Meatloaf and mashed potatoes is an iconic American meal, isn’t it? My English hubby has many (negative) preconceived notions about meatloaf, and I was determined to change his mind about this dish – and with a vegan version at that! I chose to serve it with delicious, creamy mashed potatoes to help my chances, but…
Tag: mushrooms
Garlic Caper Roasted Mushrooms
Feel like you need to eat vegetables for the rest of your life to recover from Thanksgiving? Here’s a delicious recipe from Cooking Light that will have you drooling for veggies. It takes about 25 minutes and can be a side dish or a main served over a grain. I’ve been combining 1-2 different veggie…
Portobello Polenta Burgers
*This is a semi-homemade meal if I ever saw one, but bear with me.* If something can be store bought and still be organic, healthy, and delicious, then why wouldn’t you buy it? I’m referring in this case to the bruschetta and olive tapenade that top this beautiful portobello & polenta sandwich. It would’ve taken…
Loaded Baked Potatoes
Confession: I have absolutely ZERO patience and therefore I may never make jacket (baked) potatoes again, especially not at 7:30pm on a weeknight, that’s for sure. I put these babies in the oven at 7:05pm and they weren’t even close to done at 8:15pm, so needless to say, I was frustrated and HANGRY. But, they…
Meatball Sandwiches
Did you know you can be a vegan and still eat MEATBALL SANDWICHES? Tonight’s dinner was inspired by one of NYC’s gems, the Meatball Shop, which does offer meat-less-balls and makes a fortune taking advantage of people’s love of the meatball sub. This vegan version is the real deal. You are gonna wanna make this…
Teriyaki Veggie Tacos
I’m pretty proud of myself for this one. A change in our schedules meant that we would both be home for dinner unexpectedly, and with a fridge full of produce and a packed vacation schedule coming up, it meant we needed to take this opportunity to clear out that refrigerator! I decided to use up…
Cauliflower Steaks with Chimichurri
This is an example of an instance when I don’t think it’s really necessary to call these slices of a cauliflower head “steaks,” but honestly, I couldn’t figure out what to call them instead. They are filling and hearty, a little charred on the outside, flavored with a marinade, and rubbed with spices – sounds…
Portobellos with Power Pesto
Portobello mushrooms are like a vegan/vegetarian’s DREAM. Besides being velvety delicious, portobellos are super filling and very high in protein. Restaurants commonly use portobellos as a meat-free alternative to burgers, and I’ve seen fellow vegan bloggers grill them as an alternative to steak. I’ll have to try that sometime. Tonight I was in the mood…
Tofu Kebabs and Corn with Basil Butter
Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of summertime as made apparent by the crazy traffic heading down to the Jersey Shore from New York City, the (sometimes) warm temperatures, the three-day weekend, and most importantly…the BBQs! My family typically gathers together at my parents’ home for the long weekend. They live close to the…
Scrambled Tofu Breakfast
What’s better than breakfast for dinner? It’s can be so nice to break up the monotony of the week with the excitement of something unexpected for dinner. Breakfast for dinner signifies an informality of sorts, as if we are getting away with something naughty. As a kid, whenever Mom was out at dinnertime, Dad made…
An Imperfect Vegan 