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Grilled Mahi Mahi with Pan-Roasted Corn Salsa and Black Beans
This recipe from Mccormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant Cookbook was deeeelicious and a great summer meal. We needed the grill on for the fish anyway, so we grilled the corn on the cob for the pan salsa. The recipe as written in the book uses a lot more butter and store-bought salsa, but we had […]
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So fast, so fresh, so good! Rainbow Chard Soft Tacos with Black Bean and Corn Salsa
These vegetarian tacos didn’t leave me missing the meat. The earthiness of the chard combined with the onion and garlic is just a great combination, and the simple black bean and corn salsa gave it some heft and a slight crunch. Lisa found this recipe when searching for ways to use up the chard that […]
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Minestrone Stir Fry
Lisa found this quick and easy weeknight recipe on the Whole Foods site and adapted it to use what we had on hand. A bunch of vegetables are stir-fried with pasta and tomatoes to recreate the flavors of a minestrone in non-soup form! A great way to use up the vegetables in your fridge. [donotprint] […]
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Greek-Style Tomato-Zucchini Fritters
This recipe comes from Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook — they make an nice starter, or you could do what we did and served them over a salad with a lemon-dill vinaigrette to make a light dinner. The book recommends a vegan alternative to tzatziki to serve alongside, but not being vegan, we went for […]
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Almost Meatless Potluck: Ful Mudammas Gyros
A few weeks ago, we were asked by Tara Mataraza Desmond and Joy Manning to participate in a virtual potluck in celebration of their recent cookbook, Almost Meatless: Recipes That Are Better for Your Health and the Planet. I like the book’s concept — use less meat in recipes and replace it with novel ingredients […]