Real Quick White Bean Chili – Marcella
We eat black beans a few days a week with lunch and I'm tired of them. I wanted something lighter, SO I threw this together late one work night. We…
Thanksgiving Foodstuffs – Marcella
I spent aalll day cooking yesterday: Clockwise from top left: Green Bean Casserole, Whole Wheat and Teff Chive Mini-Biscuits, Crustless Pumpkin Pie, Potato-Spinach Crustless Knishes, Roasted Root Vegetables, and Gardein…
A Week of Work Lunches – Marcella
Working a white-collar job involves the constant presence of donuts, cakes, pizza, candy dishes...My colleagues always express sympathy for me and/or wonder at the discipline I must be exercising when…
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Protein Bars – Marcella
In most cases, you may as well eat a Mars Bar as eat a commercial protein bar. They have - as we used to say in high school - a…
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Black Bean and Sweet Potato Enchiladas – Marcella
Sorry the picture quality is terrible. We were too hungry to find good lighting. 1 can reduced sodium black beans 1 sweet potato, microwaved diced peppers, onions tomato-based salsa of…
Yellow Quinoa Dal + Teff Flatbread ("Roti") – Marcella
I love Indian food. Most of what you can get at restaurants is greasy or full of butter or cream, unfortunately. Not ALL Indian food is full of dairy -…
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New Recipes! – Marcella
Yeah, I've been remiss in posting recipes, I know. Now that all the fuss of the wedding and Derek's birthday is over I have a bunch of stuff I've made…
Omelets! – Marcella
Authentically "eggy" and rich, accomplished with tofu, chickpea flour, and black salt. The last two ingredients are really what give it the egg-like taste and texture. It's genius - this…
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Easy muscle-building meals – Marcella
Here's some of our versions of the bodybuilding-style meal that, in the meat-eating world of Flex and Muscle & Fitness and so on, is the ubiquitous chicken, brown rice, and…
Black Bean Cakes – Marcella
Easy Black Bean Cakes (pictured with roasted corn salsa) can of black beans, drained really well 1/2 green bell pepper, minced 1/2 onion, minced 2 tsp cumin salt to taste…
Indian Dal Soup – Marcella
I've been cooking a lot of Indian food lately, having been inspired by some Indian feasts at the home of our friends' Deepak and Matt. We don't go out for…
“White Cheddar” Shells and Cauliflower – Marcella
"White Cheddar" Shells and Cauliflower Healthy comfort food for those cold winter nights 1 pckg Mori-Nu Silken tofu, soft 1 cube Rapunzel Vegetable Bouillon w/ Sea Salt & Herbs 1/4…
Apple Butternut Squash Soup – Marcella
Recently we got dinner at the salad bar at Ellwood Thompson's (1/2 off after 8:30 p.m.) and decided to try some of the vegan mashed sweet potato. It was disappointingly…
Simple White Bean and Chard Soup – Marcella
Soup always sounds good when it's cold out. I've decided to do a lot of soup and salad nights, since it's a lot easier to make that particular combo nutritious…
Two recipes! – Marcella
Creamy Greens and Penne 1 pckg Mori-Nu Silken tofu 1/2 lb bag frozen spinach 1/4 cup nutritional yeast fresh basil, or 1 cube frozen - available in freezer section of…
Quick Chili Lunch – Marcella
I have a huuuuge backlog of recipes to post; I'm trying to be good and prioritize work and studies while leaving some time for at least one hobby to reduce…
Stir Fry recipe – Marcella
The nice thing about stir fries is you can use whatever you have on hand. An alternative to the tofu could be shelled edamame...alternatives to the greens could be bok…
Fettucine and Green Beans with Mushroom Creme!
No time to post really until after August 19th, sadly. I wanted to get this one up, though as it is a particular favorite of mine. As demonstrated…
Chickpea and Tomato Soup
Impromptu soup for lunch: Chickpea and Tomato Soup 2 carrots, cut lengthwise and chopped 1/2 onion, chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 can low…
Several recipes after a drought
I'm woefully behind on posting recipes and workouts. What can I say - finance exam über alles... I'm actually going to list several recipes at once here to help me…