Plant Based Meals

Dinner plate

Tried something new. I started with a cookbook recipe, but it turned out a different way. Air fried cauliflower until golden brown on bar pan, added some water to steam until soft. I went this way because unlike the rustic look of the cauliflower (rather than just cream color). While the cauliflower was cooking I…

Breakfast plate

My first day of summer vacation! I get to relax and set my own pace every day. Today I made this breakfast plate. I started with a corn tortilla. In my Pampered Chef air fryer, I air fried some tempeh separate from some small red and yellow baby peppers, and a little white onion using…

Pizza Night – Cauliflower or Gluten Free Crust?

Which do you prefer? Well, tonight was the night. I made three different pizzas with different crust and different toppings. Two were cauliflower crust and the other a gluten free crust. My daughter and I have made the fig and arugula pizza before, so this was easy. It was trying my hand at the others…

I say Tabouli – you say Tabbouleh

Either way, it’s a Mediterranean dish made with bulgur wheat. When I don’t have bulgur wheat on hand, I buy the Near East Tabouleh grain mix. It comes with a season packet of dried parsley, onion, salt, garlic, molasses, honey, and black pepper. It very easy to prepare – pour the contents into a saucepan,…

Plant based BLT

One of my fondest memories working Downtown Boston was going to Dewey Square to get a sandwich from Clover. It was when the food truck first started in Boston. I fell in love with their BLT, while my friend would get this sandwich that had picked cabbage and pimento cheese. The sandwich I was addicted…

Creamy Potato Soup

Every year for the past several years we receive a gift card from a very dear friend who lives in Florida. Last year we drove to the restaurant to find that it had closed (CARRABBAS Italian Restuarant). Luckily, it was the type of gift card that worked at an affiliated restaurant OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE. This year,…