Category: Vegetarian
Ratatouille’s Ratatouille
| November 9, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, Make-ahead, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
It’s that time of year again – the late summer zucchini season! (Or, it was when I wrote this. A long honeymoon, long work trip, some of life’s punches to the face, and the general malaise that accompanies the seasonal transition into winter have seriously depleted my blogging energy. But, I shall return triumphantly! Until…
Spinach-Stuffed Portobellas
| August 5, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, Recipe, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
I love it when a plan comes together. At the grocery store, I had a few strange urges. One was to buy a new bottle of Cholula hot sauce, half of which I’ve already consumed one week later despite never really being a spicy food fanatic. Another was an irresistable need to make stuffed portobello…
Savory Vegetable Pie
| July 27, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Breakfast, Leftovers, Main Course, Recipe, Vegetarian |
The Williams Sonoma catalog: love it or hate it? As a young fatkid in training, I looked forward to the mail days when that glossy, food-filled catalog would show up in the box. Page after page of gourmet candies, prepared mixes, enticing meats, cheeses, colorful accessories, lots of recipes, and the like could leave me…
Bread and Butter Pickles
| July 19, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Appetizers, Crafts, Recipe, snacks, Vegetarian |
While enjoying a lazy summer day at the in-laws (and, yes, I know just how lucky i am to enjoy days with the inlaws) I spied a whole section in an old Martha Stewart magazine about refrigerator pickles. Suddenly, my mind turned from the gorgeous Illinois woods and weather to one thing: BRINE. Oh, pickle…
Crispy Chickpeas
| June 29, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Appetizers, Make-ahead, Recipe, snacks, Vegetarian |
Quick and dirty today, folks. I’ve talked at length on my love for beans. BEANS. I love them. Another thing I love are snacks. SNACKS. Especially the crispy, crunchy, salty, addictive and fatty ones – chips, doritos, fritos (OH, fritos), chex mix (OMG CHEX MIX)…anything that’s salty and carb-laden, I’m there.
Raw Asparagus Salad
| June 20, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Recipe, Salads, Vegetarian |
Ugh. This one was a bust, friends, and I’m not talking about boobs. It sounded so promising – lemon, parmesan, asparagus ribbons all melded togteher in a crisp, refreshing, flavorful salad. Alas, it was not to be.
Nectarine-Blueberry Crisp with Oatmeal & Brown Sugar
| May 31, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Dessert, Recipe, Vegetarian |
It’s a little blurry, but that’s because I was drooling. Despite the cold, rainy weekend we Chicagoans faced this memorial day weekend, the brief, sunny, and hot glimpse of summer we got on Monday has me in the mood for these coming warm months! During the summer, I turn into a fruit monster, because (almost)…
Chunky Tomato-Vegetable Soup
| May 25, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Freezer food, Main Course, Recipe, Vegetarian |
Only I would make soup the day before a string of 80-degree, unseasonably warm and humid days. Because, what you definitely want to eat when the air feels like you’re walking through hot yogurt is….hot liquid. Not so much. Don’t fault me because I never remember to check the weather. I’m on this diet, see,…
Jalapeno-Cheddar Corn Muffins
| May 12, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Appetizers, Breadmaking, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
Corn bread, corn bread, wherefore art thou, corn bread? If you celebrated Easter with my family, you were awash in a sea of chili and cornbread – a chili cookoff, to be exact, with no fewer than three cornbread recipes to go alongside. You see, tired of the same old ham and cheddar potato casserole…
Irish Soda Bread
| April 22, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Breadmaking, Holidays, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
Happy (four weeks) post-St. Patrick’s Day! We un-Irish Chicagoans celebrated St. Practice Day, the Saturday before the 17th each year when we dye our river green – or greener than usual. We celebrated St. Patrick’s day with a pint in a pub, a nice way to observe this somewhat meaningless holiday, but one that also…
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