Naan Veggie Burgers

What to do with left over naan?

Veggie Burgers!

J loves Amy's Bistro Burgers and I'm a traditionalist - I love my Gardenburgers.

I Heart Christmas (muffins)

Look!! There's a heart shape on the plate with the muffin.

Coincidence?

These muffins are an adaptation of Nigella Lawson's Christmas morning muffins. I substituted whole wheat flour for the regular flour and I used raisins instead of dried cranberries.

J loves these.

Stir-Fry tofu with vegetables and fried brown rice

tofu
green peppers
brown basmati rice
onions
carrots
garlic
ginger
tamari
grean peas

Friday Night Falafel Night!

I made some whole wheat naan and some falafels tonight. It was a hit!

Add some yogurt, peppers, tomaotoes, red onions and parsley and we're golden.

Soup for lunch (again)

Red lentil curry with cauliflower, potatoes and brown rice.

So satisfying and so ugly.

eggs chez robbins

This is pretty similar to huevos rancheros - but no cheese and no fried tortillas.

one egg
brown rice
pinto beans fried up with a little canola oil, cumin, jalapeno, red pepper flakes and salt
salsa
non-fat yogurt (better than sour cream here)
tomatoes
red onions
cilantro

One of J's favorites.

Delicata Squash is My Hero...

...and my favorite new veggie.


I picked up some delicata squash for the first time this year actually by mistake. I went to the market looking for spaghetti squash and blindly believed the labels the market had put up.

Lucky for me I had never bought spaghetti squash before, so I didn't know what to look for. I brought the squash home and roasted it in the oven. When I sliced the cooked squash in half I quickly realized that this was not spaghetti squash at all and I had to change the plan for dinner. I chopped up the squash and made a yummy mild curry with tofu and veggies. It was delicious. So the next day I roasted the rest of the squash and we had it as a side. What a lovely vegetable. Sweeter and firmer than pumpkin, but not as dense as butternut squash, and so easy to prepare.

Why do we not see more recipes calling for this yummy treat?

No offense to butternut squash fans out there, but butternut squash can be very dangerous.

Both my husband and myself have sliced our fingers handling that massive gourd.


But not anymore!


Delicata Squash has saved the day.


Monday I roasted up a couple of them beauties and smashed their sweet flesh along with some melted (vegan) butter, rosemary, nutmeg, brown sugar, vegetable stock, salt and pepper. I tossed this with some whole wheat spaghetti, put it all in a casserole dish and topped it with some more herbs, bread crumbs, a little olive oil and some caramelized onions. Baked it for 30 minutes and we were in heaven.(This is an adaptation of a Veganomicon recipe based on what I had in the house!)


I'll bet it delicata makes for a great pie too.

Something to try this Christmas :)