Vegetarian Gumbo Servings: approximately 5-6 This recipe was adapted from a recipe in the cookbook, Better Homes and Gardens: Best Vegetarian Recipes. This is a simple, quick, and easy slow cooker recipe that you can assemble the night before and let cook throughout the [...]
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If this does not have you intrigued....I am not sure what will! Here is the recipe that I promised to post from last night's "What I Ate Wednesday" post. First, this post will require two explanations: 1. The title: I added an additional "n" in parentheses because I have seen [...]
Since becoming a vegetarian, I occasionally have cravings for meals that I really enjoyed when I ate meat. One of my most favorite meat meals was meatloaf. After going months without it, several months ago I researched vegetarian meatloaf recipes online and in cookbooks. I found several intriguing recipes on Food.com and adapted them to [...]
You may remember that during my Des Moines adventures a few weeks ago I purchased a cook and simmer sauce packet called Tasty Bite. I selected the Good Korma flavor which contains a blend of coconut, cashews, tomatoes, garlic, and spices. The Tasty Bite cook and simmer packets are fairly low in calories, the sodium content is [...]
Here is an easy, quick, low-calorie lunch or snack idea for days when you have a craving for pizza and don't feel like putting a lot of effort into your cooking ventures: Single-Serve Veggie Pizza (this, of course, can be made vegan, vegetarian, or with meat) 1. Begin by pre-heating your oven [...]
Today's eats included: Breakfast A delicious mix of: Kashi GoLean original cereal, Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Crunch cereal, Corn Flakes, and Silk unsweetened vanilla almond milk. And..a banana! Lunch Lunch today was leftover Slow Cooker Beans & Rice [...]
One of my family's favorite meals that I fix is Vegetable & Ravioli Soup. It is easy to make, tastes delicious, and is low in calories with approximately 250 calories per serving. I adapted this recipe from an Eating Well recipe found here: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/ravioli_vegetable_soup.html Vegetable & Ravioli Soup Servings: Approximately [...]
If you are looking for a quick and easy recipe to throw in your slow cooker, this is the recipe for you! This recipe for Slow Cooker Beans and Rice (which I adapted from the blog "A Year of Slow Cooking" at http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/06/crockpot-beans-and-rice-recipe.html) literally only requires 5 minutes of preparation. Once prepared, [...]
I am a huge fan of chili. Not only is it filling, full of protein, fiber-rich, and delicious, but I also find it to be quite comforting. A couple of weeks ago I made a delicious vegetarian chili ( http://cleaneatingveggiegirl.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/ ), but I decided that the next time I made chili I wanted to add some [...]
Tonight I made a delicious and healthy Asian-inspired meal: Veggie Fried Rice Quinoa. (P.S. Sorry, my camera was not cooperating so the pictures aren't the greatest! :( ) Many of you may be wondering, "what is quinoa?" While quinoa greatly resembles a grain, it is actually a seed. Taste-wise, I [...]
