Category: Vegetarian

  • Stir Fried Tofu, Broccoli, and Red Pepper

    Stir Fried Tofu, Broccoli, and Red Pepper

    Although we eat a lot of meat, we also all like tofu so I often find myself playing around with different stir fries with tofu. The original recipe for this called for hoisin sauce but i didn’t have any so used some jarred black bean sauce instead. It also called for yellow pepper but I…

  • Buttermilk Pancakes

    Buttermilk Pancakes

    I will use the powdered buttermilk when I haven’t planned ahead and it works fine…but it’s not as good as real buttermilk. I bought some real buttermilk last week and hadn’t gotten around to using it in anything. This morning, freshly returned from a nice Spring break at Disneyland, I decided buttermilk pancakes were in…

  • Spinach Cream Soup

    Spinach Cream Soup

    I think I could write a whole series on how to make use of Costco/Big Box stuff without getting tired of it. I bought a big bag of spinach at Costco the other day. First I made our favorite San Francisco’s Little Joe’s Special. Tonight I made this soup from Twelve Months of Monastery Soups.…

  • Vegetarian Sweet & Sour Tofu

    Vegetarian Sweet & Sour Tofu

    On of my nephews is vegetarian, has been for years. I’m hoping he’ll come join us for dinner one evening (nudge nudge Taylor!), plus the girls are interested in eating more “consciously”, so I bought a new cookbook.This is basically from Better Than Peanut Butter & Jelly: Quick Vegetarian Meals Your Kids Will Love! Revised…

  • Goldenrod Eggs – Eggs in White Sauce on Toast

    Goldenrod Eggs – Eggs in White Sauce on Toast

    I’ve seen this recipe called several different things. It is essentially hard boiled eggs in a white sauce on top of toast. We like food on bread, two notables being Welsh Rarebit and tuna melts. This is the plain version, suitable for breakfast or dinner, especially when rounded out by a cup of vegetable soup…