What to do when you are wanting something new AND you are a vegetarian?  I turn to pasta.  I’d found an interesting recipe on the internet for individual lasagna – and I thought, why not? So, I got out my Jamie Oliver cookbook (Jamie’s Italy) and found a recipe for the pasta, looked around my [...]

1/2 Onion, minced 2 stalks celery, diced fine 1 carrot, shredded 1/2 green bell pepper, diced fine Olive Oil Spray / Pam 1 3oz ham steak, diced (optional) 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes (I use Fasolino’s) 1 tsp cumin 2 bay leaves .5 tsp paprika 1 cup red lentils, rinsed 2 cups fat free, low [...]

1 can drained chickpeas 1 med carrot 1 med stalk celery 2 eggs 1 cup crumbs (bread, cracker) 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon tumeric Put everything in your food processor and blend until you have a really thick paste. Form into patties and fry in a bit of oil in a skillet. (My patties were [...]

1 Tbsp Olive Oil 1 Large onion, chopped 3 carrots, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 6 cups vegetable stock or water (or combination thereof) 2 bay leaves 1 28oz can crushed tomatoes 1/3 c. brown rice 1 16oz can kidney beans, undrained 1 lb fresh green beans, cut in 1″ pieces [...]

1. tsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced .75 c quinoa 1.5 c. chicken broth 2 tsp. Cumin 1 c. corn kernels 1 15oz can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes, rinsed and drained .5 c. chopped fresh cilantro .5 lemon juiced. Heat the oil in a [...]

This is such a great basic lasagne.  On days when I don’t feel like the carbs I buy a large zucchini and slice it lengthwise and use those in place of the noodles. We also add mushrooms, spinach, peppers, etc to the mix when we have them around.  2      cups  textured soy protein [...]