April 29, 2012- Polenta with 2 Sauces

Polenta with 2 Sauces

This is one of our favorite ways to have polenta. I won't get into the whole way we make it. We have made this since starting the blog so you can go back to January 8, 2012 for our previous entry on this dinner. It is always a favorite around here though. :) Bon apetit!

April 28, 2012- Lentil Shepherd's Pie- Vegan

Lentil Shepherd's Pie- Vegan

Tonight we had lentil shepherd's pie for dinner. This is a dinner in the crock pot. The base is made up of onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and lentils with some herbs and salt and pepper. The topping is a mixture of russet and sweet potatoes. We were in such a rush to finish Battlestar Galactica last night that we forgot to take a picture (nerds). Oh well. It was still yummy. It is also a vegan dish. You can top it off with cheddar cheese but we left it off.

April 27, 2012- Black Bean Veggie Burgers with Mac and Cheese

Black Bean Veggie Burgers with Mac and Cheese

Tonight we had a dinner that was inspired by a dinner my mom (little b) used to make growing up. She would make a cheeseburger (without the bun) and we would have some mac and cheese on the side. So we decided to make black bean veggie burgers and have mac and cheese with it. It was yummy and nostalgic :)

April 26, 2012- Aqui's Cal Mex

Aqui's Cal Mex

Well this is what I had for dinner. I went out to eat with our friend Belinda. And nick went to visit Belinda's husband, Nick who also teaches at St. Chris at science camp. I got the vegetarian taquitos. It was yummy :) no picture though

April 25, 2012- Sweet Potato Glow Spirals- Vegan

Sweet Potato Glow Spirals- Vegan

This is a new meal we tried tonight. It is a really simple meal to make and is something Nick could take to class. You have to make a sweet potato spread to put on lavash bread with some shredded carrots and sliced roasted red pepper. The sweet potato spread consists of baking some sweet potatoes, mashing them and combining it with some garlic hummus, maple syrup, cayenne pepper, salt an pepper, olive oil, and apple cider vinegar. This would be a good appetizer for a party. It is also vegan.

April 24, 2012- Veggie Kabobs W/ Couscous & Fingerling Potatoes- Vegan

Veggie Kabobs W/ Couscous & Fingerling Potatoes- Vegan

Tonight we had one of our favorite meals for dinner. We make veggie kabobs which has marinated tofu in teriyaki sauce, mushrooms and zucchini. We bake them in the oven. We also make some couscous and steam some fingerling or new potatoes. It is a pretty simple and delicious meal to make. It is also vegan.

April 23, 2012- Mushroom and Cheese Pizza

Mushroom and Cheese Pizza

Tonight we made a homemade mushroom and cheese pizza. We have made this before and posted about it. I don't remember which day though. Instead of using the wheat crust that we usually buy from trader joes we got the garlic and herb crust and it was really yummy. I had class at 6 so it needed to be a quick dinner before I left and it was. We always enjoy eating this.

April 22, 2012- Portobello Pasta Bowls- Vegan

Portobello Pasta Bowls- Vegan

Tonight we are having portobello pasta bowls. You roast the portobellos and tomatoes. You then cook some spinach linguine. You use the tomatoes and chop them up with some olive oil, lemon juice, and oregano and this serves as the sauce. You then use a portobello mushroom as the bowl place some pasta in top and top it off with some of the tomato sauce. It is also a vegan recipe but you could easily top it off with some parmesan cheese. We are having it without cheese. Enjoy!

April 21, 2012 - Creamed Chickpeas and Peas on Toast

Creamed Chickpeas and Peas on Toast

This is a play on tuna and peas on toast. We wanted to try a veg version. You mash the chickpeas and then made a rue with milk. We added some peas and then served it on toast.

April 20, 2012 - Tofu Parmesan

Tofu Parmesan

We breaded and cooking in oil some slices of tofu. We baked them in some spaghetti sauce and cheese. It was served over a bed of spaghetti. We also ate some Costco veggie balls.

April 19, 2012 - Slow Fashioned Pot Pie with Biscuit Crust

Slow Fashioned Pot Pie with Biscuit crust

In the crockpot we cooked chickpeas, carrots, onion, and potatoes. Toward the end we added a biscuit crust on top and let it finish cooking.

April 18, 2012 - Roasted Carrot and Herb Spread

Roasted Carrot and Herb Spread

This is another repeat. We baked baby carrots, onion, and some olive oil and herbs. After it was cooked completely we blended it until smooth in the food processor. We served it with sliced cucumber and pita bread.

April 17, 2012 - Potato Crust Veggie Pizza

Potato Crust Veggie Pizza

We shredded potatoes and mixes it with some diced onion and flour I make the pizza dough. We baked that for a little while then added tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, yellow squash, and yellow pepper. We topped it with cheese then baked it a little longer.

April 16, 2012 - Pizza Rounds

Pizza Rounds

We used biscuit dough to shape mini pizzas and then covered then in pizza sauce and cheese. Then baked them and voila.

