30 May 2011 Veggies on the Barbie

Adapted from The Whole Deal. (May/June/July 2011). Austin TX: Whole Foods Market. p 18. My Comment: I saw this in the Whole Foods Flyer and decided to   give it a try — not as a recipe but as a cooking method suggestion.  Usually when I attempt to grill veggies they come out really under-…

29 May 2011 Couscous with Seven Vegetables

Adapted From Welland, Diane. Clean Eating Magazine Recipes. Downloaded from the net on May 22, 2011. My Comment: One of my sisters is an experienced world traveler and on her trip to Morocco, she brought back a packet of an interesting spice: Ras El Hanout.  This recipe is seasoned with this spice blend from Morocco…

22 May 2011 Tomato & Spinach Dinner Strata

Adapted from: Gorman, Rachel Moeller et al. Cooking class: The Joy of Meatless. Eating Well. (Vol 10, No 3) May/June 2011. page 52. My Comment: A casserole for the end of May? You bet! And this one was a good  one. I tweaked the recipe to include soy milk in place of cow’s milk and, Ezekiel bread…

20 May 2011 Thai Shrimp and Carrot Salad

Adapted from Whole Foods Market. Thai shrimp and carrot salad. Downloaded from the web on May 15, 2011. My Comment: Just my opinion, but I think this recipe needs some serious tweaking.  Realizing that the lack of oil was possibly purposeful, I still need to say that the dressing needs something – sesame oil maybe?…

12 May 2011 Vegetable Rosti with Tomato-Corn Relish

Adapted from D’Andrea, Aurelia. Veg Boot Camp: Vegetable rosti with tomato-corn salsa. (June 2011). Issue 385, Vol. 37, No. 5. p. 63. My Comment: Lots of prep to this recipe, but well worth it. The grater disk on my food processor made it quick work.  Ingredients For Tomato-Corn Relish 3 cups fresh or thawed frozen…

08 May 2011 Heart-Healthy Dried Fruit Scones

Adapted from: Chang, Joanne. Flour: Spectacular recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery + Cafe. (2010). San Francisco: Chronicle Books LLC. p. 50. My Comments: Lucky enough to live in the Boston Metro area (well, that’s a little stretch – a 40 minute ride puts me downtown though), I’ve been to 2 of Flour’s locations.  If you…

07 May 2011 Sugar Snap and Snow Pea Stir-fry

Adapted from d’Andrea, Aurealia. 28 day eat green challenge: Veg boot camp. Vegetarian Times, Issue 385, Vol. 37, No. 5. (June 2011). p 77. My Comment: Sometimes I’m not sure of what I’m doing in meal planning — so when I hear of an already mapped out meal plan, my ears really perk up.  Vegetarian…

04 May 2011 Miso Baked Tofu

Adapted from Bittman, Mark. How to cook everything vegetarian. (2007). New York: John Wiley & Company. p 641. My Comment: We’ve been incorporating tofu into our meals since we were   first married… never mind how long ago that was. In those days we went to Erewhon (remember them?) and bought chunks of tofu out of…