Critter Chronicles
Vegetarian
Recipe: Spiced Quinoa and Black Beans
Last week threw me off. Despite having all these grand intentions of following my meal plan to a ‘T’ Anthony requested a Chinese feast to celebrate the lunar New Year, and then we all got a little down and out with various ailments. I treated myself to some extra time on the computer and ran … Continue reading
Recipe: Roasted Sweet Potatoes
I have no picture of my own of these. And the reason for that is because my normally non-sweet-potato-eating children ate them all. They ate firsts, and seconds, and even thirds and then asked for more, and sighed woefully when there were no more because we’d eaten them all. So. I think not much else … Continue reading
Recipe: Crispy Oven Roasted Potatoes
I made a chicken meal for dinner the other night. It wasn’t anything special… until I decided to cook up these roasted oven potatoes as the side. And then the meal went from ordinary to a little more special. Do you have a cast iron skillet? If not, I highly recommend that you invest in … Continue reading
Recipe: Spiced Mashed Sweet Potatoes
I didn’t begin eating sweet potatoes until about five years ago, and up until about three years ago it never occurred to me that they could be used in any capacity other than a sticky sweet side dish at the Thanksgiving table. After being converted to sweet potato oven fries from regular oven fries back … Continue reading
Recipe: Chilled Quinoa Salad
>While we were on vacation during the month of May I helped my mother-in-law plan, prepare for, and cook the food to be served at my niece’s second birthday party, a family affair with fifteen adults and three kids in attendance. I served favorites of mine that I’d successfully prepared before – grilled teriyaki chicken, … Continue reading
Recipe: Savory Lemon Sauce
>I’ve been reading Catherine Newman’s blogs for about eight years now; hers was my first introduction into the world of blogging though it took me another five years to join the party. When I first discovered her she was writing on Babycenter; she has since migrated to other blogging venues as well as maintaining her … Continue reading
Recipe: Vegetable Fried Rice
>I love Americanized Chinese food. I’d say I love real Chinese food but I’m pretty sure that 1) I’ve never actually had it and 2) it would be TOO authentic for my liking. The stuff that comes out of the takeout kitchen with too much MSG and sodium added, though, is right up my alley. … Continue reading
Recipe: Broccoli Potato Soup
>A friend of mine posted this recipe on her profile a few weeks ago. When my sister, Becca, was here visiting I was looking for vegetarian recipes to make for her and given that she loves broccoli this recipe came to mind. I made it for us and found that it was really quite delicious. … Continue reading
Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower
>We’re not really a huge fan of cauliflower in our house. But I’m bound and determined to not only get my children trying and eating new vegetables, but to accomplish the same thing myself. I’ve loved roasting carrots whenever I get the chance and everything I read about roasting vegetables indicates that doing so brings … Continue reading
Recipe: Pan Fried and Baked Falafel with Tzatziki Sauce
>I’ve made these recipes twice now and have had great success both times. When I first told Tony I was making falafel he said, “That’s a beef dish right?” and his face fell when I told him it was chickpeas. But then when he ate the meal he loved it. My sister, who’s eaten a … Continue reading
