RECIPE #503, DAY #757 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Moroccan-Style Lentil and Chickpea Soup” from Robin Robertson’s Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker* TIMING: About 15 minutes of prep and 8 hours of cooking DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Crockpot/slow cooker, skillet, and ladle, etc. COOK TYPE: Crockpot/slow cooker, and just a little stovetop HEALTH: This soup is not only…
Category: Vegetarian
Baked Bean Soup
RECIPE #502, DAY #756 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Baked Bean Soup” from Moosewood Collective’s Moosewood Daily Special* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Cutting board and knife, soup pot, ladle COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This soup would be highly recommended, if I hadn’t been heavy-handed with the brown sugar. You could, actually, leave out the brown sugar…
Fettuccine with Arugula and Walnuts
RECIPE #500, DAY #754 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Spinach Fettuccine with Arugula and Tomatoes” from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy TOOLS: Saute pan and a pan to boil pasta, tongs COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Pasta, so if you eat too much pasta or refined flour, you may want to cut…
Bean Burrito Bowls
RECIPE #491, DAY #675 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Easy Burrito Bowls” from the My Other Recipes section of Damn Delicious online* TIMING: 15 minutes of work, inside of the time it takes for your rice to cook DIFFICULTY: Fairly easy TOOLS: Something to cook the rice COOK TYPE: Rice cooker HEALTH: This is a nice, well-rounded lunch…
Eggplant Parmesan
RECIPE #480, DAY #667 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, translated into my first recipe collection, It’s All Good* TIMING: 1 ½ hours DIFFICULTY: It’s not the easiest thing to pull off, and yet the flavors make even a botched attempt still taste good. TOOLS: A heavy-bottomed skillet or griddle (preferable cast iron),…
Spaghetti Basil Almond Soup
RECIPE #476, DAY #655 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Ultimate Recipe Collection, from Trident Press, back when I was too naïve to know I should be snooty about cookbooks* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A soup pot and a ladle COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: It isn’t really a complete meal, and is much heavier on the carbs…
Chinese Vegetable Noodle Soup
RECIPE #475, DAY #654 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Carole Clement’s Cook’s Companion* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Just a soup pot and ladle, and tools to cut things COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This is a very healthful soup, even with the noodles. Full of things that help with a cold, like ginger, garlic, spice, crucifers, alliums,…
Curried Cauliflower StirFry
RECIPE #471, DAY #645 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Indian-Style Saute of Cauliflower and Greens,” from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Moderate TOOLS: A wok or large saute pan, things to chop with and things to chop on, etc. COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This is a healthy, vegetarian entrée. It lacks in protein,…
Vegetarian Classic Sandwich
RECIPE #469, DAY #643 ORIGINAL RECIPE: This gem came from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone* TIMING: 10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing special COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: It’s vegetarian. It’s chock full of veggies and even healthy fat. It’s full of fiber and vitamins. It’s full of veggies. Great! EXPERIENCE: My husband and I…
Three-Bean Chili Soup
RECIPE #468, DAY #643 ORIGINAL RECIPE: I made this one up years ago to emulate my mom’s chili, but vegetarian* TIMING: 1 hour, if you want to give it good simmer time DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Soup pot and ladle COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: There’s nothing quite as simple and healthy as a pot of chili….
