April Vegetarian Meal Challenge : Flatbreads In culinary school, the thing that most terrified me, and that I ended up falling the most in love with, was making bread. I'd never even made biscuits, unless you count adding milk to Bisquick mix. I had tried scones once, but it was a fail because I thought I could use 2% milk instead of cream. Once you've made some bread from scratch, you'll see the pure magic of cooking and baking. Today, yeast is a little hard to come by. So is ...
The Essential Vegetarian Pantry
The Importance of the Essential Vegetarian Pantry Having a stocked essential vegetarian pantry is important, and especially now when we're limiting trips to the market. And when we gird ourselves to venture down the aisles, many items are out of stock. In truth, my vegetarian pantry hasn't changed a bit over the past month, or over the past year. And the value of this peace-of-mind is limitless. For example, when I placed a pick-up order this morning at our local market, and saw the first ...
Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas
It seems like forever now. But exactly one month ago we winged it down to Cabo Mexico for a one-week culinary immersion class with The Farm Cooking School. It was incredible fun, delicious, and nurturing. I made new friends I hope to connect with later this year back in Mexico, God willing. And I came away with new fun recipes - like these easy homemade flour tortillas - and tips galore. Cooking in Mexico as Sabor de Rancho The day we made these flour tortillas, we first bumped ...
Perfect Classic Potatoes Au Gratin (with Poblanos)
First of all, yes I know a classic potatoes au gratin doesn't include roasted poblanos. But I swear, everything else in this recipe is totally classic. It's just that I still have Mexico on the brain after our recent fabulous culinary immersion trip there. If you object to the poblano, just eliminate it without making any other changes. Was it only a month ago we were packing to go on vacation?? It seems like the past 3 weeks have lasted at least 3 months. Is it like that for you ...
Menu #12: Weekly Vegetarian Meal Plan
With all the rampant confusion as we brave grocery stores and hoard items we never considered hoard-able even 2 weeks ago, it's more important than ever to have a Vegetarian Meal Plan. It keeps us focused on what we need from the market, prevents food waste, and helps us stay within a budget. In our home, these are all Mission Critical. WEEKLY VEGETARIAN MEAL PLAN CHECKLIST When I sit down to plan my meals for the week ahead, I start with a checklist. Of course this checklist has ...
3 Best Tips for Perfect Instant Pot Black Beans
I'm always focused on pantry items I can have on hand for quick meals. And now, with all the rules changing in our lives, my pantry items are even more critical. What's at the top of my must-have list? Instant Pot black beans and chickpeas. If I turn back the clock a few years, I cooked all my beans on the stove top. Then I switched to the slow cooker. But now, cooking dried beans is the most frequent way I use my electric pressure cooker. Every week, I make a fresh batch of either chickpeas or ...
Honey Lemon Ginger Tea
It's stressful managing fear and all the news about the COVID-19 pandemic racing around the world. So it's more important than ever now to take the time to relax. Take a breath. Find ways to nurture yourself. Since I returned from Mexico earlier this week, this immunity boosting Honey Lemon Ginger Tea is my answer. Travel out of the country?? I know, I know. It might sound a little crazy right now, but the trip was long planned, and the virus totally exploded while we were gone. And it was, ...
5 Easy Ways to Boost Energy
This post offers 5 easy ways I use to boost energy through the day on a vegetarian diet. Most of these can also be used on a vegan diet. A few days ago, I posted about our March Vegetarian Challenge: Fatigue, and listed some of the common dietary reasons you might feel fatigue on a vegetarian diet. For example, the bioavailability of nutrients, vitamins and protein found in plants is not as great as that found in animal products. This means we need more protein and more ...
March Vegetarian Challenge: Fatigue
Fatigue A meatless diet can be healthy, for sure, but vegetarians need to be sure they're getting enough nutrients in their diets. Otherwise, in their search for better health, they can end up with unintended health issues. For example, experiencing low-energy is not uncommon for people new to a vegan diet. And you can feel fatigue on a vegetarian diet as well. It's frustrating. Because, hel-lo, none of us are trying to achieve low energy. We want to feel the best ...
February Vegetarian Challenge: Protein
Protein This month is all about protein. My last post talked about how to figure out how much protein you really need, and why it's important. It's complicated, and there's a lot of conflicting information out there. But even an approximate amount of protein to shoot for each day is important. My goal is 63 grams of protein a day, or roughly 20 grams per meal. But that just doesn't always happen, so I need backup plans. Maybe it's a high protein smoothie with protein powder, stirring ...
February Vegetarian Challenge: Protein
This post discusses how to figure out how much protein you need every day, and a list of vegetarian - friendly proteins. Welcome to month #2 of the Monthly Vegetarian Challenge. Each month I'll post tips around specific themes for anyone wanting to add more vegetarian meals to their weekly menus. Additionally, we'll tackle 1 - 3 seasonal recipes tied to the theme that month, with a contest. This month's theme is PROTEIN. This post covers how to figure out how ...
One Day Left to Enter January’s Vegetarian Challenge
A few weeks ago, I kicked off a Vegetarian Challenge that will run all year, designed for anyone wanting to move to a more vegetarian diet. Even making the decision to go vegetarian one or two days a week takes some planning, because the decision is often made in an attempt to move to a healthier diet. Sure, you can have some kind of vegetarian pasta, and call it your vegetarian commitment, but there's a whole world of new plants out there waiting for you. Useful ...
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