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Tag Archives: vegetarian recipes
Labor Day Appetizers, Sides & Desserts – Including Olive Oil Ice Cream!
Many of us – ourselves included – will be firing up the grill on Labor Day, cooking burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, and other foods. We’ll also be sorting through the summer bounty of vegetables and fruits to create appetizers, … Continue reading
Fresh Creations: A Salad Popeye Would Love – Spinach w/ Roasted Beets
Popeye the Sailor would no doubt crave this salad. It features his favorite vegetable — spinach, in this case baby spinach — as well as roasted beets, feta cheese, and red onion. The dressing is made with an ingredient that … Continue reading
Our New “Fresh Creations” Focus on Homemade Salads
Our culinary pal Marie Simmons shares our passion for making fresh salads and dressings from scratch. “Homemade is so simple and tastes so much fresher,” the award-winning cookbook author told us. We chose Marie’s warm green bean and tomato salad … Continue reading
Celebrate July 4th with these Vegetarian Salads & Sides
We asked our Facebook fans what they planned to cook this past Memorial Day. Burgers topped our survey, followed by vegetarian dishes, beef/pork/poultry, and hot dogs/brats. People clearly knew the main course they planned to prepare. With that in mind, … Continue reading
A Salad Featuring One of the “Best Foods You Aren’t Eating”
Beets topped a 2008 New York Times list of “the 11 best foods you aren’t eating.” The article noted they’re “a rich source of folate as well as natural red pigments that may be cancer fighters.” We like beets because … Continue reading
A Dish that Will Wow People: Linguini with Roasted Beets
We did a double-take when we first saw the photo here for linguini with roasted beets, fresh tarragon and caraway. It’s stunning! We’re betting it would warm the heart of any dad this Father’s Day … or any day. And … Continue reading
An “Aromatic” Vegetable Curry “Filled with Complex Flavors”
We tuned in to NPR over the weekend and proceeded to turn up the volume for the network’s top 10 list of “simple, summery” cookbooks. We let out a cheer when food writer Susie Chang, who compiled the list, gave … Continue reading
Pan-Roasted Butternut Squash Tossed with Capellini Pasta
Count butternut squash as our favorite member of the winter squash family. We used it the other day to fill ravioli. It’s also good in soups, risotto, casseroles, breads, you name it. The blazing orange flesh is gorgeous. And this … Continue reading
Moroccan Squash Tagine w/ Garbanzos & Couscous
Tagine is one of those culinary words with a double meaning. (Tian is a similar case in point.) Tagine, for starters, refers to a hearty stew that’s a mainstay of Moroccan cooking. There’s also the covered pot, or tagine, you … Continue reading
Valentine Day’s Menu: Shrimp & Steak Plus Chocolate Cake
Valentine’s Day for us means sharing a great meal at home with family and/or friends. We enjoy both the cooking and the meal itself. We’ve put together a do-it-yourself menu that’s easy enough to prepare for your Valentine – either … Continue reading