Quick Tortilla Soup
RECIPE #465, DAY #641 ORIGINAL RECIPE: It’s in my first-ever recipe collection, but it came originally from Mills’ and Ross’ Desperation Dinners* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Not TOOLS: Soup pot and other normal kitchen things COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This make a rather fine, super speedy, weeknight, family dinner. It is chock full of veggies…
Welsh Rarebit
RECIPE #442, DAY #612 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Welsh Rarebit” from Bert Greene’s Kitchen Bouquets TIMING: 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Things can go wrong here pretty easily, as you can see from my curdled, runny result TOOLS: A double boiler or a super-heavy-bottomed saucepan COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Not healthy. A very imbalanced meal, in line with grilled…
Tempeh Salad Sandwich
RECIPE #433, DAY #600 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Curried Tempeh Spread,” from Nava Atlas’s Vegetarian Five-Ingredient Gourmet* TIMING: 10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing special COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: Tempeh is fermented soy, so this is almost healthy. The mayonnaise is what almost disqualifies it. Still, if you were going to have a sandwich, one with veggies,…
Simple Dal with Coconut Rice
RECIPE #421, DAY #595 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Dal with Coconut Cream,” from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, by Deborah Madison* TIMING: About 1 hour, including the rice DIFFICULTY: Fairly easy, really simple TOOLS: Rice steamer or cooker, heavy-bottomed large sauce pan, mortar and pestle or small food processor COOK TYPE: Stovetop and rice steamer or cooker HEALTH:…
Mediterranean Lentils, Rice, and Vegetables
RECIPE #404, DAY #574 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Palestinian Rice with Lentils and Browned Onions,” “Velvety Fried Eggplant,” “Fried Tomatoes in Tomato Sauce,” and “Palestinian Salad,” from Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian* TIMING: 1 hour, after a 3 hour soak for the lentils DIFFICULTY: This takes some serious speed and kitchen multi-tasking TOOLS: A deep fryer or some sort,…
Ginger-Soy Soba
RECIPE #400, DAY #571 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Soba Noodle Salad,” from Moosewood Collective’s Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Cooking pot, spider, salad serving bowl, small bowl, etc. COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Thumbs way up! Full of green veggies and whole buckwheat, as well as healthful miso, garlic, ginger, and soy….
Breakfast Strata
RECIPE #394, DAY #569 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Breakfast Strata with Potatoes, Rosemary, and Fontina,” from Cooks Illustrated, November & December 2001* TIMING: 1 hour, then overnight, then 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Easy enough but involved TOOLS: A nonstick/cast iron skillet, 8×8 baking pan (preferably glass), etc. COOK TYPE: Stovetop and oven HEALTH: A breakfast strata sure beats…
Rice and Lentil Bake
RECIPE #391, DAY #567 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Easy One-Dish Casserole,” from Ruth Yaron’s Super Baby Food* TIMING: 1 hour 45 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy as easy can be TOOLS: 9×9 baking dish COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: This is an A-1 top option for a healthy dinner. It has vegetarian protein, whole grains, and a wee bit of…
Pimiento Cheese Two Ways
RECIPE #397, DAY #571 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Pimiento Cheese,” from Ree Drummond in Food Network Magazine, circa 2013* TIMING: 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A stand mixer is ideal here COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: Pimiento cheese–a Southern staple–has its health issues. It is simply bursting with fat from mayonnaise, cheese, and more cheese. Slather it on…
Bean Chili with Corn Cheddar Tamale Crust
RECIPE #387, DAY #564 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Black Bean Tamale Pie” from Stephanie O’Dea’s 365 Slow Cooker Suppers* TIMING: 10 minutes, then 6 hours DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A crock pot/slow cooker and a whisk COOK TYPE: Crock pot/slow cooker HEALTH: This is healthy, hearty eats. It also happens to be vegetarian, which makes it a health…
Refined Mulligatawny
RECIPE #374, DAY #544 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Mulligatawny Soup”/”Mullagatanni,” from Julie Sahni’s Classic Indian Cooking* TIMING: 1 hour, much of it simmering time DIFFICULTY: Easy, but more involved than your everyday soup TOOLS: Soup pot, whisk, small skillet, sieve, immersion blender COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: There’s just a small amount of cream here, but I would…
Potato Samosas
RECIPE #373, DAY #544 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Savory Pastries with Spicy Potato Filling”/”Aloo Samosa,” from Julie Sahni’s Classic Indian Cooking* TIMING: At least 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Fairly difficult TOOLS: Fryer or Dutch Oven, lots of frying oil, tongs or fry basket, drying rack, rolling pin, etc. COOK TYPE: Stovetop and fryer/Dutch Oven HEALTH: Well, they are…
Matar Paneer
RECIPE #370, DAY #542 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Green Peas and Indian Cheese in Fragrant Tomato Sauce”/”Matar Paneer” from Julie Sahni’s Classic Indian Cooking* TIMING: 2 hours DIFFICULTY: Not too difficult TOOLS: Nonstick saute pan or wok COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This is a nice, healthy entree, and vegetarian to boot. With cheese as the protein, it…
Thai Red Curry
RECIPE #360, DAY #537 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Thai Tofu Vegetable Red Curry” from my own recipe collection, modified years ago from Mill’s and Ross’s Desperation Dinners* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A wok COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This is pretty good, actually. You don’t need to feel guilty pulling up to a plate of red…
