Tag: vegetarian

Pimento Cheese Spread

Pimento Cheese Spread

Pimento cheese spread is a Southern delicacy. The Master’s made it famous, and tea-sandwich-filled luncheons have kept it in style. Like any good Southern spread, it’s got mayo in it. Like any good Southerner, I have to say it is best made with Duke’s Mayo.…

Super Carrot Muffins + Cooking with Toddlers

Super Carrot Muffins + Cooking with Toddlers

This recipe for super carrot muffins comes with tips on cooking with toddlers because it was the first cooking experiment I did with BOTH my two year old and one year old actively “helping” me. Needless to say, there were many lessons learned the day…

Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Some recipes are tried and true wonders of good, home cooking. This creamy broccoli cheddar soup is one of those. See the iterations written in various handwriting in a well-worn cookbook? See the page splattered with who-knows-what (but probably delicious) things throughout the years? That’s…

Crispy Hash Browns  + Tips for Cooking with Littles

Crispy Hash Browns + Tips for Cooking with Littles

When meal decisions are made within an hour of actual dinnertime for two (almost three!) hungry babies, the options are limited. Brinner is a go-to for us as it is high in protein and the kids will always enjoy it, plus we can throw it…

Carrot Oat Bars

Carrot Oat Bars

We love having easy breakfast options for mornings when we don’t have the energy or time to make a full, warm breakfast for the kids. I was originally looking for something über healthy, but then scratched that plan in lieu of something I thought they…

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

This lentil shepherd’s pie is a vegetarian take on an old classic. Shepherd’s pie is by no means a glamorous dish. It was never meant to be. It was a creation of the English state after the introduction of a cheap crop (potatoes). A way…

Vegetarian Enchiladas

Vegetarian Enchiladas

I found a Youtube video for enchiladas that looked super cheesy and had tons of sauce, AND it was vegetarian! Yes, I watched the entire video and wrote down the instructions. And….yes, I then proceeded to ignore half of those instructions because I didn’t buy…

Broccoli and Quinoa Salad

Broccoli and Quinoa Salad

I love this recipe for just about a billion reasons. Here are a few of those reasons: It uses three dishes, so clean up is simple. The salad comes together in under half an hour. And when I know I won’t have the strength to…

Huevos Rancheros on the Grill

Huevos Rancheros on the Grill

It was a cold and gloomy November Sunday. My daughter insisted on playing outside, so we lit a fire on the back porch and the smell made us hungry for any grilled fare. We had eaten a meager breakfast of cereal. Our stomachs were lacking…

Crispy Cauliflower + Homemade Ranch

Crispy Cauliflower + Homemade Ranch

As a vegetarian, I have no appetite for a food like chicken. However, I’m not crazy. I like food, and I enjoy the enticing smell of fried chicken. I get a little hungry when the Publix fried chicken commercial comes on [let’s be honest– it’s…