Yogurt "Ranch" Dip
Kids just love to dip stuff, and if it gets them to eat some raw veggies then that's a bonus. I'm not crazy about that commercial where the kids are drowning all their veggies in dressing, especially...
View ArticleSpinach, Artichoke and White Bean Dip - Review
We had a few people over last night for a Rock n' Romp meeting. I wanted to have a few appetizers on hand, and ran across an interesting recipe in my Cooking Light magazine. It was a spinach and...
View ArticleBroccoli and Baked Tofu Stir-Fry
I have been cooking our tofu in a little oil in a pan a lot lately, and had forgotten how much I like the texture of baked tofu, not to mention the ease of doing it that way. Tossed into a stir-fry...
View ArticleBulgur Salad with Carrot-Pistachio Pesto
I saw this in recipe Whole Living, an awesome magazine my lovely sister-in-law gave me for my birthday. I was skeptical, as it has a LOT of fat, although only 2 grams of it is saturated, but intrigued...
View ArticleStir Fried Noodles with Tofu, Mushrooms and Kale
Occasionally, we order from our favorite Chinese delivery place, Wang's, usually when I'm craving egg drop soup. I have yet to replicate restaurant egg drop soup, and I'm not even sure I want to. I'm...
View ArticleTaco Night with Baked Taco Shells
I have made tacos with tempeh, tofu and boxed TVP. But never in a million years would I have thought of lentils! I tested a great recipe for lentil tacos from the The Chubby Vegetarian whose cook book...
View ArticleMac & Cheese, light but good!
As far as macaroni and cheese goes, nothing beats the real, cheesy, full fat deal. That's just not always a feasible way to eat, though. For little kids or big kids. This lighter version has great...
View ArticleOatmeal - It's what's for breakfast!
Graham has decided he really likes oatmeal for breakfast which is great. I'll admit I am completely guilty of buying the little packages sometimes and serving them with a little fruit on the side. But,...
View ArticlePizza Night and a Vegan Pizza
This started as another test recipe, this time for The Chubby Vegetarian's Beer Pizza Crust recipe. I had never made pizza dough before, and I gotta say it was fun and much easier than I anticipated....
View ArticleMy Plate
This is what the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) says your plate should look like. What used to be the food pyramid had been revised to a more...
View ArticleSpinach Pie and Tomato Soup
I accidentally bought two huge 1 lb containers of baby spinach. How does somebody accidentally buy that much spinach? It was at two separate grocery outings, but that's really still no excuse. However...
View ArticleBaked Eggplant Parmesan
Even though I am not the biggest eggplant fan on the planet, the Grahams like it, so I do make it every once in a while. This is by far one of my favorite ways to eat it. It loses the sliminess that...
View ArticleNot Green Green Smoothie
Right after Christmas, I borrowed a juicer (which I broke) because I wanted to see if I liked juicing. I did, and Graham loved helping to put all the veggies in there and tasting what came out. I liked...
View ArticleFalafel
I've posted about falafel before, but as it should be, cooking methods and recipes continually evolve. I used to lightly fry on both sides and then bake, but I realized forming smaller balls allows...
View ArticleRe-fried Rice...or utilizing leftovers
What to do when you have a class that is starting in 30 minutes and need to throw some dinner together? Raid the fridge. Luckily, we had a ton of left over fried rice in the fridge from over the...
View ArticleQuinoa Burgers
I signed up for a Pinterest account months ago, but never really got into it. Or figured it out. Or something. Anyway, when I was checking out the stats for this very blog the other day, it led me to...
View ArticleBroccoli & Cheese Potatoes
Sometimes I just really want a baked potato. I don't even usually keep potatoes on hand, so I'll actually go order one from the deli down the street. But, feeling a craving coming on, I actually picked...
View ArticleSesame Crusted Salmon with Hoisin Sauce
I'm convinced this is the quickest, easiest fish dish possible. I've made it a few times, of course always sans vegetarian G2, and even with Graham "helping" in the kitchen, it still super quick and...
View ArticleVeggie Enchiladas
In case it's not evident from this blog, we really like Mexican food. We cook it a lot. We eat it at restaurants a lot. Graham's first restaurant outing (I think he was 3 weeks old) was at a Mexican...
View ArticleStrawberry Feta Dip
I was trying to think of some kind of spring-y, Easter-y appetizer to take our family get-together, and what says Spring and/or Easter better than strawberries? Not wanting it to be too sweet, I...
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