Pumpkin Hummus
RECIPE #332, DAY #521 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Pumpkin Hummus” from the Pinch of Yum blog* TIMING: 30 minutes, including “roasting” the garlic DIFFICULTY: Pretty darn easy TOOLS: A small sauce pan, a food processor COOK TYPE: Stovetop (oil poaching) HEALTH: Hummus has to be one of the best foods out there, because…
Pain au Chou
RECIPE #314, DAY #509 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Cabbage Gratin,” from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone* TIMING: 1 hour and 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Gratin or casserole dish, whisk, mixing bowl, soup pot, etc. COOK TYPE: Oven (baking) and stovetop (boiling) HEALTH: Eat your veggies, especially your sulfur veggies, like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. This…
Roasted Butternut Squash Moons
RECIPE #318, DAY #513 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Crispy Baked Butternut Squash” from Anne Willan on The Food Network* TIMING: 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Easy, if you can figure out how to peel and cut a squash TOOLS: A baking sheet, aluminum foil, a good knife, a sharp veggie peeler, and a spatula COOK TYPE: Oven, roasting HEALTH:…
Algerian Baked Wedding Rice
RECIPE #308, DAY #506 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Algerian Wedding Rice” from Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions* TIMING: 1 1/2 hours, including time to steam the rice DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy TOOLS: I use a rice steamer, but a rice cooker would work too (or even a pan on your stove) COOK TYPE: Rice cooker and oven HEALTH: If…
Red Soup (Moldovan Borscht)
RECIPE #301, DAY #501 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Red Soup” from my old blog, RealisticChef* TIMING: 1 1/2 hours, most of it simmering time DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A soup pot and a ladle, besides the cutting board and knife you will use to death COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: The only negative to eating this soup is that…
Cheese-Stuffed Tomatoes
RECIPE #299, DAY #500 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Moldovan Cheese-Stuffed Tomatoes,” from the Recipes Wikia, under the “Moldovan Appetizers” category* TIMING: 20 minutes (or much more for a crowd) DIFFICULTY: It’s a little painstaking TOOLS: A tiny, sharp spoon, a tomato knife, and a small food processor COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: My daughter was double-fisting these, but…
Lentil Soup
RECIPE #295, DAY #492 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Hearty Lentil Soup,” from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone* TIMING: 45 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Just a soup pot and a ladle COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This soup is not only great for you, but it is like a miracle when you are sick. It goes together fairly…
Straight-Up Hummus
RECIPE #271, DAY #460 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Hummus” from Nava Atlas’s The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet* TIMING: 5 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A small food processor COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: We all know about hummus. There it sits, in tubs of about a million brands and flavors, in the cooler section of every grocery store. How it…
Basic Stovetop Oatmeal
RECIPE #270, DAY #460 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Oatmeal. For one.” from my own Five in Five, a booklet I made for my step-father a few years back* TIMING: 5-10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy enough, just don’t walk away TOOLS: A small sauce pan COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: I come back to oatmeal again and again for two…
Vegetarian Fideos
RECIPE #269, DAY #459 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Fideos–A Mexican Dry Soup” from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone* TIMING: 30 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy and simple TOOLS: A deep and wide saute pan COOK TYPE: Stovetop and Oven (Broiling) HEALTH: You could do better, sure. But for us, this is a quick, cheap, easy, and comforting weeknight…
Lemony Quinoa Salad
RECIPE #267, DAY #450 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Tricolor Quinoa-Corn Salad” from Stepaniak’s and Melina’s Raising Vegetarian Children* TIMING: 1 hour, if you steam the quinoa DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Something to cook the quinoa. I like to use an electric steamer COOK TYPE: Steamer or stovetop HEALTH: Quinoa is a great grain, considered one of the world’s…
Warm Peruvian Peanut Potato Salad
RECIPE #266, DAY #450 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Peruvian Potatoes with Peanut Sauce and Garnishes” by Deborah Madison in Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, one of the best cookbooks ever* TIMING: 30 minutes or so DIFFICULTY: Not hard, but people tend to choose the wrong potato, over-cook them, and then mix them too roughly. Don’t do it. TOOLS:…
Sesame Noodles
RECIPE #263, DAY #441 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Warm Sesame Noodles” from Stepaniak’s and Melina’s Raising Vegetarian Children* TIMING: 20 minutes (or maybe 30, considering the boiling water) DIFFICULTY: Tres easy TOOLS: A pot to boil water and a small bowl with whisk COOK TYPE: Stovetop, boiling HEALTH: I like to include a vegetarian night or two…
Pantry Chili
RECIPE #259, DAY #395 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Experimentation and a knowledge of chili-making* TIMING: 30 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy enough TOOLS: Pretty much just something to chop with and a soup pot. If you are camping, you need a fire-safe pot and something to set it on, as well as a long spoon and an oven mitt….
