My first experience with falafel was a good one. My second experience was even better! I can honestly say that my love for falafel began at first bite. And considering my obsession (yes, I admit that it is a bit of an obsession) with chickpeas, my devotion to falafel should [...]
vegetarian
More than a year after adopting a vegetarian diet, I am still continually amazed by the foods that I not only eat, but crave. Did I like BBQ pulled pork sandwiches before I ate a vegetarian diet? I did not hate them, but I sure did not crave them and [...]
I don't know about you, but I am a sucker for a good chili soup! There is just something so comforting about chili. Generally, I go the more traditional route and make Vegetarian Chili. Sometimes I like to spice things up by adding soyrizo to my chili. This time, however, I wanted to spice things [...]
It is March! Wait, what? It is March already?? If your thoughts are anything like mine, then you are likely wondering how March has crept up on us so quickly. Trust me, I am definitely not complaining about this, though. March is one of my favorite months. March means my birthday (I'll be halfway to [...]
Welp, I did it again. I just had to make a breakfast dish made with quinoa. I find it weird that I actually crave quinoa, but it is true. And trust me, I am totally not complaining. Generally I stick with eating quinoa for lunch or dinner, but on occasion, I love centering my breakfast [...]
Now and then my creative juices are flowing and my mind begins to wander and I think, "what if," or "I wonder what that would taste like." It is at these moments that things like this happen... ...and boy, I am sure glad that it did! Fruit Pizza Whole Wheat [...]
I have seen countless recipes on food blogs and in magazines that utilize tempeh as the star ingredient. For months now I have been wanting to cook with tempeh. I bookmarked recipes utilizing tempeh, but never took the plunge. Finally, about a week ago, I purchased my first package of tempeh and got to cooking. [...]
I have been majorly craving "comfort food" lately. But not just any comfort food. This kind of comfort food... I have always been a fan of chili mac. Not only is it incredibly tasty, but the entire concept of chili mac is so simplistic and easy to make. Naturally, my [...]
Happy Wednesday blog readers! Let's take a look at What I Ate Today...Wednesday! :) Breakfast This morning I ate two pieces of toasted whole wheat bread- one with crunchy almond butter sprinkled with cinnamon and the other smeared with TJ's pumpkin butter. To up my protein [...]
I know what you are probably thinking..."for a girl who never used to like mushrooms, she sure does post a lot of recipes with them!" And you would be right. I fully admit that my taste buds were steered wrong in the past. I was fooled by the strange looks [...]
