vegetarian

          When I think back to a year ago, the thought of willingly eating tofu would have never crossed my mind.  It looked weird.  It scared me.  The whole idea of it was just strange to me.  Then I became a vegetarian.  After transitioning to a vegetarian diet in January of [...]

          Today is a special edition of What I Ate Wednesday featuring...What I Ate for Christmas Eve/Christmas! Christmas Eve Dinner           For dinner on Christmas Eve I prepared two patches of soup: Spicy Soyrizo Chili and Vegetable and Ravioli Soup with cornbread muffins.  I ate a bowl [...]

                It is almost that time....when Christmas "officially" begins...  The countdown is on to Christmas Eve!  This also means that the countdown is on for two days full of family, friends, fun, and (of course ;)) food! In case you are curious, here is the Christmas food plan [...]

One of my family's staple meals growing up was tater tot casserole.  It was a dish that my brother frequently made, and something that all of my family members really enjoyed.  A few weeks ago my dad mentioned something about tater tot casserole and that we had not eaten it in ages.  Well, it really [...]

Happy Hump Day! ...and What I Ate Wednesday day! ;)             What I Ate Wednesday Breakfast           Breakfast today was an early one!  I had to be at work at 6 a.m. so I was up prepping and eating this breakfast at about 5:30 a.m.  It [...]

Having been a vegetarian for almost a year now, I have had my fair share of both positive and negative eating experiences at chain restaurants.  I have found that some chain restaurants are essentially not welcoming to vegetarians at all (unless I just want to eat a side salad), and that some offer many vegetarian [...]

This may be the first time that I have attempted to turn a non-vegan casserole dish into a vegan casserole dish.  And......I was very happy with the results!           Green Chile Cheese Quinoa with Soy Chorizo Slightly adapted from this Cacique, Inc. recipe. Servings: 4-6           Ingredients [...]

First of all, happy 12/12/12...how cool, right?!?  I love being able to type that! Now, it is time for another edition of... What I Ate Wednesday!             Breakfast           Breakfast today consisted of two pieces of toasted Trader Joe's sprouted wheat bread with almond butter with [...]

          I love roasted vegetables.  I love pasta.  I love ranch.  I love alfredo sauce.  So...why not combine them all into one tasty dish? :) Roasted Vegetable Alfredo Ranch Fettucine Servings: About 6           Ingredients EVOO cooking spray 1 container of cherry tomatoes, halved 1 crown of [...]