Rice Noodle Salad
RECIPE #250, DAY #354 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Fiery Noodle Salad” from Jamie Oliver’s Meals in Minutes* TIMING: 30 minutes DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy TOOLS: Food processor. COOK TYPE: Stovetop, boiling. HEALTH: I use a brown rice noodle because it barely tastes any different. Either way, this is a nice, low-fat, and summery-feeling side (or lunch). As leftovers,…
Hot, Creamy, Artichoke Dip
RECIPE #249, DAY #352 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Luscious Spinach Artichoke Dip” from Youri on Allrecipes.com, although it is a standard* TIMING: 45 minutes, at most DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Just a small baking dish/casserole COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: Sure, there are hardly any carbs in the thing, but there is a lot of fat. Sharing it at…
Guacamole Mess Platter
RECIPE #246, DAY #333 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Guacamole Platter” from Jamie Oliver’s Meals in Minutes* TIMING: 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy. It helps if you have some background in breaking down veggies TOOLS: You do need a large cutting board of sorts which you can transport to the table. Wood would be best. COOK TYPE: None HEALTH:…
Creamed Spinach
RECIPE #242, DAY #332 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Creamed Spinach” from Jamie Oliver’s Meals in Minutes* TIMING: 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Really just a knife, a deep skillet, and a wooden implement COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: You get spinach, which is a super food, as well as a little other veg and aromatics. You also get…
Squashed Potatoes
RECIPE #241, DAY #332 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Smashed Potatoes” from Jamie Oliver’s Meals in Minutes* TIMING: 30 minutes DIFFICULTY: A little harder than easy TOOLS: A nice skillet. Cast iron would be great. And. COOK TYPE: Stovetop, boiling and browning HEALTH: You do want some fats in your diet, I promise you this. The problem is…
Fruity Breakfast Parfait
RECIPE #232, DAY #301 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Mixed Fruit with Greek Yogurt & Brown Sugar” from Dimbleby’s and Vincent’s LEON: Naturally Fast Food* TIMING: 10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing special, just a knife and cutting board COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: I am very leery of the sheer amount of brown sugar that goes on to…
Italian Grilled Cheese
RECIPE #228, DAY #295 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Grilled 4 Cheese Sandwiches” from Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals 2* TIMING: 15 minutes, at most DIFFICULTY: I hate to call a grilled cheese easy, especially when I am forever burning them TOOLS: A spatula, a nice griddle pan and something to dome the grilled cheeses while they cook…
Dal with Spinach
RECIPE #225, DAY #291 ORIGINAL RECIPE: From years of experience and the long-ago instruction of a Malaysian woman* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy and simple TOOLS: Just a medium sauce pan and something to stir with COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: You can’t go wrong, health-wise, with this one. You just can’t. EXPERIENCE: This is one…
Bean and Cheese Casserole
RECIPE #222, DAY #288 ORIGINAL RECIPE: I think it’s called “Bean and Cheese Casserole” from How It All Vegan… I think* TIMING: 30-45 minutes DIFFICULTY: Veeeery easy TOOLS: Nothing much: an oven and a baking pan of almost any sort COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: It is vegetarian. And on the kind of night you’re going…
Balsamic Glazed Veggies
RECIPE #217, DAY #284 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Balsamic (or Honey) Glazed Vegetables” from Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals 2* TIMING: 20 minutes or much, much more DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing special, just a sauce pan with a lid COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Despite that these veggies can turn out cooked within an inch of their lives,…
Salad Wraps
RECIPE #194, DAY #229 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Crunchy Vegetable Wraps” from 400 Best Sandwich Recipes by Allison Lewis* TIMING: 10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing special COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: This is basically just a salad you can eat in your hand. Of course, if you are avoiding carbs, you will have to use some sort…
Potato Gratin with Jalapeno
RECIPE #190, DAY #222 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Potato Gratin with Jalapeno,” by igbystooge on AllRecipes.com* TIMING: 1 hour, 30 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy enough TOOLS: Nothing special, but a mandolin would make this reach its full potential COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: This dish is especially rich. It is also full of carbs, but, quite frankly, I do…
Musalmani Spinach
RECIPE #189, DAY #219 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Spinach with Browned Onions” from Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian* TIMING: 45 minutes DIFFICULTY: Mostly easy TOOLS: A wok or non-stick skillet with a lid COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: You should eat more spinach. Especially when it’s complimented only with onion, olive oil, and chili. Oh, and a little butter….
