Some women are lucky. They have husbands who are content to have vegetables at the center of their plate for every meal. Their children devour a wide variety of vegetables no matter how they are prepared. This recipe is for the rest of us. If you are having trouble getting your family to eat ...
Dinner Recipes
You Won’t Miss the Meat Beet Burgers
When you go to a restaurant, something magical happens to veggie burgers. They stick together. Their texture mimics that of meat. They taste delicious. I've often wondered, how do they do that? I have attempted, you see, many, many a veggie burger at home. Normally I end up with a mushy, ...
South Indian-Style Vegetable Curry with Lemony Quinoa
Do you ever feel like if you have anything planned in your afternoon or early evening you can't possibly cook a dinner for your family? I used to feel that way and those nights were nights when we'd order pizza, take out, or worse, I'd buy some processed meal that was quick to make. I still have ...
Holiday Side Dish Test: Individual Savory Horseradish Bread Pudding
I'm officially a grown up. For the first time, I am hosting Christmas at my house. While I'm excited about not having to travel over the holidays, I'm nervous about the pressure of having a delicious Christmas dinner. My dad is an amazing cook and I know I could just let him whip up a traditional ...
Sauteed Rainbow Chard with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts
All vegetables have their merit, something that makes them stand out and be worthy of our consumption. One category of veggies, however, really deserves a blue ribbon. Of course you know I'm talking about the good ol' leafy greens. Their nutritional value is, dare I say, unmatched in the ...
Spaghetti and Meatless Balls
I first tried going vegetarian in the fall of 2007. I was married for just over a year, my mom was going through cancer treatments, and I was embarking on a nutritional journey that was largely uncharted territory for me. No one in my life was a vegetarian, and most people were actually more like ...
Baked Pumpkin Penne
Although I am thoroughly enjoying my pumpkin pie smoothies a few days a week, I was inspired by this post to create a savory pumpkin dish. My pumpkin love doesn't end with the sweet dishes, I love it all around. Of course, my first thought was soup, but I wanted something heartier, so I went with ...
Split Pea Soup (is Really Good)
Something about the name Split Pea Soup doesn't make it sound very appetizing. I'll admit it. I pre-judged this soup by its name. Before this week, I'd never even tried Split Pea Soup because I really didn't think it would be good. How can I teach my daughter to not judge people based on their ...
Vegan Sloppy Joes
I grew up loving Sloppy Joes. I was never a huge meat-eater, but there was something about the old Sloppy Joes that I could not get enough of. (And make 'em extra sloppy!) Looking back, it wasn't the meat that made the Joe something special. It was that flavor. Straight-from-the-can Manwich ...
Cheap & Healthy: Roasted Vegetables with Grilled Polenta
Cheap and healthy are not two words that typically go together. I find it disheartening that, for the most part, eating an organic, whole foods diet, is quite a bit more expensive than going the fake food route. High quality ingredients can get pricey. I rarely bother to look at the regular ...
Apple Chutney-Stuffed Roasted Portobellas
Every time I make this dinner, Tim says, "That's your best vegetarian meal". He loves his meat, so satisfying him without some flesh taking up the majority of his plate can be challenging. He loves this combination of roasted portobellas stuffed with a gorgeous apple chutney. I rounded out the ...
Rainy Day Soup
Although this has been an unusually hot week for the first week of fall, yesterday we had a short, but welcome break with a thunderstorm. Tim wasn't going to be home for dinner, so I really didn't have anything planned. I peeked in the fridge to see what I could throw together, and something about ...
