August 25, 2012- Grilled Zucchini Rolls with Rice

Grilled Zucchini Rolls with Rice

This was a really yummy dinner to make and something we haven't tried before. It required that we slice the zucchini pretty thin and then grill it on a pan until browned. We then stuff it with a ricotta mixture which has lemon juice, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper. We also add some spinach leaves and roll it. We then warmed them on the slat pan again. We served them with a brown, red, and black barley frozen thing from Trader Joe's. I actually ended up liking this a lot more than I thought I would. I was really happy with how it turned out. They were almost bite sized and really tasty. 

August 24, 2012- Pasta Bake

Pasta Bake

We were originally just going to have pasta with tomato basil sauce but we decided to change it up and make a pasta bake. We layered pasta with sauce and some cheese and make a pasta bake. It was really tasty and easy to make. We used penne pasta and the tomato basil sauce from Trader Joe's. We also used a combination of mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. 

August 23, 2012- Baked Tofu with Rice- Vegan

Baked Tofu with Rice- Vegan

Tonight we wanted to make something simple so we marinated tofu with some soy sauce and baked it. This happens to be my favorite way to eat tofu. We served it with some basmati rice. Simple but still yummy. Easy and also a vegan meal!

August 22, 2012- Pizza My Heart

Pizza My Heart

Tonight Nick had back to school night so we needed something quick so we decided to go to Pizza My Heart for dinner. We both got a slice of mushroom pizza and split a garden salad with ranch.

August 21, 2012- Rice Noodle Stir Fry- Vegan

Rice Noodle Stir Fry- Vegan

We had a rice noodle stir fry for dinner and we used a frozen vegetable mix from Trader Joe's that had water chestnuts, mushrooms, peppers, baby corn, broccoli, and some other things. We also had some fresh asparagus and green beans that we added. We used teriyaki sauce for the sauce. 

August 20, 2012- White Lightening Chili

White Lightening Chili

This is a recipe from our Trader Joe's cookbook. It has quinoa, cannelini beans, it is supposed to have pinto beans but we used hominy, salsa, and corn. We topped it off with some cheese and we had some sliced bread and a handful of sweet potato chips.

August 19, 2012- Orange Marinated Tofu Skewers- Vegan

Orange Marinated Tofu Skewers- Vegan

This was what we had scheduled the day we went to Aqui's. It is a recipe from our Meat Free Monday's cookbook. The marinade is orange juice, orange zest, olive oil, and some herbs. We used zucchini, mushrooms, and peppers as the veggies and then tofu. We marinated it for a few hours and made skewers and baked them. We served this with Israeli couscous that we cooked in coconut milk which was really creamy tasting.