Syrian Black-Eyed Peas
RECIPE #188, DAY #219 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Black-Eyed Peas with Herbs” from World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey* TIMING: 30 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing special COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Legumes are great for you. These legumes are good for you. Eat more beans. EXPERIENCE: There’s not too much to say about this. It was vegetarian night….
Stir-fried Broccoli
RECIPE #183, DAY #218 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Broccoli Stir-Fried with Ginger and Garlic* TIMING: 10 minutes, including chop time DIFFICULTY: Easy, but do not walk away TOOLS: A wok or non-stick skillet with a lid and a flat-edged wooden spoon COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This is an uber side dish. You could have it every night…
Ma’s Mac ‘n’ Cheese
RECIPE #182, DAY #218 ORIGINAL RECIPE: I got the recipe from my mother-in-law and recorded it in my first home-cookbook, It’s All Good* TIMING: 1 1/2 hours DIFFICULTY: Easy, but you have to be careful not to scald your milk TOOLS: A heavy-bottomed saucepan, a whisk, a casserole dish for baking, etc. COOK TYPE: Stovetop…
Snowed-In Potato Curry
RECIPE #174, DAY #212 ORIGINAL RECIPE: None. This was sheer desperation TIMING: 30 minutes but up to 1 hour for the rice DIFFICULTY: Easy-Moderate TOOLS: A rather large skillet or a wok with a lid COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: This is good for you. It’s vegetarian, it’s chock full of veggies, and it’s likewise chock…
I’m Sick Pseudo-Asian Soup
RECIPE #173, DAY #210 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Chinese Hot Pot” from Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, by Robin Robertson* TIMING: 30 minutes, or all day in the crockpot DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A crockpot… or not COOK TYPE: Crockpot, slow cooker, or stovetop HEALTH: As long as soy doesn’t mess with your hormones, this is a…
Braised Carrots
RECIPE #163, DAY #199 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Carrotes Etuvees au Beurre“/”Carrots Braised in Butter,” from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking* TIMING: 45 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing special, just your sauce pan COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Sure, a long cook and butter. But carrots are good for you, and you don’t lose any…
Waffles
RECIPE #159, DAY #189 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Waffles,” from Betty Crocker’s Cookbook* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Pretty darn easy TOOLS: You have to have a waffle iron, whether electric or stovetop. There is no other way to make waffles COOK TYPE: Waffle iron HEALTH: I will be the first to admit that modern America has breakfast…
Winter Greens Salad
RECIPE #153, DAY #181 ORIGINAL RECIPE: The dressing is from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, by Deborah Madison* TIMING: 10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: You have to have a whisk or some other way to emulsify the dressing COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: Yay! We are finally back to one of our no-holds-barred, healthy recipes. Salads are…
Family Broccoli Bake
RECIPE #152, DAY #181 ORIGINAL RECIPE: One that has been passed down in my family for generations, and that I recorded in It’s All Good, a family recipe collection* TIMING: 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing too special COOK TYPE: Oven, baking HEALTH: This is one of those recipes that is meant to get the…
Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
RECIPE #151, DAY #180 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Overnight Cinnamon Rolls,” from Alton Brown at The Food Network online* TIMING: 2 hours, plus overnight DIFFICULTY: Some experience would not go unused TOOLS: A 9×13 inch baking pan (glass is fine). A stand mixer with a dough hook is best, but you can accomplish these without it. COOK…
Sweet Potato and Winter Squash Soup
RECIPE #139, DAY #160 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Winter Squash and Sweet Potato Soup,” from Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker by Robin Robertson* TIMING: 15-20 minutes in the morning, and 6 hours in the slow cooker DIFFICULTY: As long as you can peel and chop a squash (which is a slightly advanced kitchen accomplishment) TOOLS: A…
Pasta Frittata
RECIPE #138, DAY #160 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Frittata with Pasta,” from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan* TIMING: 40 minutes,which includes boiling the pasta. It’s only about 10 minutes once the pasta is ready DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy TOOLS: A nonstick or cast iron skillet that can move from the stove top into the oven…
Baked Spanish Rice
RECIPE #136, DAY #157 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Baked Spanish Rice,” from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison* TIMING: 1 1/2 hours DIFFICULTY: Not difficult. It’s one of those relaxed, aromatic foods you’d make on a day in TOOLS: A few pots and pans, including something to bake the rice in COOK TYPE: Stovetop and oven…
Tofu Tacos
