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Creole Chickpea Stew
Apparently we’ve been on a soup and stew kick as of late; here’s a quick weeknight one-pot dish that’s hearty and flavorful. This recipe is adapted from Steven Raichlen’s Healthy Latin Cooking and is chock-full of chickpeas and potatoes in a flavorful vegetable broth. [donotprint] Lisa says: Wow — there are a LOT of chickpeas […]
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“Almost Meatless” Albondigas, or, Oatmeal: It’s What’s For Dinner
This recipe was recently featured on Serious Eats; it comes from a cookbook titled Almost Meatless: Recipes That Are Better for Your Health and the Planet. I’m all for the occasional veggie burger, but make no mistake: these plump, juicy orbs of joy are NOT vegetarian. Rather, ground lamb is supplemented with steel-cut oatmeal to […]
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Mushroom-and-Spinach Stuffed Vegetables and Garlicky Cauliflower
As we neared the end of our week, we still had a few different vegetables left over from ye olde CSA box to use up, and these two recipes allowed us to do that without having to go grocery shopping: we pretty much had the rest of the ingredients on hand. The stuffed vegetables were […]
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Creamy Potato Kale Soup
We found this easy, tasty recipe in Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful Recipes for Healthful Meals. There’s only 1/2 cup of evaporated milk in the final dish, but that little amount gives the soup a nice richness. The kale, green onions, dill, and leeks add eye-catching green highlights to the dish. [donotprint] Chris says: I […]
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Big Steaming Bowl: Armenian Stew with Pilaf
This recipe is from Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: a hearty vegetarian stew with Mediterranean spices atop a bed of bulgur pilaf. It was nice and filling, and delicious for lunch the following day. [donotprint] Chris says: So this *claims* to be an Armenian dish… Lisa says: We certainly never made this dish when I was […]