Category: Vegetarian
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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…
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Pesto Asparagus with Penne
This one pot meal comes together in about fifteen minutes. This recipe makes two servings.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rolled Eggplant
Rolling rather than layering eggplant gave a unique presentation to what would have been akin to lasagnas.