RECIPE #135, DAY #157 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Pressed Bean Curd Braised with Five Flavorings,” from World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey* TIMING: 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Fairly easy TOOLS: A non-stick skillet or wok, 2 baking sheets, and some other things COOK TYPE: Stovetop, frying and simmering HEALTH: I can’t eat soy too often or it messes with…
Grated Apple Pie
RECIPE #134, DAY #156 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Lulen’s Grated Apple Pie,” from Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking by Nathalie Dupree* TIMING: At least a few hours, but can be stretched out to a few days DIFFICULTY: Sorry, but pie isn’t easy, although this is on the easy end of pies TOOLS: A pie plate, a…
Rough Day Pasta
de RECIPE #130, DAY #150 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Completely made up by yours truly. Okay, so I had a little help from Betty Crocker‘s “Fettucine Alfredo”* TIMING: 1/2 hour, and that includes the pasta DIFFICULTY: Pretty darn easy TOOLS: Nothing outside the ordinary pots and pans COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: I had very little on my…
Curried Beets
RECIPE #124, DAY #148 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Beet and Mushroom Curry” from Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian* TIMING: 50 minutes DIFFICULTY: Well, you just have to be willing to sport fuchsia hands TOOLS: Nothing special, just a lidded pan COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Beets, besides being scary, are awesome for you. And these beets, believe it or not,…
Hyderabad Dal
RECIPE #123, DAY #148 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Red Lentils Hyderabadi” from Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian* TIMING: 50 minutes, mostly not doing anything DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing special COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: You really can’t go wrong with a pot of dal. Dal is basically just lentils, with a tiny bit of aromatics and sometimes veggies. This…
Vegan Fruit Crumble
RECIPE #122, DAY #144 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Apple Pecan Crumble,” from Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates, by the Moosewood Collective* TIMING: 1 hour, 15 minutes, almost all of it baking DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Just a baking dish or ramekins, really COOK TYPE: Oven, baking HEALTH: Believe it or not, there are desserts that are good for you. This…
Decadent Butternut Brown Rice Casserole
RECIPE #121, DAY #143 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Rice and Winter Squash Gratin” from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone* TIMING: At least 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Just takes some time and a little patience, but overall easy TOOLS: Small, heavy bottomed sauce pan, a whisk, a wide, tall skillet, and a casserole pan. You will also need…
Clementine Vinaigrette
RECIPE #120, DAY #142 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Orange Vinaigrette” from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone* TIMING: 5 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Just a small whisk and a small bowl or some sort of vinaigrette mixer/emulsifier COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: This is healthy. And use it to dress some fresh greens and perhaps some other veggies…
Pumpkin Soup
RECIPE #118, DAY #141 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Simple Pumpkin Soup” from World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey* TIMING: 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A soup pot, and a wand or stick blender. You could also use a regular blender COOK TYPE: Stove top HEALTH: Pumpkin soup. Sounds super healthy, right? It mostly is, with Vitamin C and…
American Tofu
RECIPE #116, DAY #137 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Ginger-Garlic Bean Curd” from World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey. It was listed under “United States”* TIMING: 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy, except the finesse it takes to keep the tofu from sticking to the pan TOOLS: A non-stick wok COOK TYPE: Stovetop (stir-fry) HEALTH: Tofu is a nice addition to…
Pork with Paprika Cream
RECIPE #112, DAY #134 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Mushrooms with Paprika and Sour Cream” from–yes, oddly–Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, by Deborah Mills* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Just a wide, deep skillet COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: If you insist on serving everything with noodles, like me, you are going to have to move foods from the…
Quick Kale and White Beans
RECIPE #111, DAY #133 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Beans and Greens” from Desperation Dinners, by Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross* TIMING: 20 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: Nothing special COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Well, it’s kale and beans, innit? Especially for the amount of time and effort you have to put into this, this is a healthy,…
Sweet Potato Pie
RECIPE #109, DAY #133 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Basic Piecrust” and “Melt in Your Mouth Sweet Potato Pie” from Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking, by Nathalie Dupree* TIMING: 2 hours, not including cooling time. It can be broken into 1 hour and 1 hour DIFFICULTY: Somewhere between easy and difficult TOOLS: A pie plate, for starters….
