Fun With Cauliflower #vegan

I actually like it when we have leftovers, so I can slop 'em together and make A Thing. Like this one:

 

So I heated some vegan margarine in a skillet, added some cauliflower florets, onions, and mushrooms, and cooked them until the onions were tender. Then I added some leftover tomato sauce, covered it, and cooked it until the cauliflower was soft. It wasn't tomato-y enough, so I added two tablespoons of tomato paste. Salt, o' course.

We had it on Naan bread. I added curry powder to mine. I loved this. Charlie said, "It's edible." ~sigh~

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Easy One Dish Roasted Potatoes with Beef Tips

This month, I've been featuring one dish meals and this is another great one. This dish is perfect for winter as it's a hearty combination of meat and potatoes. This recipe uses a lot great flavors to kick your plain old beef and potatoes up a notch. Top it with sour cream and chopped green onions for even more flavor.

Saraghetti #vegetarian

What's Saraghetti, you ask? It's spaghetti the way #4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, makes it!

This is actually not exactly as she makes it. I bought a container of Herbs and Spices Cream Cheese Spread for a gathering, and most of it was left uneaten. So, instead of using regular cream cheese and adding herbs and spices, I used that stuff.

To make Saraghetti, you cook the spaghetti, drain it, put it back into the pot, and stir in cream cheese, herbs and spices, and tomato sauce. Or spaghetti sauce. Or pizza sauce. Or, you know, whatever.

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Chicken Casserole Recipe

Do you love comfort food classics? Those recipes your mom or grandma made when you were growing up? This recipe is a throwback to the past and is often served in the South when someone passes away. That's just how things are in the South. When someone passes on, people bring food to the family.

This casserole is creamy, meaty, and oh so good. The cracker topping is one of the best parts. This is another meal that is great on its own, but you could add a salad and bread if you'd like.

Omelets -- Not Just For Breakfast! #Vegetarian

We get fresh eggs from our neighbors, so we eat eggs often. One of the things we like are omelets. Or maybe they're frittatas. There's a difference, but bless me if I can ever remember what it is. Okay, I just looked, and what we eat are frittomelets.

We mix the veg in with the eggs, but we don't "finish it in the oven" and we fold it over when it's done.

That there frittomelet contains broccoli, mushrooms, and cheese.

Next to it are sweet potato fries (frozen in a bag), baked in the toaster oven and drizzled with honey butter.

Satisfactory.

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Amy's Chili Recipe

Amy's back with her favorite chili recipe.

It's January and you can never have too many soup, chili, and stew recipes. This chili recipe is super easy and can be made as hot and spicy or mild as you like. It's loaded with fiber and protein and made with 93% lean ground beef so that it remains low in fat and calories. The best part about this recipe is that there's no playing around with seasonings. It uses basic salt, pepper, and chili powder. You can add hot sauce and cayenne if you want to make it hotter. 

Bowl FAIL, Bowl WIN

So "bowls" are A Thing, right? A "bowl" is like a plate lunch, only with all the food touching the other food. It's like Mr. Monk's worst nightmare.

I make bowls sometimes, in the hope it will make leftovers look classy. Sometimes it works. Sometimes, not so much.

The one on the top, not so much. It was rice and peas, cabbage, black-eyed peas, and sausage, topped with Pad Thai sauce. Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking, either.

The one on the bottom -- YUM! Also rice and peas (I made a BUNCH, y'all), and a slab of breaded and fried seitan, topped with mango chutney. OMG SO GOOD.

Less is more, I guess.

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Chicken and Dumplings

Today's recipe is from my friend, Amy Brantley. Amy, take it away! :)

Cold weather is here and it's time to start thinking about comfort food. In the South, nothing could be more comforting than a big ol' bowl of chicken and dumplings. There are so many recipes for this wonderful dish, but if you're looking for a quick and easy version that packs a lot of creamy flavor, this is the recipe for you.

This recipe is far different that most chicken and dumpling recipes that have more of a broth base. These are thick, creamy, and rich. The only thing you'll need to enjoy this meal is a big spoon and a big appetite.

Roast Broccs and Shrooms #Vegan

SO easy, and delicious!

Cut broccoli into florets and cut plain white (or whatever kind you like) mushrooms in half or whatever. Toss with olive oil and salt.

Spread in a single layer, pieces not touching, and roast at about 400F for about twenty minutes, or until the tips of the florets kind of start to brown.

Looks like this.

SO GOOD! Charlie said he likes broccoli better this way than any other way. He isn't a major broccoli fan, it's true, but we both really really liked this, and the mushrooms were succulent, too.

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