when this recipe appeared in one of the newsletters I read I had to try it. We enjoyed the version as I adapted it and look forward to having it in the future with a few tweaks. However my style of cooking differed from the…

  • Pesto Asparagus with Penne

    Pesto Asparagus with Penne

    This one pot meal comes together in about fifteen minutes. This recipe makes two servings.

  • Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad

    Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad

    This has become our favorite summer salad! Given our nomadic lifestyle, aiming to live on the cusp of summer, it frequents our table. All of the ingredients, except for the beans, we buy fresh for a crisp crunch and bright flavor.

  • Broccoli Alfredo

    Broccoli Alfredo

    I do not recall ever making this with chicken. In a list of meals we have made this is listed as “Chicken” and Broccoli Alfredo with the list of ingredients altered with an option of tofu.

  • Soy Curls with Chile and Soy Sauce

    Soy Curls with Chile and Soy Sauce

    Changing one ingredient in this recipe prompted me to alter nearly every other step. The change came because we wanted to try Soy Curls, an alternative to textured meat.

  • Ravioli in Brown Butter Sauce

    Ravioli in Brown Butter Sauce

    A similar recipe with peas has frequently graced our table. On finding a similar recipe with asparagus I combined the best of both, as shown below. A subsequent find suggested using zucchini and almonds. This option proved to be the best. For ravioli we prefer spinach and cheese filled from Costco. We cook 9 ounces…

  • Pasta with Green Beans

    Pasta with Green Beans

    You will love this fast, nutritious, and tasty Instant Pot meal. All the ingredients store well and might already be in your pantry. Since the sauce and the pasta cook in the same pot, clean up is quick and easy.

  • Mac and Tacos

    Mac and Tacos

    Macaroni and cheese meets tacos. In an Instant Pot this is a quick, nutritious, and tasty meal. This could serve 4. Although Lori and I finished this for main meal.

  • Polenta Pizza with Pesto and Poblano

    Polenta Pizza with Pesto and Poblano

    Looking for a reminder of the proportions to use for pesto, I found a polenta pizza recipe that I did not follow. This adventure in vegetarian cooking earned high marks for flavor and nutrition.

  • Rolled Eggplant

    Rolled Eggplant

    Rolling rather than layering eggplant gave a unique presentation to what would have been akin to lasagnas.