Slow Cooker Moroccan Lentil Soup
RECIPE 101, DAY #129 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Moroccan-Style Lentil and Chickpea Soup” from Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, by Robin Robertson* TIMING: 15 minutes of work, and 8 hours of cook time DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A slow cooker/crockpot COOK TYPE: Slow cooker/crockpot, and stovetop HEALTH: This is definitely healthy food. Full of legumes and veggies…
Cool Spinach Dip
RECIPE #99, DAY #128 ORIGINAL RECIPE: Maybe Betty Crocker? This recipe has been around in my kitchen since I first learned to cook. This is the version I had on my previous blog, RealisticChef* TIMING: 10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A fine-mesh strainer and some sort of grinder COOK TYPE: None HEALTH: I call this…
Pumpkin French Toast
RECIPE #95, DAY #125 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Pumpkin French Toast” from RecipeGirl at recipegirl.com* TIMING: 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Pretty easy, but will take some finesse and adjustments TOOLS: A nice, flat, non-stick skillet or griddle and a thin spatula COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: There are difinitely worse things for breakfast than pumpkin French toast. But I…
London Pub Soup AND Creamy Cauliflower and Wild Rice Soup
RECIPE #92, DAY #114 ORIGINAL RECIPE: These recipes were originally “Melancauli Baby,” from Greta and Janet Podleski’s Eat, Shrink, and Be Merry, but it has expanded into two recipes* TIMING: 1/2 hour DIFFICULTY: Fairly easy TOOLS: A soup pot, a wand blender, and other normal kitchen things COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Chock full of veggies…
Simple Green Peas
RECIPE #86, DAY #106 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Frozen Peas” from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child et. al.* TIMING: 10 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A small sauce pan, which is nothing special COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Sure, fresh peas would be better in almost every way, but there’s nothing terribly wrong with serving up…
Potatoes Dauphinois
RECIPE #85, DAY #106 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Gratin Dauphinois” from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child et. al.* TIMING: 1 hour, at most DIFFICULTY: Easy, but requires rule-following and an ability to adjust TOOLS: Just a proper baking pan COOK TYPE: Oven HEALTH: We all know veggies are tops, and I am a…
Delicate Chinese Tofu Wedges
RECIPE #80, DAY #97 ORIGINAL RECIPE: “Bean Curd with Mushrooms”/”Mo Gu Dofu,” from Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian. Also, “Stir-Fried Carrots and Ginger with Mustard Seeds”* TIMING: 45 minutes, including 30 minutes rest time DIFFICULTY: A little complicated, or requiring finesse TOOLS: A non-stick wok or at least a good non-stick skillet or saute pan COOK…
PB and J Smoothie
RECIPE #78, DAY #96 ORIGINAL RECIPE: I totally made this one up TIMING: 5 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy TOOLS: A decent blender COOK TYPE: None. You just blend/puree HEALTH: I love smoothies for lots of reasons, and one of them is that they are generally good for you. Of course, they have to be natural and…
Just Got Home Pasta
RECIPE #69, DAY #81 ORIGINAL RECIPE: None, I just slapped it together from what I had in the pantry* TIMING: 30 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easyish TOOLS: A pot to boil water and a deep skillet. Tongs are helpful COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Certainly not the healthiest thing you could make, but I wanted something rich and…
Regulator Tofu Chowder
RECIPE #73, DAY #90 ORIGINAL RECIPE: My re-creation of “Mock Clam Chowder” at the now non-existent Regulator Cafe* TIMING: 45 minutes DIFFICULTY: It takes some experience–or luck–to properly saute tofu TOOLS: A non-stick wok or saute pan and a soup pot COOK TYPE: Stovetop HEALTH: Besides a little fat in the creamy part of the…
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