Category Archives: vegetarian
Craving pancakes
I don’t eat pancakes that much any more, but every now and then I crave those fluffy disks of carb-laden goodness. In the past when I got this craving, I dusted off the box of Bisquick and prayed it hadn’t … Continue reading
Filed under Breakfast, Comfort food, Cooking, Family meals, vegetarian
Fresh, delicious hummus
Janet, my good friend from college and devoted reader of this blog, asked me today on Facebook for a recipe I have for making fresh hummus. The conversation started because Mike and I go almost weekly to the Phoenix Public … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Middle Eastern Food, vegetarian, World Cuisines
Faking it in the kitchen
A few years ago, I went through a phase when I wouldn’t eat fake meat. Fake meat, for those who don’t know, is the stuff made out of wheat and/or vegetable proteins. It is made to look, feel, and taste … Continue reading
Filed under Breakfast, Comfort food, Cookbooks, Cooking, cooking methods, Dinner, Family meals, Food, Gardein, Ingredients, Kitchen, Kitchen tools, Lunch, Meal preparation, meals, Meat, seitan, tempeh, tofu, vegetarian
Camp Shamiana eat-a-long
Okay, so Shamiana isn’t a camp but it kind of sounds like one I might have gone to as a kid. Shamiana is a restaurant in Kirkland, Washington, just outside of Seattle. It’s tucked away in a quirky stripmall and … Continue reading
Another one for the kids: vegetarian sloppy joes
When I was a kid, it was a special treat to drive up to Oklahoma from Texas to go visit my grandparents. One of the main reasons for the treat was because Grandma was such an amazing cook and she … Continue reading
Filed under Comfort food, Cookbooks, Cooking, cooking methods, Dinner, Food, Kitchen, Kitchen tools, Lunch, Meal preparation, meals, Sandwiches, vegetarian
Cheesy, breezy, quick-and-easy vegetarian for kids
A few weeks back my friend Karthika mentioned that she was interested in vegetarian recipes for kids. To be honest, I’m not good at cooking for kids. I don’t have kids of my own so I rarely know what to … Continue reading
Filed under Beans, Comfort food, Cookbooks, Cooking, cooking methods, Dinner, Food, Kitchen, Kitchen tools, Left overs, Lunch, Meal preparation, meals, Mexican cuisine, vegetarian
Quick quinoa pilaf is easy, flavorful, and nutritious
About a year ago my good friend Janet wrote me about her recent purchase of an inordinate amount of raw spinach, thanks to the marketing strategies of Costco. She knows I like to cook and knew I would get a … Continue reading
Filed under Comfort food, Cookbooks, Cooking, cooking methods, Food, Ingredients, Kitchen, Kitchen tools, Left overs, Lunch, Meal preparation, meals, Salad, Side dish, vegetarian
Garden update: Buzzing with possibility
It hasn’t been so long ago that Mike ripped out six tenacious bushes in the backyard and set up what would become my vegetable patch. If memory serves, in fact, it’s been just about three months. Lots has changed since … Continue reading
Filed under Cantaloupe, Comfort food, Container gardening, Cooking, Cucumbers, Food, Garden, Green Peppers, Kitchen, Kitchen tools, Okra, Pumpkins, Tomatoes, Vegetable gardening, Vegetables, vegetarian, Watermelon
