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 :)

December 28, 2011- Stuffed Tomatoes

Stuffed Tomatoes

This is a dish Nick and I have been making for a while. We like to buy big tomatoes that are good for stuffing. The filling is rather simple. We make rice, and chop carrots and mushrooms. You sautee the mushrooms and carrots in olive oil and then cook them with some soy sauce and italian seasoning. You then add in the rice and cook it together. I put some cheese in the bottom of the tomatoes and then add the filling. Then you put cheese on the top and bake it for about 25 minutes. It is a really yummy dish and we again had help from my brother Acusio which was fun! :)

December 20, 2011- Sushi (Vegan)

Sushi (Vegan)

Tonight we made homemade sushi for dinner. On the inside we typically include soy sauce marinated and baked tofu, cucumbers (but we forgot to buy them this time), avocado, and carrots. We have a special sushi rice we buy and then the nori sheets. We also bought sushi rollers to make rolling the sushi easier. It is fun to make sushi but can get a little tedious. It is really yummy since I grew up eating sushi and have really missed it. We really enjoy making and eating sushi. It is easy to make and yummy. We serve it with some low sodium soy sauce. One time when we made sushi I also made homemade miso soup which was good (no fish paste of course). But we did not do that this time. The sushi was enough to fill us up. Enjoy!

December 15, 2011- Cannellini al Gratin with Crescent Rolls

Cannellini al Gratin with Crescent Rolls

This is a recipe from our Vegetarian Times magazine. It is cooked in a Dutch Oven and tastes delicious. I would call this comfort food as well. It is a simple recipe but takes some time to cook in the oven. it is onions and carrots sauteed with garlic. You also add two cans of cannellini beans. There is some white wine and vegetable broth. The only seasoning is thyme. You combine parmesan and bread crumbs and sprinkle it on top with some olive oil. It bakes covered for 25 minutes then uncovered for 15 then it has to cool for about 15 minutes. We also have them with crescent rolls. It is a really delicious meal.

December 6, 2011- Lasagna

Lasagna

So since I had class tonight Nick was in charge of dinner. All that I put on the menu was "Lasagna." So that left Nick up to decide to include whatever he wanted. I bought fresh cremini mushrooms and ricotta cheese as well as some mozzarella and parmesan. The rest was up to him. Well he decided to include spinach, carrots, and haricots verts (long, thing green beans) as well as the creminis I bought in our lasagna. It was in a smaller brownie pan and had several layers. The tomato basil sauce we use from Trader Joe's was delicious and I know he added some other seasonings to the sauce as well. It was really yummy. I love coming home to a home cooked meal prepared by my husband :)