Go then, eat thy bread with joy and drink thy wine with gladness. Eccl 9:7
When we lived in California we frequented this fabulous pizzeria in Palo Alto called Terun. Their menu was nice for vegetarians and featured an eggplant meatball dish that I ordered every time. I have missed it since we moved away, and finally attempted to recreate…
This lentil shepherd’s pie is a vegetarian take on an old classic. Shepherd’s pie is by no means a glamorous dish. It was never meant to be. It was a creation of the English state after the introduction of a cheap crop (potatoes). A way…
I found a Youtube video for enchiladas that looked super cheesy and had tons of sauce, AND it was vegetarian! Yes, I watched the entire video and wrote down the instructions. And….yes, I then proceeded to ignore half of those instructions because I didn’t buy…
I never appreciated the magnificent convenience of (homemade) freezer foods until having children. There are virtually no cons, and the ability to have essentially on-demand family meals made with ingredients you yourself laid eyes on is a pro; the ability to have a nice meal…
I love this recipe for just about a billion reasons. Here are a few of those reasons: It uses three dishes, so clean up is simple. The salad comes together in under half an hour. And when I know I won’t have the strength to…
I so often find myself in need of tomato-based sauces that I have taken to hoarding a full batch of frozen tomato sauce in the freezer, several large cans of crushed tomatoes in my pantry, and our CSA fresh canned tomatoes in the refrigerator at…
It was a cold and gloomy November Sunday. My daughter insisted on playing outside, so we lit a fire on the back porch and the smell made us hungry for any grilled fare. We had eaten a meager breakfast of cereal. Our stomachs were lacking…
I remember my father’s paternal grandmother as a strong, Southern woman. She was a force. I only saw her on holidays but I will never forget her cooking, which we ate at home all throughout the year. She used to freeze her fresh-from-the-garden, hand-battered okra…
As a vegetarian, I have no appetite for a food like chicken. However, I’m not crazy. I like food, and I enjoy the enticing smell of fried chicken. I get a little hungry when the Publix fried chicken commercial comes on [let’s be honest– it’s…
As a long-time vegetarian I have explored the many meat alternatives available in grocery store aisles. I like a good number of them for their flavor, but always have some concern about the contents of what I am eating. For instance, the fake soy bacon…