Category Archives: Lunch
Black Bean Magic
Bountiful Black Beans… Gather up: 2 15 ounce cans of black beans, drained 1 large garden tomato, diced 1/4 cup chopped parsley 1/4 cup chopped cilantro 1/4 cup chopped sundried tomatoes (in oil, drained) 1 cup of corn (frozen -defrost-, or fresh) 1 cup chopped roasted red peppers 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup …
All About Hills
Hills hurt. My lungs burn and so do my thighs. My heart pounds hard and sometimes I feel like I am sucking mouthfuls of air as the sweat streams off of me. But they are necessary. The world, it turns out, is not flat. And neither is my running life. I was thinking long and …
Running Fuel
Sometimes, I make something so scrumptiously easy, I have to tell the world. Today, it was grilled zucchini in red sauce with black-eyed peas over Barilla Whole Grain Thin Spaghetti. Gather up: 2 medium zucchini, sliced about 1/4 inch into circles 2 T. olive oil 2T. lemon juice sea salt pepper 1 15 ounce can, …
There’s Nothing to Eat in This House
Sometimes you have to get a little creative. Ok, a lot creative. To that end, I was tired of everything that showed its pretty face in the fridge. The soup. The cold salads. Even…dare I say it? The HUMMUS. And I realized that there was a certain bean that had been experiencing more than its …
Making This Vegan Life Work
I am definitely not one of those chicks who does not eat. I am well-acquainted with the Greek yogurt for breakfast, instant soup for lunch and ”…that’s the way to be skinny” mindset. What comes with that is droopy skin lacking in tone and healthy glow and a body that might look okay in small …
Broccoli Bulgur Basil Bliss
All I can say is that it is embarrassing to know the number of times my spoon has gone into the glass container originally packed full with Broccoli Bulgur Basil Bliss. I adore oil, lemon and basil. Tomatoes this time of year are just big ‘ol grapes that need a bite or two. And broccoli? …
Step Off That Beaten Path
Isn’t important to shake it up once in a while? Do something different? Go somewhere new? Take a chance? This is not big, but it made me very, very happy. I had to dispense from cooking today. Just quit for a day and put it on hold. Maybe my creative fires needed to smolder for …
Broccoli Salad Days
Sometimes, you just need to switch things up. Now, much as I love crisp, deeply colored romaine, a change every now and again makes me very happy. On that count here’s how I handled my romaine repeats… Steam about 4 cups of broccoli. When cool, chop it nicely. It can even, at this point, go …
Lay Me Down on a Bed of Zucchini
How does this sound? Saute some grated zucchini, about 4 cups, in a couple tablespoons of good olive oil. Trust me, it softens on down to nothing. Sea salt it. Pepper it up. Now… Over that luscious, readily available, locally grown, gorgeous green fabulosity, you can lay down some… vegan meatballs and sauce grilled eggplant …
Supper Done Simply
Today, divine vegetables, nestled rapturously close, arrived in my oh-so-willing arms. Tomatoes. Padron peppers, Banana peppers. Zucchini. For tonight though, those tomatoes would be my willing accomplices. At the perfect peak of ripeness, scented seductively, they would play their part in my Tomato and Chickpea Summer Salad. So, here goes, kept nice and simple! Get …
