Having one person that is vegetarian in our house doesn't make meal planning difficult, usually. When there are four or more of us for dinner, I simply substitute the meat item with a non-meat protein, and everyone is happy. In fact, quite often I make two of the non-meat protein, as I enjoy a good number of vegetarian items.
The tricky times are when there are only three of us dining. It feels more cumbersome to make two different entrées for a party that small. Our of deference to our vegetarian, I make a meal that is vegetarian and (hopefully)
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Seafood Soup
by TT on January 12th, 2012 | Recipes, Soups & Stews
This soup that I made on a cold winter afternoon actually started on a hot August night. I had bought several lobsters to be made into lobster rolls. After dinner I saw the piles of lobster shells and thought that rather than just discarding them, they could have a better use. I did a little searching and found a recipe for lobster stock. I didn't have a plan for the stock, so I stored it in our freezer for future cooking.
Fast forward four months to a cold winter day. I had been considering making two different soups, one vegetarian
Fast forward four months to a cold winter day. I had been considering making two different soups, one vegetarian
Silky Zucchini Soup
by TT on October 6th, 2011 | Recipes, Soups & Stews
Originally I was going to call this recipe Creamy Zucchini Soup. However, before I could publish the recipe I read an article in which a chef took another chef to task for calling a soup creamy, when there was no cream in the recipe. This recipe has no cream; the only "cream-ish" ingredient is Greek yogurt. For me, the combination of the yogurt and blended ingredients created something creamy, but I believe it also could be described as silky.
This recipe is one that should be made sooner as opposed to later. For many parts of the country, zucchini season is
This recipe is one that should be made sooner as opposed to later. For many parts of the country, zucchini season is
Cheddar Potato Soup
by TT on March 28th, 2011 | Recipes, Soups & Stews
A couple weeks ago we had a taste of spring, and it was wonderful. However, it was only Mother Nature teasing us because although the calendar says it's spring, the weather has been anything but spring-like. With temperatures topping out in the high 30s and fairly windy days making the temperature feel cooler, we've been bundling up in coats, sweaters, and gloves again. That certainly isn't what I imagine when I think of spring.
This weather doesn't encourage me to make big salads for dinner, even though I now have an almost endless supply of greens, courtesy of my husband's indoor
This weather doesn't encourage me to make big salads for dinner, even though I now have an almost endless supply of greens, courtesy of my husband's indoor
Creamy (Yet Lowfat) Carrot Soup
by TT on January 24th, 2011 | Healthy Cooking, Recipes, Soups & Stews
While I am not a vegetarian, I find many all-vegetable dishes to be exciting. I do enjoy lamb shanks and braised beef short ribs, but I also enjoy Moroccan vegetable stew equally as much. Now that one of our daughters has decided to give vegetarianism a try, I have even more reason to add new creative all-veggie dishes to our menu.
Although our daughter has seemed to enjoy her three month stint of being meat-free, I think sometimes I am more excited for these new creations. A few weeks ago I made veggiepalooza, a simple stirfry of a multitude of vegetables
Although our daughter has seemed to enjoy her three month stint of being meat-free, I think sometimes I am more excited for these new creations. A few weeks ago I made veggiepalooza, a simple stirfry of a multitude of vegetables
