Category Archives: meatless

While perusing 101 Cookbooks I came across a pretty picture for Orange Pan-Glazed Tempeh.   I had no idea what tempeh was but Heidi Swanson’s photo had me drooling and wanting to make one of her favorite tempeh dishes.  It … Continue reading →

What a crazy busy day!  The good thing?  Got a lot of much-needed work done.  But didn’t start thinking about dinner until 3:30.  And with all the howling wind and pelting rain all Sunday night, didn’t get much sleep.  All … Continue reading →

Was pretty unsure how this would turn out.  Really, it just made me a little nervous.  I’m not a huge Shepherd’s Pie fan in general so not sure what made me think a vegetable version would be a good idea. … Continue reading →

“March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” Boy, I hope that’s true.  Here we are at the end of February and in the last week we’ve had low temps, freezing rain, snow, and wind storms. … Continue reading →

Ah, back to Monday after the Valentine’s Day / Meatless Tuesday flip flop last week.  This past Saturday and Sunday were beautiful Seattle days.  Lots of sunshine but it was wicked cold.  The temp said low 40s but it felt … Continue reading →

Valentine’s Day 2011 plans: dinner at Canlis.  Now I know that the restaurant would have provided a vegetarian prix fixe menu if requested, but there was no way was that happening.  Canlis salad, salmon with sunchoke [Goldfarb’s kryptonite lately] puree, … Continue reading →

After a quick trip to Vegas and Super Bowl Sunday, basically a weekend filled with food, food and more food, pasta would seem an unlikely choice for today’s dinner.  But Goldfarb has an early workout appointment in the morning and … Continue reading →

Another great recipe from 101 Cookbooks: Miso Vegetables and Tofu.  Heidi Swanson’s recipe is meant to be eaten at room temperature; I adapted it become a hot meal and tweaked the sauce with two minor additions.   Here’s how:  To the miso sauce … Continue reading →

When I decided to undertake this Meatless Mondays endeavor my friend Michelle suggested a blog called 101 Cookbooks.  Immediately fell in love.  The site was started in 2003 by photographer and cookbook writer Heidi Swanson with a focus on healthy … Continue reading →

For years, “I don’t like Indian food” was my response each time it was suggested by friends as a lunch or dinner option. Until one day I gave in to lunch at Tabla in NYC and discovered it wasn’t Indian food I … Continue reading →