LGemelli pasta with marinara sauce
Eggplant cutlets
Peas
And I used the left over sauce, pasta, and peas for dinner:
DMinestrone soup with kidney, cannellini, garbanzo, and lima beans over gemelli pasta
I made it to the store last night after dinner so now we have fresh yummies!
And, tonight, a first for me:
DVegan lasagna with spinach-tofu-cashew ricotta, carrots, and marinara
Spinach and red leaf lettuce with cucumbers, carrots, and balsamic vinaigrette
Mango, strawberries, and red grapes
Drumroll, please: It was good! There are a few things I will do differently next time, but I decided to make it at 4:50pm and there was no time for fancy stuff. And I won't blend in my spinach with the tofu ricotta next time since it turned it green--I will just chop my spinach and fold it in. I'll try it also with a soy meat substitute, but I wanted the first time to be just veggies. And it would be great with more chunky veggies tucked in those layers. I loosely followed a Vegetarian Times recipe and used the Veganomicon's cashew ricotta recipe. So, hurray!
Finally, before I go, the tofu-potato man has been cooking again! We didn't get to partake this time, but Steve's lovely wife captured the breakfast in the making.
It takes intense concentration to make fried potatoes...
...and apparently strong muscles...have you ever tried to lift a sack of potatoes over your head before? They're friggin heavy.
And, they're done! Thanks, Steve, for keeping the ladies happy at Dinner's Ready...and Erin for sharing him.
You?
2 comments:
I was afraid that Steve would burn those potatoes, seeing as he was so busy posing for us. And we aren't disappointed, Steve! Not at all!
Veg lasagna is on my list too. I've got the goods; I just need the time. Your meals look tasty. I'd really like some of that eggplant, but I fear it is gluten-full, so I must keep my distance.
I'm afraid that I've been dining on hummus and mashed potatoes lately. The mashed taters are fancied up with adobo seasoning or garlic or cajun seasoning, but they're still just mashed taters. We had a lot of leftovers and I've been too busy to do fancy stuff.
God bless.
those are some awesome pictures! :)
so i have to admit, post-vegan baking- i have a TON to learn...and i've been so tired we reverted straight back to boxed foods. i will, however, report, that due to exhaustion, i have become a vegetarian again. seriously- cannot remember the last time i ate meat. i even chose a garden burger at my ultimate lazy food conquest: red robin.
ah....the joys.
i'm impressed by your ricotta! and wouldn't you know it- i emailed the eggplant cutlet people- searching for them in anchorage. they told me safeway had them. they don't. :( i'm going to have to lobby a campaign once i'm awake enough...
it might be time to reintroduce myself to diet pepsi- just for a mid afternoon kick...
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