I absolutely love veggie pasta recipes. My husband on the other hand, not so much. When I made this eggplant basil pasta bake with smoked mozzarella for dinner, I was floored when he said, Wow, this is really good!
I love eggplant Parmesan, but it takes waaaaay too long to make on a weeknight. I wanted to make a dish that reminded me of it, but was easier and faster to make. Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Eggplant, Garlic, Herbs, Marinara, Noodles, Vegetarian
I have many family members that eat gluten free, and they tell me the thing they miss most is pizza! Well, I love to tinker with recipes, so I decided to created a gluten free pizza crust recipe that is just like a traditional thin Italian pizza!
When I was researching for this recipe, I saw that most recipe developers were using a gluten free all purpose flour mix. Most mixes are slightly different, so if you didn’t use the same brand as the recipe developer, you might not get the same results. Continue reading
Posted in Component Cooking, Gluten Free Dishes, Pizza
Tagged Cheese, Make ahead, Marinara, Vegetarian
I have been going crazy over stuffed peppers recently. The funny thing is, I didn’t use to like them. In the past, I used bell pepper sparingly in meals so the flavor wasn’t strong. I don’t know what caused the change in my taste buds, but I’m loving these Italian Lentil and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers!
I called this recipe Italian because I used marinara sauce, garlic, and basil in the filling. During my stuffed peppers craze, I have also been using salsa and authentic Mexican cheese for a southwestern variety, recipe to come! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Balsamic, Carrots, Cheese, Garlic, Lentils, Marinara, Peppers, quinoa, Vegetarian, Whole grain
I developed this balsamic tomato and feta french bread pizza recipe for winter, store-bought tomatoes that are less flavorful.
Winter tomatoes that didn’t get to ripen on the vine just don’t have the same flavor, or texture as fresh summer tomatoes. A little soak in some balsamic adds sweetness and acidity to brighten those tomatoes right up! Continue reading
Posted in Pizza, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Balsamic, Bread, Cheese, Garlic, Herbs, Marinara, Quick and Easy, Tomatoes, Vegetarian
Every year for Halloween, my husband and I visit a haunted house, and go out for pizza! We always choose the closest pizza place (because we’re starving by the time we’re done!), which specializes in thin crust pizza. They load their pizza up with cheese, and it is a delicious treat! I made this pizza after their ultimate cheese pizza that we always enjoy on Halloween. My homemade crispy crust five cheese pizza is crunchy and super flavorful! Continue reading
Posted in Pizza, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Blue cheese, Cheese, Garlic, Marinara, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian
This month’s recipe redux challenge was to create a healthy sheet pan meal. If you read here often, you know I don’t really do the whole main dish and side dish kind of meals associated with a lot of sheet pan recipes. I tinkered with ideas of sandwich melts and veggie burgers with fries. However, I have been crazy busy this fall and put off this photo shoot until the last minute and did not have those ingredients in the house. I had planned to make eggplant Parmesan, so I converted it to sheet pan eggplant Parmesan stacks! Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Recipe Redux, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Eggplant, Herbs, Marinara, Vegetarian
This recipe might be my favorite way to enjoy zucchini. Zucchini is my favorite summertime produce, which is great because when you grow zucchini, you tend to end up with a lot of them! I started making these Italian zucchini mushroom sub sandwiches long before I became a gardener, and I have perfected the method over the years. What is your favorite way to enjoy zucchini? Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Quick and Easy, Sandwich, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Beans, Cheese, Garlic, Herbs, Marinara, Mushrooms, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian, Zucchini
This month’s theme for the recipe redux was to avoid heating up the kitchen by using a cool cooking appliance (ie not the oven). I love my big slow cooker for soups, but I don’t eat many soups during summer. The zucchini in my garden have been plentiful for a few weeks now, at one point I had a pile of 14 on my kitchen counter! Therefore, zucchini boats were in order. To fit in with the redux theme, I made slow cooker Italian lentil stuffed zucchini boats! Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Gluten Free Dishes, Recipe Redux, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Garlic, Herbs, Lentils, Make ahead, Marinara, Zucchini
Back when I posted my Lentil Loaf recipe I told you all that meatloaf was a favorite food of mine as a child. Well, my other favorite food was lasagna. Mom would always ask us what meal we wanted to have for our birthdays, and I always chose lasagna. Now I make a veggie version, and I love this small batch veggie lasagna because it only makes 4 servings. With only two of us in the house, we don’t have to eat lasagna until we are tired of it! Continue reading
Posted in CSA, Pasta, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Carrots, Cheese, Garlic, Make ahead, Marinara, Mushrooms, Noodles, Spinach, Vegetarian, Whole grain, Zucchini
I love foods you can dip. Ok, maybe I just love finger foods and eating with my hands. I feel like a kid again. Or maybe it’s the dip. Dips add another dimension of flavor and texture to the food. I love dips! Whatever your reason to dig in with your hands, this recipe has it all. Crunchy coating and savory sauce. Dig in!
