Easy Quiche

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 quite [...]

Solstice Spaghettini

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 pasta of [...]

Savoury Broccoli Cheese Souffle

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 [...]

Creamy Green Pasta

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 butter
1-2 tbsp flour
1 cup [...]

Lasagne Rolls

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 [...]

Falafels

This was my first experience making falafels. I didn’t have any tahini, so I made a cucumber-yoghurt sauce, which worked quite well.

Cucumber-Yoghurt Sauce

1/2 cup yoghurt
2″ chunk of cucumber, grated and squeezed dry
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp each cilantro and mint
1 tbsp onion
1/2 tsp dijon mustard
splash of lemon juice
salt and pepper, to taste

Mix all ingredients and [...]

Bubble and Squeak

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 cheddar cheese
pinch of freshly grated [...]

Leek Soup x 2

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 [...]

Nut Burgers

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; they had [...]

Apple Barley Pancakes

In a small bowl, mix dry ingredients.
In a second small bowl, whisk egg yolks with water until frothy.  Add rice milk and applesauce and whisk again until well combined.
Add wet ingredients to dry and stir quickly until just mixed.  There should be loads of tiny bubbles on top.  Let batter sit 5 to 10 minutes, [...]