Tag: vegetarian meals
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Stay at home breakfast: spicy mushroom gravy
Spicy Mushroom Gravy 2 T butter 2 T flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 cups milk 1/4 pound of mushrooms 1 T red pepper flakes Heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes.…
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Hunting for Morrels…
On Friday I woke up with morrel mushrooms on my mind…I don’t know where the thought came from, but it turns out that this is the perfect time of year for morrels. I’d never tried one, and it’s been on my list of things to cook since I heard about them last year. Since I don’t…
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Whole Foods Superfood Salad
Ingredients: Kale, chopped Napa cabbage, shredded Carrots, shredded Grape tomatoes, sliced in half Sunflower seeds Blueberries Cashews, chopped Red onion, sliced (& optional: not if I’m making it for lunch at work!) Dressing 1/4 C Apple cider vinegar 1/2 C Olive oil 1 cup Acai berry juice Cayenne Salt Pepper Garlic, optional I picked up…
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A veggie sandwich, hold the hummus please.
One delicious, exciting, happy veggie sandwich. Could I please find one restaurant that has a veggie option sans hummus? I want something more exciting. Yes, I said I want my sandwich to be EXCITING! I will never order a tortilla wrap with hummus, lettuce and whatever other veggie is on hand to throw in. Gross…
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Twenty Minute Meal
Friday night is our night to go out to dinner. Saturday night is a toss up, but with Filip in medical school now, we are more likely to eat at home. This could mean that I would be happy to spend an hour in the kitchen…or it could mean that I want to relax and…
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FüD (read: Food) Kansas City
Coming from a small city, I am amazed at the variety of restaurants in KC. I love the local options, but I’m thrilled that there are also vegetarian, and even vegan restaurants! To me, vegan is just a healthier option for vegetarians so I try and choose vegan occasionally. Currently FüD (see lunch above) is my favorite…
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Favorite KC restaurants: local, seasonal ingredients
When I moved to Kansas City, I made a point to do my grocery shopping at the farmer’s market (just a block away.) I am definitely spoiled by the fresh produce, cheese, bread and eggs. In a pinch, I picked up a carton of eggs from HyVee, and I couldn’t even finish my omelet. There…
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Girl’s night: Spanish style dinner
My bff Kelly entered a contest for Lucky Magazine a few weeks ago. She has written several articles for the contest and is now in the third round of competition. The grand prize? To be their next lifestyle contributor!!! She would be awesome, and this would be a dream come true! So in preparation for…
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Japanese Sea Vegetables
Somehow, I’m on a major seaweed salad kick…I could seriously eat this stuff everyday. I stumbled across this yummy salad at my favorite sushi restaurant, as my choices have become limited by my veggie diet (although I still love going out for sushi!) Now I can’t get enough of this fresh, salty, chewy, cold vegetable. I highly…