Ingredients Potatoes (I tried both golden and russet and preferred the russet for this) Marinara sauce Squash & zucchini Optional: Fresh basil, vegan Parmesan and/or nutritional yeast (a great, natural source of B12!) Directions 1. Bake the potatoes. (I baked mine in the microwave.) 2. While the potatoes are baking, cut up the squash and …
Feb
19
Using Up The CSA Veggies
I picked up our second CSA delivery a few days before I went out of town for a week on business travel. The day after I returned, Ed went out of town for a week on business travel. This left us with an abundance of un-eaten CSA vegetables (including a whole head of cabbage from …
Nov
15
Meatless Monday #46: Veggie Pot Pie
Pot pie – what a great fall meal. I gave this one a “cheesy” flavor by adding nutritional yeast to the filling. Ingredients: 2 frozen pie crusts Optional: Vegetable broth for cooking the veggies (can also use water) Lots of veggies, I used: Potato Broccoli Carrots Cabbage Zucchini Celery For the filling: 1/2 cup flour …
Nov
08
Meatless Monday #45: Pasta And Potatoes With Pesto
This starch on starch dish wasn’t my own strange idea. Pasta with potatoes is actually a classic Italian dish that you’ll find in most Italian cookbooks. It can be created with a variety of sauces and veggies. This one uses pesto and green beans. (Here’s another with pesto and peas, and another with sweet potatoes …
Oct
04
Meatless Monday #41: Veggie Shepherd’s Pie
I’m going on a trip to Ireland later this week! In the spirit of my Irish vacation, this week’s recipe is Shepherd’s Pie. Also, make sure to enter the contest to win $1000 and my cookbook giveaway! Ingredients Mashed potato topping: 2-3 potatoes, for mashing non-dairy milk, like soy milk (I used almond milk) non-dairy butter, like …
Aug
30
Meatless Monday #38: Vegan Caesar Salad
I’m actually posting three recipes today for Meatless Monday since I’ve missed quite a few Mondays in a row, and since the second two are so simple that I don’t even consider them recipes, but they are definitely delicious enough to pass along! Vegan Caesar Dressing In a food processor, combine: 3 garlic cloves 2 …
Feb
15
Meatless Monday #21: Tempeh
Tempeh (pronounced “tem-pay”) is a soy protein, like tofu but with a much thicker texture and more flavor. Tempeh is a complete protein food that contains all the essential amino acids. It is very nutritive and contains many health promoting phytochemicals such as isoflavones. The soy protein and isoflavones have many health benefits. Isoflavones strengthen …
Feb
01
Meatless Monday #19: Twice Baked Potato
A veganized version of the original. Ingredients: potato olive oil soy cheese bacon flavored bits chives salt & pepper Directions: 1. Bake the potato (either in the oven or in the mircowave). 2. Once the potato is baked, cut it in half and carefully scoop the potato out of the skin. Save the skin. 3. …
