Category Archives: Recipes
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
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
Patriotic almond shortbread sandwich cookies
I was dreaming of red, white , and blue cookies…and I saw two things that inspired me…a photo of a plate of red, white and blue star cookies & a recipe for and shortbread sandwich cookies. So how does one … Continue reading
Gingerbread Campaign Cookies
I decided that it would be nice to have cookies with my husband’s logo on them, so I found someone on Etsy to print his campaign logo onto sheets of frosting (frosting stickers, essentially). Several sites do this and I … Continue reading
coming soon–the campaign wife bakes…
I’ve been a slacker, but it’s been a little busy with my husband’s campaign and all. The next few posts will prob be campaign related (the stuff I baked for the campaign and for the election night party). Coming soon. … Continue reading
People’s Choice winning Jalapeno cornbread
I won an award at a neighborhood cornbread bake-off today. The whole thing was just a lot of fun…a bunch of neighbors getting together to eat good food, enjoy a crisp fall day outside, and compete over…cornbread! It’s apparently a … Continue reading
Kozakattai (Indian coconut dumplings and salty dumplings)
A few friends and I got together today to recreate a dish from our childhoods–one our moms always make for Ganesha Chaurthi, an Indian holiday that occurs in late August or Early September. We are about a month off…this was … Continue reading
Grilled Eggplant Pomegranate Salad with blue cheese
It’s been a busy few weeks, so haven’t been blogging much, but I have tried out some new recipes to share! This recipe is courtesy of a book I was reading. I didn’t have the proportions, but there was … Continue reading
Roasted Corn Benedict
I was inspired by huevos rancheros…or at least the flavors of that dish. I didn’t really know what I was making when I started out–we had corn, peppers, and onions in the fridge…as well as some eggies… out came this … Continue reading
A Happy Veggie Foodie 