April 15, 2012 - Veggie Sweet Potato Burgers

Veggie Sweet Potato Burgers

We started by baking the sweet potatoes. We mashed cannelloni beans with the sweet potatoes. After adding some other ingredients we used read crumbs and covered the veggie burgers. We baked them and served them on a bread roll with sprouts, avocado, and shredded carrots.

April 14, 2012 - Roundtable

Roundtable

We babysat Mia and Riley so Mike and Joanie could go see a movie. We took the kids to Roundtable and got a half cheese and half mushroom pizza. Yum!

April 13, 2012 - Twice Baked Potatoes

Twice Baked Potatoes

We cooked the potatoes in the microwave and then let them cool a little bit. We halved the potatoes and then removed the insides. We mixed that with sour cream, cream cheese, and cheddar cheese. We then refilled the potato and baked them in the oven.

April 12, 2012- Chickpea and Potato Curry over Rice- Vegan

Chickpea and Potato Curry over Rice- Vegan

This is a new recipe we tried tonight. It was a simple recipe and didn't exactly taste like curry but it was still good. It was chopped onion with chickpeas and potatoes. The spices were cumin, coriander, and chili powder. You cook all of them together and lastly add some fresh lemon juice. You then serve it over rice. The hint of lemon was really nice. Overall this was a yummy and simple vegan meal that I'm sure we will try it again.

April 11, 2012- Bean and Cheese Burritos

Bean and Cheese Burritos

Nick has class tonight so we just has a quick sinner of simple bean and cheese burritos. Nothing really more to say about these. :)

April 10, 2012- Mexican Black Bean Pizza

Mexican Black Bean Pizza

Tonight we has a Mexican black bean pizza. It was really simple to make. You just purée some black beans, garlic, salsa and cumin and use that on top of the pizza dough and then sprinkle with cheese and bake. We buy the while wheat pizza dough from trader joes and we had some roasted red pepper salsa we made from our Easter get together so we used that. We topped it with lime and some sour cream and it was really yummy and simple to make!

April 9, 2012- Vegetable Pancakes with Butternut Squash Soup- Vegan

Vegetable Pancakes with Butternut Squash Soup- Vegan

Tonight we are trying a new recipe with these vegetable pancakes. They didn't turn out the greatest because they didn't really want to stay together. The pancakes consist of grated zucchini, grated carrots, corn, and onion as the veggies with the other things to hold it together. They are seasoned with salt and pepper and dill. We decide to have some butternut squash soup in the side.

April 8, 2012- Leftovers

Leftovers

Today we had our Easter family get together at Nick's parent's house. We had a lot of different and food and as a result have lots of leftovers. So tonight we are having leftovers for dinner. We aren't actually that hungry but we will manage to have a little to eat for dinner.

Also posted are some pictures of the cakes Nick's mom made for Easter.

April 7, 2012- Arroz Cubana- Vegan

Arroz Cubana- Vegan

This is a recipe that Nick grew up eating. It was something that his grandmother made and then his mom. So we had some egg roll a couple of weeks ago and he remembered that he would have these egg rolls called arroz cubana so he wanted us to make them. Well we had some eggs rolls left over and we decided to make it. The filling is made up of garbanzo means, potato, onions, garlic, tomato sauce, some water, and salt and pepper. We also made some rice to have with the egg rolls. The original recipe calls for beef and raisins. Since we are veg there is no meat and I have strong dislike to raisins so we omitted those. We didn't have a lot of egg roll wrappers so we had some egg rolls and the rest of the filling over rice on the side. Half way through dinner we remembered to take a picture so here is our version of arroz cubana!

Oh we also went to the Sharks game tonight :) Go Sharks!

Some pictures from the past 3 months

Here are a couple of pictures that I managed to take during the past 3 months, it's not much but it is a few things we made:







3/19- Vegetable Egg Rolls (homemade)


















2/22- Mac and Cheese Style Cauliflower















2/29- Asparagus Gratin with Spinach Pilaf















2/24- Polenta with Tomatoes and Garlic Sauce

















3/24- Sauteed Brussel Sprout Leaves over Quinoa
















3/2- Tomatos Stuffed with Qunioa and Corn- Vegan
















2/19- Broccoli and Mushroom White Pizza

April 6, 2012- Roasted Carrot Soup- Vegan

Roasted Carrot Soup- Vegan

Tonight we are having a roasted carrot soup which is vegan because I didn't saute the onions in butter like it said to. You have to roast the carrots first for about an hour to make sure they are nice and caramelized and roasted. Then you saute some onion and add celery and add the carrots and and some vegetable broth. I added some salt and pepper as well as oregano, thyme, and rosemary. You allow it to boil for a while and then puree the mixture in multiple batches. We are having the soup with one of our favorite little baguettes from Trader Joe's.











Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie for Dessert! One of Nick's students from last year gave him a jar of creamy JIF peanut butter for his birthday so we decided to put it to use and make a peanut butter chocolate pie. We will see how it tastes, it looks delicious :)

A much need update...the last 3 months!

So Nick and I bought a house and as a result of the stress of things we neglected the blog. So here is a recap of January 17 until yesterday. We will write a separate blog for tonight :)

1/17- Pizza, we went to see the Mythbuster do their Behind the Myths tour this night so we made it an easy dinner
1/18- Stir Fry Veggies with Rice- Vegan
1/19- I had dinner with Nick's parents and Nick had a sandwich for dinner...I don't remember the exact circumstances this was over 2 months ago...
1/20- Portobello Pizzas
1/21- We went to Leanna's (Joanie's sister) for game night and had lots of different food. It was a night of family and friend and lots of winning! Yay!
1/22- Tofu Nuggets with Mashed Potatoes- Vegan
1/23- Nothing on the menu?!
1/24- Teriyaki Broccoli, Edamame, and Peas over Couscous- Vegan
1/25- Creamy Pesto Pasta- Yum!
1/26- Pizza Rounds
1/27- Pizza My Heart
1/28- Moving Day! I don't even remember what we ate
1/29- Nick's parents brought dinner over for us. We had a pasta bake, it was yummy.
1/30- Red Beans with Quinoa- Vegan
1/31- Bean and Cheese Burritos
2/1- Broccoli Pesto- Vegan
2/2- One Pot Taco Soup
2/3- Roasted Veggies with Israeli Couscous- Vegan
2/4- Chickpea Broccoli Burgers- Vegan
2/5- Family get together (Superbowl) :(
2/6- Corn Chowder- Vegan
2/7- Sandwiches
2/8- Perfect Hominy White Bean Chili
2/9- Orange Glazed Tofu- Vegan
2/10- Brown Rice and Beans with Cheese
2/11- Loving Hut- Vegan, Yum! :)
2/12- Mio Vicino for Valentine's dinner
2/13- Tex Mex Qunioa- Vegan
2/14- Veggies over Qunioa with Teriyaki Sauce- Vegan
2/15- Sweet Potato Barley Risotto
2/16- Polenta with Chunky Veggie Sauce
2/17- Fresh Choice
2/18- Baked Pasta
2/19- Broccoli and Mushroom White Pizza
2/20- Stir Fried Veggies over Thai Rice Noodles- Vegan
2/21- Roasted Carrot and Herb Spread with Veggies- Vegan
2/22- Mac and Cheese Style Cauliflower
2/23- Pineapple Tofu Kabobs with Fried Rice- Vegan
2/24- Polenta with Tomatoes and Garlic Sauce-
2/25- Rigatoni with Cheese
2/26- Nothing on menu!!
2/27- Tofu Nuggets with Sweet Potato Fries- Vegan
2/28- Nothing on menu
2/29- Asparagus Gratin with Spinach Pilaf
3/1- Baked Falafel Burgers- Vegan
3/2- Tomatos Stuffed with Qunioa and Corn- Vegan
3/3- OIR Party- we had some friends over for a get together
3/4- Cannelini al Gratin with Crescent Rolls
3/5- Chickpeak Tacos with Spanish Rice- Vegan
3/6- BBQ Corn and Black Bean Pizza
3/7- Sweet Potato Patties with Apple Sauce- Vegan
3/8- Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
3/9- Zucchini Cakes- Vegan
3/10- Round Table Pizza- Dylan's Party
3/11- Roasted Quinoa with Potatoes and Cheese
3/12- Potato and Cauliflower Burritos- Vegan
3/13- Orzo Pasta
3/14- Cornish pasties
3/15- Baked Tofu with Asparagus- Vegan
3/16- Casamiento- Vegan (Operation Rice Bowl Simple Mean)
3/17- Johnny Rockets- Mia's party
3/18- Potato dumplings
3/19- Vegetable Egg Rolls (homemade)
3/20- Tortellini with Nutty Herb Sauce
3/21- Vary amin'anana- Vegan (Operation Rice Bowl Simple Mean)
3/22- Grilled Cheese with Tomato Soup
3/23- Ifisashi- Vegan (Operation Rice Bowl Simple Mean)
3/24- Sauteed Brussel Sprout Leaves over Quinoa
3/25- Mushroom Risotto
3/26- Stir Fried Eggplant with Lemon- Vegan
3/27- Aqui's- Tacquitos (SOO GOOD!)
3/28- Triple Decker Tortilla
3/29- Subway- Hunger Games!
3/30- Pasta Bake
3/31- Baby Bok Choy and Tofy in Marmalade Sauce- Vegan
4/1- BJ's for Nicks surprise birthday dinner :)
4/2- Pancakes
4/3- Fettuccine with Zucchini
4/4- Chick-Kidney Sandwiches- Vegan
4/5- Tofu Nuggets with Tots- Vegan

Well that was a lot of food to update we will be better about updating now daily, sorry for the lapse!

Love,
Nick and Becca :)