Category: Vegetarian
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White Beans and Greens Recipe
I first got this recipe from the newspaper quite a few years ago. I’ve since lightened it a bit by using fewer breadcrumbs and less cheese. I also typically halve it so it serves 3-4 as a side dish, so feel free to double to serve 4-6. It goes great with many things. I’ve served…
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Black Bean Burgers Recipe & Sweet Potato Fries
I don’t watch cooking shows very often, but these black bean burgers on Sandra Lee’s Money Saving Recipes were intrigued me. My parents came down on Wednesday to stay with us so my mom and I could start on Thanksgiving preparations. I knew they are always willing to try new foods and enjoy low fat…
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Eggplant and Green Pepper in Miso
This is from Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen which I’ve been enjoying. I just used one small Japanese eggplant and half a green pepper because I was only feeding two people, and I cut back a bit on the sauce ingredients as well. It came out quite…
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Basil Pesto Recipe
I am going to freeze some of this pesto, so I left out the cheese in the main batch, following my former mother-in-law’s rule as well as Mark Bittman’s advice in How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food, one of my favorite go-to cookbooks. I’ve added some as I used it (on some…
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Fried Tofu and Greens with Peanut Dressing
I made this pan-fried tofu and greens with peanut dressing from Cooking Light last night for dinner. Their picture is much better than mine so I’m just linking! However, there was no miso to be found at my local Safeway so I settled for a bottled Thai peanut dressing mix instead. It was good. We…