I would argue that you can have all the makings for a stellar salad, worthy of a James Beard award or something equally lofty, but if you dress it with some mediocre dressing you threw together at the last minute, the salad will quickly become forgettable at best, and jarring at worst. Case in point: I recently had a lentil salad at a restaurant that could have been amazing, but missed the mark due to a tart lemon dressing that overwhelmed the flavors of the salad. It needed the rounded depth of ...
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Entrees
Thanksgiving is about the food. Sure, we give thanks and mean it, but really it's about the food. Just because most magazine covers have been touting the best, quickest, easiest ways to do your turkey this year, that's no reason for vegetarians to feel deprived. There are a wealth of entrees we can have, and know we had the best meal at the table. Side dishes are easy, but I always look for a dish filling enough and yes, gorgeous enough, that I can serve as an entree. Looking for some entree ...
Brussels Sprouts Gratin with Quinoa: #SundaySupper
I've yet to meet a gratin I didn't want to marry. Comfortable unpretentiousness, warm and welcoming, and so flexible. It can be a stand-alone dish, needing only a salad to round it out, or be one of many side dishes on a Thanksgiving table. It can be healthy or not-so-much, and accommodate almost any vegetable or fish. Cooking something au gratin means to bake it with a crust made of shavings of cheese and/or breadcrumbs. The word stems from a French word (yes, this dish is from the ...
{Gluten-Free} Chocolate Chip Cookies with Chickpea Flour: #SundaySupper
The best way to get your family to try something new, I mean really new, is to disguise it as something familiar and offer it when they're not suspecting anything devious. As my husband was getting dressed this morning, I offered him what looked very much like a chocolate chip cookie, warm from the oven. "Oh!! Chocolate chip cookies!" as he popped it in his mouth. "Kind of", I responded. He looked at me. "Well, there are chocolate chips in it, and it is a cookie." "Is it a ...
Jack-O-Lantern Apple Hand Pies: #ProgressiveEats
Are you ever overwhelmed by all the types of apples that show up in the markets around now? For a good snacking apple, I generally grab Honey Crisps and Fujis, in that order. They have the best balance of tart and sweet for me, and they're both juicy without risk of mealiness. But what about cooking and baking them? Obviously you don't want to use the same apples for making applesauce as you do for an apple pie. When it comes to baking, Braeburn apples are at the top of my list. I can ...
Healthy Caramelized Banana Bread with Einkorn Flour
Part of settling into a new home is figuring out how you'll entertain in it. We enjoy throwing dinner parties, and now that we have a house in Tahoe offering plenty of space to spread out, more family and friends are suddenly coming to stay for a few days. I practically worship people who make the entertaining thing look easy, so I've made a study of it over the years. I can tell you, it takes both a mountain of planning and the ability to relax with guests to make it all appear ...
Potato Leek Soup with Hatch Chiles
It's been awhile since I've posted anything here for you. It's hard to believe how quickly the summer slipped by. I could blame it on the fact that we spent the summer painfully searching, finding, buying, and moving into a new home. And let's not forget that whole unpacking-getting settled thing, which may continue until my grandchildren graduate from college (the youngest are currently slaving over multiplication tables). I could blame my absence on the fact that until recently, much of my ...
Cauliflower and Crispy Chickpeas with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Olives and Miso Dressing
Warm salad of roasted cauliflower and crispy chickpeas sautéed with sun-dried tomatoes and Kalamata olives, all tossed with a miso dressing. Do you have certain ingredients you always go to? The Italians, IMHO, have this nailed. Tomatoes, pasta, garlic, basil, and Parmesan. Those five ingredients can make several days of meals for me. Nothing against this winning combination, but I have my own favorites I often go to year-round. Cauliflower. Sun-dried tomatoes. Kalamata olives. ...
Salad Days Cookbook Review: Herby Peas and Crispy Green Rice
One of my New Year's Intentions this year (which sounds so much more appealing than New Year's Resolution) was to eat more salads. Specifically I wanted to eat a salad a day. By mid-January I reframed this Intention to 4 - 5 salads a week. And then the Intention became Nice Idea That Might Not Happen, after which I promptly forgot all about it. I do eat salads, don't get me wrong, but not enough. Just because I'm mostly vegetarian doesn't mean I'm mostly healthy. So salads made only ...
Weekly Menu Plan: Week 4
It's time for our Weekly Menu Plan! It's been an incredibly busy week at our house, and I haven't had a chance to post anything else for you, but tomorrow I'll be posting a recipe for Herby Peas and Crispy Green Rice from a new cookbook called Salad Days. It's just in time for summer salads, although the cookbook has salads for your table all year long. Every salad I've tried has been a huge winner. So stay tuned for this on Saturday morning! As a recap, if you missed our earlier ...
Week #3: Dinner Menu Plan for Vegetarians and Carnivores Eating Together
My Dinner Divas are back again with another dinner menu plan for the week ahead. It's full of ideas for you - especially if your dinner table has both vegetarians and omnivores trying to share a meal like mine does. As a recap, if you missed our earlier menus, I’ve joined up with some of my favorite blogger friends to collaborate on a week’s worth of dinner ideas. Every Friday morning, you’ll wake to a menu of options for the week ahead, including 5 dinners and 2 extra dishes that can be ...
Vegetarian Cinco de Mayo Dishes!
I eat Mexican food all year long, but as we roll into Cinco de Mayo, it's always fun to try something new. I've pulled together a bunch of ideas for you, ranging from Drinks and Appetizers and Main Dishes, to Brunch Ideas, Sides, Soups, and Desserts. Depending on where you live, some of these dishes might involve ingredients not yet in season, so I've provided you lots of options. Drinks and Appetizers A Beerific Bloody Mary 15 Minute Chile-Con-Queso Dip Jalapeño-Cornbread ...
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