Author Archives: ds331
Waffles that can keep a secret
We were visiting Tampa, where my sister in law and her family live and where we coincidentally had a wedding to attend. Bonus! This am I decided to entertain my cutie pettutie niece, Chipmunk, by having her be my sous … Continue reading
Roasted Butternut Squash and Carrots with tahini-sriracha sauce
This recipe is somewhat random…and yet it somehow works. I thought it was pretty tasty. More carrots were bought this week. Along with a butternuts squash and some golden beets….necessitating more roasting. The idea for this came from a recipe … Continue reading
Lentil Quinoa Veggie Burgers
Last week the Washington Post had some great veggie recipes…this is a modification of one of them the BGR veggie burger. BGR makes a pretty good veggie burger. I modified the recipe because I wanted to make it a tad … Continue reading
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with cashews and caramelized onions
I can’t say I am a brussels sprouts lover. But recently, I’ve tried braising and roasting them, mixing them with other ingredients…and I really do like them. The braised version caramelizes them (you do this by placing brussels sprouts halves … Continue reading
Beet salad stacks (Roasted beets with Parmesan, pistachio, arugula & carrots)
Snowday post 2: Along with carrots, husband brought home a bunch of red beets as well. Since I was already roasting things, I roasted these as well…and then built a tasty salad out of them…using the previous spicy sweet carrots … Continue reading
Spicy Sweet Carrots
No snow around here (booh), but a snow day…a good time to post a backlog of recipes! My husband brought a bunch of beautiful multicolored carrots home on Sunday…so it was time to find some good things to do with … Continue reading
Poached egg on mushrooms and toast
This was inspired by an item I saw on a menu. I thought “I can do that”…and so for brunch yesterday, I did! Everyone (our friend, my husband, and me) seemed to like it. Ingredient (serves 3) 1 package mixed … Continue reading
Fatoosh Salad
Here’s an easy twist on a Mediterranean Fatoosh Salad. We didn’t have some of the ingredients that the recipe called for, but had some other things laying around….so I reinvented the recipe. Ingredients 1 Green Onion 1 yellow bell pepper … Continue reading
Polenta with Chard, sun dried tomatoes, and caremelized onions
This is the last of my cooking for tonight (I cook in bursts–I actually made one more dish too, daal makhni). I saw a vegetarian times recipe for grits with kale and caramelized onions. I took that and played with … Continue reading
Mushrooms and kale with faro
I bought some kale and chard yesterday and was looking for something to do. I’ve also never tried faro so I bought some yesterday. Faro and kale seem all the rage lately. I couldn’t understand why…but with this dish, it … Continue reading
Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins (another superbowl dish)
The last of last night’s superbowl dishes was: Stuffed sweet potato skins. A melding of 2 different recipes that is a little time consuming but rather tasty. Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes 1 link of “Field Roast” mexican chipotle fake sausage, … Continue reading
Wholegrain Cranberry Fig Muffins
I saw a tasty recipe for fig cornmeal muffins in the New York Times and I tinkered with it. 1 cup figs 1/2 cup cranberries (mine happen to be frozen–bought too many fresh cranberries at thanksgiving, but they are coming … Continue reading
Mushroom Lentil Burgers and Mango lentils
Mango lentils, you ask? It’s a wee bit sweet, but our verdict was that it was tasty. We then turned that into a veggie burger. (photo coming later when we make this again) Part 1: Mango lentils Ingredients 1/2 c … Continue reading
Test kitchen 1: Edamame ginger dip
These are recipes I’d like to try http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/spicy-ginger-and-coconut-edamame-dip-recipe/index.html
Superbowl “Buffalo” Cauliflower
Why Buffalo cauliflower, you ask? We saw the recipe and were curious. And it turned out to be tasty!Ingredients 1 head of cauliflower broken into florets 1/8 cup Sriracha (less if you wish) 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1/8 cup water … Continue reading
Superbowl inspired Jalapeno Soft Pretzels
Inspiration and base recipe from Smitten Kitchen…with a few little tweaks. We weren’t sure how these would turn out….but the verdict was that they are awesome. There are only 2 left on the plate! Ingredients (note: one adaptation was to halve … Continue reading
Wholegrain berry pancakes with Bananas Foster toping
I love brunch and so I try new recipes each Saturday (or sometimes go back to old standards). Last Saturday, I tried out a new recipe on my husband, one that appears successful! Ingredients for the pancakes 1/3 c oat … Continue reading
New Years Day Wholegrain Biscuits
It’s been a long fallow period, but starting now , I will begin posting more regularly 🙂 We returned from a 3 week trip to India on New Years Eve. So when we woke up on New Years Day hungry … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Pizza (pre-thanksgiving experiment #2)
What does one do with a large cooked squash and a mound of veggies and stuffing? A pizza, duh! At this point, you might be thinking “huh?” but really, that’s what came to mind as I was on my way … Continue reading
butternut squash veggie tofurkeyducken (now with recipe)!
Remember the Turducken? Well obviously that’s not happening in my vegetarian kitchen or on my parent’s vegetarian table. But we do love to be creative and try new things–every year we have a little challenge (my sister, cousins, mom, and … Continue reading
A Happy Veggie Foodie 