Vegetarian Entrées

  • Baked Tofu Hoisin-Sesame Salad October 11, 2023Baked 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.
  • Broccoli Alfredo April 9, 2023Broccoli 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.
  • Citrus Poached Spinach November 29, 2023Citrus 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.
  • Fettuccined Vegetables in Creamy Sauce November 11, 2014Fettuccined Vegetables in Creamy Sauce
    This dish developed when we had visited a restaurant that was changing its menu: Several items on their old menu were no longer available and their new menu was not ready. I opted for their fettuccine Alfredo and their sautéed …
  • Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad April 12, 2023Greek 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.
  • Mac and Tacos September 8, 2022Mac 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.
  • Pesto Asparagus with Penne June 2, 2023Pesto Asparagus with Penne
    This one pot meal comes together in about fifteen minutes. This recipe makes two servings.
  • Polenta Pizza with Pesto and Poblano February 18, 2021Polenta 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.
  • Rainbow Vegetable Saute with Wild Rice August 8, 2023Rainbow 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 …
  • Ravioli in Brown Butter Sauce January 24, 2023Ravioli 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 …