Category: Vegetarian

  • Acorn Squash, Pear and Adzuki Soup with Sautéed Shiitakes

    Tonight’s recipe (hm, we’ve been doing a lot of squash soups lately…) is from Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook. Squash, pears, onions, and peppers are cooked until tender and then partly pureed; adzuki beans are stirred in, and then it’s all topped with some sauteed shiitake mushrooms. [donotprint] Chris says: This soup reminds me that […]

  • Pimientos de Padrón

    Hmm, a tapas-style treat of quickly pan-fried peppers, with the odds that 1 in 10 will be incredibly spicy? Sounds like a slam-dunk to me! I saw these guys on YumBlog a few months ago, and thanks to a tip on ChowHound discovered that the Spanish Table sometimes carries Pimientos de Padrón in the summer. […]

  • Broccoli with Turmeric and Tomatoes

    We’re always looking for new ways to use up the last of our veggies from the CSA box; this recipe from Quick from Scratch Herbs and Spices was easily adaptable to what we had left: broccoli and leeks! It comes from the “Spices” half of the book, and features Turmeric, which we’ve never really had […]

  • Roasted Beet Salad with Orange and Cumin

    I had saved off this recipe I ran across on 64 sq ft kitchen, and when the CSA box came with a load of beets, I knew exactly how I was going to prepare them. Beets are roasted in a packet with shallots and cumin, and then tossed in a light citrus vinaigrette. The only […]

  • Vegetarian Carbonada

    Tonight Lisa made a vegetarian version of Carbonada, an Argentinian stew. The recipe comes from the Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites cookbook. This stew is loaded with veggies, spices, rice, and… evil? Chris says: Oh. When you said we were having Satan for dinner I thought you had somehow secured an audience with our President. Lisa says: […]