Since transitioning to a vegetarian lifestyle, veggie burgers and black bean burgers have become staple meals when I am seeking something that is quick and easy to prepare. You may remember my mention of making black bean burgers from the Everyday Happy Herbivore cookbook during a past WIAW post. Earlier this week, I took this recipe and adapted [...]
November 2012
I don't know about you, but I am a big fan of Mexican food. Now let's be honest, it is never quite as good as it is at a restaurant, but homemade Mexican food is still pretty darn good! Tonight I more than satisfied my craving for Mexican food with this family-approved meal. Mini Mexican [...]
Happy Wednesday!! We are more than half-way through the week and almost half-way through the month of November. Seriously, where has the time gone? I cannot believe that it is almost December! But instead of focusing on how fast time is flying by, lets focus on the fact [...]
You may have started to notice a pattern here on the blog. I seem to have an obsession with soups and stews! Now that it is "soup season," I have found myself making either a pot of soup or stew at least once per week. Why, you ask? Well, first of all, soups and stews [...]
By now, you are probably more than aware of my love for sweet potatoes. I like them sautéed, mashed, baked, roasted, as french fries, etc., etc., etc. Basically, they are just plain good! When I saw a recipe for sweet potato hash on Ashlee's blog , my eyes and my stomach were both instantly intrigued. A sweet [...]
My boyfriend and I were in Iowa City, IA last night to catch one of the last Iowa Hawkeye volleyball games of the season (in case you are wondering, they did not play well at all and lost :( ). Before catching the game, I recommended that we eat at a very highly spoken of [...]
Yes, you read that right...Hearty Chili Soup Pizza! A couple of weeks ago I was thinking about potential pizza toppings and decided it would be fun, interesting, and (hopefully) delicious to combine two of my favorite comfort foods: chili and pizza! Hearty Chili Soup Pizza Servings: 6 slices [...]
One of the ultimate comfort foods in my book is soup, especially chili and chicken noodle soup! Lately, with the change of the weather, I have seen several chicken noodle soup recipes on my favorite food blogs. Despite how good these soups have looked, as a vegetarian I am not able to make these recipes. [...]
For the first time in several weeks I will actually be posting my "What I Ate Wednesday" post on Wednesday...it's a miracle! Either that, or I am just a bit less busy than usual ;) . Breakfast Yes, this is a [...]
Tonight I cooked for three people: me, myself, and I :) . I love cooking for other people, especially my boyfriend and my family, but sometimes it is nice to prepare a meal just for myself. It allows me to make adventurous food choices and try new recipes that my family members may not be [...]
