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Three-Cheese Tuna Melt

Despite a predominately non-meat diet, I do try to eat fish when I can. Something about Omega-3 fish oils in things like salmon and tuna and mackerel being good for you … Anyway, this is a recipe originally from Jorge Cruise’s 3-Hour Diet Cookbook – that was one of my […]

Orecchiette Napolitana

Orecchiette Napolitana

[Prep: <5 min / Cook: 20min] Ingredients – orecchiette (ear) or conchiglie (shell) pasta – 1 – 2 cups fresh spinach* (1/2 cup frozen chopped) – 2 cloves of garlic – 1/2 onion – 1 8oz can tomato sauce – dash of crushed red pepper flakes – salt & pepper […]

Vegetarian Chili

Like any good Texan, I love a good chili and it’s one of the dishes I miss most since going veggie. It’s hard to vegetarianize a dish that gets so much of its flavor from stewing meat into a sauce, but this version I like for the vegetarian style that […]

bean and spinach risotto

Bean and Spinach Risotto

Risotto takes a lot of attention, but don’t let that deter you from giving this easy recipe a try. Just sit back and sip the rest of your beer while you stir the risotto. [Prep: 5min / Cook: 45min] Ingredients – 1 cup soy beans – 1 cup frozen spinach […]

Tofu Sukiyaki

Tofu Sukiyaki

Bear with me, because this one is highly adapted. The original recipe is made with classic Japanese ingredients like mirin, sake and dashi soup that you probably don’t have at the ready or feel like having massive amounts of left over in your pantry. But I’ve made this one a […]

Spiced Lentils and Rice

This dish is so simple and easy, it seemed like the best place to kick-off my vegetarian recipes. I’ve added some more vegetables and a touch of feta to the original recipe so it can qualify as an all-in-one meal. [Prep: 10 min / Cook: 25 min] Ingredients – 1/2 cup dry […]