Chickpea Cutlets

  I discovered this recipe in Veganomicon.  As long as you don't have an intolerance to gluten, then you will love this dish!  It reminds me most of schnitzel, maybe even a good sub for chicken fried chicken or chicken fried steak.  We ate it for dinner, but I think you could also easily have it for lunch in a sandwich or for a hearty breakfast!

Sesame-Ginger Stir Fry Sauce

  I came across this recipe in Lorna Sass' Short-Cut Vegetarian: Great Taste in No Time. I made a few changes, but overall was very happy with the result.  :)

Eggplant and Sweet Potato Curry

  My dear friend, Ngan, introduced me to this dish.  It is very versatile, and you can use any veggies you have on hand.  For this dish, I used eggplant and sweet potato, but I've done many other variations in the past.  Potato/carrot, for that day when you have no other veg in the house, and one of my favorite combos is pumpkin/carrot.  Pumpkin or butternut squash comes out very rich and creamy tasting in a curry, but it is a bit of a struggle to chop it up uncooked.

Potato and Watercress Soup

  I bought 3 bunches of watercress from the Asian market and about the only thing that I wanted to do with it was make a soup!  So, I did.  I did a little research and found this recipe online.  It's pretty basic, but I wanted to make sure the flavor of the watercress came through.  Like always, I made a few changes of my own.  :)

Crunchy Buckwheat Cereal

  Today, I am going to share one of my new favorite snack food recipes.  This recipe comes from a cookbook that I love, "The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook".  While eating vegetarian is my choice, I am a little worried about meeting all of my nutritional requirements when I become pregnant.  This is really the only book on the market that I've found, and the recipes in it are great!  The author, Cathe Olson, also provides a pretty good nutritional breakdown of every recipe.

   This recipe is in her breakfast section and is a great alternative to the normal processed cereals or granolas.  I make this snack in small quantities, so that it is easier to mix up and b/c I only use it as a topping.  Once you try it out yourself, you can decide whether you want to make it in larger quantities, i.e. to eat as a cereal.

Guacamole Pasta Salad

  The other night, I was so excited to make this dish inspired by a recipe I found on Pinterest: Creamed Avocado and Lime Chilled Pasta.  But, when I got started, my dish quickly transformed into something entirely different.  I thought it would be so nice to create this simple, elegant Asian inspired dish, but when I first tasted it, I couldn't help but think that it tasted like guacamole!?!  Maybe that is not so surprising, considering the recipe consists of cilantro, avocado, and lime.  So, here is what my final product looked like and my recipe for it is below.

 

Hello World!

  Hmm...  so, I've tried blogging before, and it didn't work out too well.  haha  I'm not sure if that had to do with the amount of time it took to write/upload photos or if it was b/c of the low amount of traffic.  I guess that is what happens when you buy your own domain.  :/  So, we'll give it a try again on blogspot.  :)  That is the royal we, of course.  haha  I'm mostly interested in cooking, baking, and the beginnings of a permaculture gardening.  If any of that interests you, stay tuned.  ;)

  Here's an example of an everyday lunch.