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Simple and kid-friendly vegetarian recipes.
The kids love rice, but they get tired of the traditional wild, brown or basmati that we normally eat. Risotto is like a savoury rice pudding. It isn’t difficult, but it needs constant supervision. Tomato Risotto Serves 4-6 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice 2 [...]
When we decided to cut out meat, I knew that the old family goulash recipe would need a minor facelift. (Blasphemy!) I decided to substitute chick peas for the stewing beef, which, incidentally, shortened the prep and cooking time by half an hour, saved me from dirtying a skillet, and turned the dish into an [...]
Home-canned food has saved us from starvation on more than one occasion. On a snowy winter’s day, when the fridge was looking bare and I couldn’t go get groceries ’cause the driveway needed plowing, but the tractor was out of diesel, and the only local pizza delivery place decided they “wouldn’t risk it”, I’ve bounced [...]
We’re eating enormous amounts of fresh raw food from the garden. Every day we take a bushel basket and head down to collect the daily harvest; we come back with our bellies full and our basket wanting. No dishes! And the kids love it because they think there’s something naughty about ‘stealing’ food right off [...]
Quiche makes a good Meatless Monday recipe, using any combination of leftover veggies (and herbs). (While it is generally recommended that only the heaviest of creams be used in a quiche, I only had half-and-half in the fridge, so I experimented by adding a wee bit of guar gum to the filling. It seemed to work [...]
I found this recipe in a magazine many years ago, and it quickly became a family favourite. We eat it at every solstice, every equinox. . .and now, pretty much, every week. It’s vegetarian, it’s uncooked, and it can be made with any type of noodle – our favourite is spinach-flavoured rice spaghetti. Solstice Spaghettini 1 lb spaghettini (or [...]
Here is a basic souffle recipe that has worked several times for me. The broccoli can be substituted with spinach or any other vegetable, or any combination of vegetable and herbs. The vegetables must be cooked and thoroughly drained - even squeezed – before using. Just be sure that your final measurement is close to, but [...]
This is one of the easiest ways to get the kids to eat their greens. They know it has spinach and they still devour it. Creamy Green Pasta 1 lb of rotini or fusilli pasta (or any pasta with a lot of surface area) 1/2 bunch of spinach or other greens, roughly chopped 1-2 tbsp [...]
I love eating lasagne, but I hate making it. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve made it – tonight was the fifth – because it’s simply too much work. This recipe is a nice variation; it has the same basic components, but the assembly is much quicker. My herbs are still [...]
This was my first experience making falafels. I didn’t have any tahini, so I made a cucumber-yoghurt sauce, which worked quite well. Falafels 1 cup dried chick peas 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2 tbsp each parsley and cilantro 1 tsp each salt, paprika, cumin, and garlic powder 1/2 tsp chili powder 4-6 tbsp [...]
A memorable recipe from one of my ‘forgotten’ cookbooks. It’s a good way to use up leftover mashed potatoes from Christmas dinner, and it’s quick and easy if you’re too partied out to make a “real meal”. Bubble and Squeak 3-4 cups mashed potato 2-3 cups shredded spinach or other greens 1 egg, beaten 1 cup grated [...]
The original recipe for this Cream of Leek Soup can be traced back to a French cooking course my mother took years and years ago. It was gracefully aging into an “old family recipe” before I decided, just this evening, to ‘veganize’ and ‘babify’ it, and give it a new name (sacrilege!). In our house, we worship the gods [...]
I’ve always made my own burgers from scratch. I’ve been using the same recipe for close to ten years now, and they really are amazing. But, in order to achieve my meat-reduction goal, I’ve been trying out vegetarian alternatives made with nuts, beans, lentils or kasha. The kasha burgers I made several weeks ago, weren’t bad; [...]
The babe is learning the art of spoon-handling. It makes sense to give her as many opportunities as possible to sharpen her skill, so for breakfast, I usually alternate between various hot cereals, such as oatmeal, quinoa, and millet, and mix them with various fruits, such as banana, blueberries, and applesauce. Well, this morning, I [...]
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