So, I wanted to make some roasted veggies for a snack, but everything in my fridge was already destined for something else, so I headed for my freezer which I always keep stuffed with bags of frozen vegetables. I took a bag of frozen cauliflower and a bag that was a mix of green beans,… Read More Yes You Can Roast Frozen Veggies
In the summer I have a container garden on my back porch where I grow herbs and veggies, and my basil plant was getting so big I decided to try making some pesto. This was actually my first time making pesto, and I will say that my food processor struggled a bit to do it.… Read More Tomatoes with Pesto
Last week as I was poking though the kitchen cupboards thinking “what is all this stuff?” I found a bag a quinoa that I had bought last winter. When I saw it in the store I remember thinking “Why don’t I ever make quinoa? ” And then I bought it — and never made quinoa.… Read More Quinoa Tabouleh Salad
I’d seen this on the interwebs a while back but totally forgot about until my friend Barry sent me a link. Some of the toppings are non-nutritarian but it gives the idea: I don’t own a toaster (don’t have toast enough to make it worthwhile) so I couldn’t do it exactly as they suggest. And… Read More Sweet Potato Toast
Someday I hope to have time to cook something again, but in the meantime … This is only for pseudo emergencies because it requires having recently gone to the store. But with only two ingredients it doesn’t get much simpler. Ingredients: Store-bought pico di gallo Canned low or no-sodium black or other beans, rinsed Instructions:… Read More Emergency Bean Salad #2
When you have no time, or no energy, to cook, this will get the job done. And though it is simple, it will be tastier, and a million times more nutritious, than any fast food meal or S. A. D. (standard American diet) takeout. Ingredients: 1 package “steam in the bag” vegetables 1/2 can beans… Read More Emergency Bean Salad #1
If you have a bag of carrots in the fridge, then you probably have the ingredients you need to make this soup. Ingredients: 1/2 large onion chopped (optional) 1 pound carrots chopped 1 to 1.5 cups dried lentils 6 cups water 1/2 bouillon cube (optional) 2 to 3 tablespoons curry powder Big handful of baby… Read More Easy Curry Carrot Lentil Soup
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