Category: Vegetarian

  • Egg Salad Sandwich

    Egg Salad Sandwich

    I’m a traditionalist when it comes to egg salad sandwiches. I really don’t want much added to it. Perfect hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, yellow or Dijon mustard and a tiny bit of salt.  While I leave the egg salad itself plain, I do like to add pepperoncini to the sandwich if I have some around. I…

  • Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes, Basil, Garlic and Cheese

    Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes, Basil, Garlic and Cheese

    I have lost count of how many times I have made this dish. Sometimes I skip the onions, as I did the other night. Sometimes I use Cheddar cheese and other times Mozzarella.  I usually cube the cheese but I had a package of shredded Mozzarella so used that. You could leave out the garlic…

  • Gazpacho

    Gazpacho

    It’s summer and the tomatoes are plentiful and good.  I have tomatoes on toast for breakfast, sometimes with a scrambled egg but often just plain.  I get to walk out and pick the ripest tomatoes for my breakfast, which is about as good as it gets.  When the tomatoes become really plentiful, I make gazpacho.…

  • Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese–and February Menu Ideas

    Dinner tonight is in the Crockpot. My daughter has class two nights a week and asked if I would make the macaroni and cheese from her graduation party again. She has to pack lunch a few days a week and likes this at room temperature. I’ve been working on creating a month of dinner ideas…

  • Falafels from a Mix

    Falafels from a Mix

    Dinner last night was falafels. I will try to make them from scratch at some point. I see a recipe in Jerusalem: A Cookbook that I’d like to try. I did use the recipes in there for the tahini sauce and yogurt and cucumber sauce. But last night I used a mix I picked up…