Spring Lentil Wild Rice Soup
Spring may be technically here, but it was snowing most of the day today, so I am still into warming hearty soups at the moment. It’s the perfect weather lately for staying inside, being cozy and cooking something delicious! Like this Spring Lentil Wild Rice Soup I recently made! It was so good I had […]
BBQ Lentil Sloppy Joes
When I was a kid, sloppy joes were a staple at just about every summer gathering or party that I went to. Most likely because they were great for making in a crock pot and having ready ahead of time, and everyone loved them. They actually weren’t my favorite most of the time unless someone […]
Veggie Lentil Soup
It is so weird to think that 15 years ago I really didn’t eat any lentils, or even know how to prepare them. I now love them and make them at least several times a week, usually in soup form. Last weekend I felt like a classic lentil soup, not a chili, or a curry […]
Vegan Porcupine Meatballs
Growing up, I never realized how much work goes into making meat balls. I mean all the mixing and rolling them into a gazillion balls, that takes work! It’s no wonder we ate frozen meatballs growing up most of the time and not home made. Once in a while though my Mom would make some […]
Root Vegetable Lentil Stew
In the deli I work at, we sell so much soup it is unreal. We sell at least 24 quarts a day. I understand. We do make really good soups and stews from scratch, using organic ingredients. I am the vegan soup maker. Of all of the soups I make, my favorites are the soups […]
Colorful Kitchen Review and Sweet Potato Skins Recipe
I have been admiring Ilene Godofsky Moreno’s recipes from her blog The Colorful Kitchen for a long time, so when she offered to send me a copy of her new book “The Colorful Kitchen” to review I was excited! I am always admiring her amazing looking sandwiches, bowls full of colorful veggies and decadent looking […]
Vegan Sweet Potato Lasagna
Before I went vegan, I used to like to make lasagna for Christmas. I would make home made noodles, my own sauce, and fill it up with veggies and plenty of ricotta. It was so good! It was something I wished I could have all the time, but even without making your own noodles and […]
Smokey Yam and Lentil Chili
We sell so much soup in the deli I work at that it is not even funny. 4 quart pots are emptied out in no time, and we are always making soup. You would think it would slow down a lot in the Summer, but it still sells like hotcakes! Even more of course in […]
Vegan Lentil Goulash
Goulash is a classic comfort food that many American families had in their recipe box growing up. But my Mom did not cook that sort of thing. She was never really a big fan of hamburger helper type things, and I can totally understand why as ground beef never usually appealed to me either growing […]
Roasted Sweets and Beets Lentil Salad
It was so warm here yesterday we set a record. Sixty degrees in February in Minnesota is almost unheard of. I am sure the skiers and other Winter sport enthusiasts are sad, but I am loving this weather. I would love it if we went straight into Spring. Anything above 45 degrees I will take. […]
Savory Lentil and Wild Rice Stuffed Squash
I have always had a thing for squash. It is the vegetable that I always used to get the most excited about, and when Fall rolled around, I had to have some in my kitchen at all times. There was a point when I ate it almost every day, and my skin turned slightly orange. […]
Moroccan Lentil Stew
I visited my Grandpa last Sunday and came home with about 10 lbs of fresh tomatoes from his garden. What does one do with that many fresh tomatoes besides make sauce? Well, I found lots of uses for them! I love my Grandpa’s Tomatoes, and every year I anxiously await them. It is so nice […]
Vegan Lentil, Mushroom Yam Tacos
I had a really bad day a few Fridays ago. I was feeling kind of tired and out of sorts because I was fighting off getting sick and at work and was sort of out of balance, I dropped a large can (like 96 oz can) coconut milk in the cooler (I work in a […]
Vegan Lentil Walnut Burgers
I make veggie burgers a lot at work, but for some reason not much at home. Maybe it is because there are only a few types of veggie burgers that appeal to me, and to me most veggie burgers are nowhere near similar to meat burgers. Not that I ever miss meat, in fact it […]
Vegan Moroccan Lentil Meatballs
My Mom really enjoys the Moroccan meatballs at a local restaurant (she is not vegan), and she was saying recently that I should make some vegan ones. I have made her other vegan meat balls in the past, and she actually prefers them to the ones made with meat, so I thought this would be […]
Vegan Lentil Walnut Meat Loaf
I was never a huge meatloaf fan when I was younger. Probably because I did not like the meat itself, and it was unappealing and greasy looking to me. But vegan lentil loaves are another story. Back when I was in high school I remember having a really good one from a local co op. […]
Vegan Lentil Bolognese with Greens
I have been wanting to make a lentil Bolognese for a long time now, and I finally got around to it last night. I had all of the ingredients on hand, so there was no turning back. Funny I crave this, because when I was little my Dad used to make a meat sauce with […]
Irish Lentil Stew
We make an Irish Stew in the deli I work in, and every time I make it I think of St. Patrick’s Day. Well now St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner so I should definitely make it soon! Seems appropriate. Well, I thought I should make my own version of it at home. […]
Lentil Ragout over Pumpkin Gnocchi
The last time I attempted to make vegan gnocchi, it ended in disaster. They fell apart, and I was so disappointed because I was excited about the recipe. That was about 6 years ago, and I decided it was time to attempt them again. After all, I have nailed several things since then that had […]
French Lentil and Kale Salad with Almond Dressing
My CSA box is always a source of good meals and inspiration, and this week was no different. It was overflowing with deliciousness. I did not have a lot of time one night last week, so I made a quick salad for dinner. I had a gorgeous bouquet of kale I wanted to use. […]
Vegan Veggie Lentil Enchiladas with Green Sauce
I have never actually used tomatillos before. I have seen them many times at the store or farmer’s market, but passed them up thinking I don’t know how to use them, and I prefer to just buy what I know. But that mind set is boring. And I was wrong to pass them up. I […]
Summer Lentil Stuffed Pattypan Squash
Pattypan or sunburst squash as they are also called, have to be one of the most adorable things ever! I remember the first time I saw some at the store I had to buy them just because they were so cute, not knowing for sure how to prepare them. Little did I know they can […]
Raspberry Basil Mint Salsa and Spicy Lentil Chips
My Mom always tells me about these pinto bean chips that she buys that she loves so much. I decided to try one, and they were pretty good, but I decided that I could make something similar at home. I do love crunchy salty snackables after all. I decided to make mine with lentils though. […]
Roasted Vegetable and Lentil Salad with Lemon Hemp Seed Dressing and Mint
Windy City Organics sent me some Dastony hemp seed butter to try out and create a recipe with. I was super excited because I love hemp seeds, and I use them in my salads often, or mix them into the nut butters I make at home. However, I have never made hemp seed butter myself […]
Vegan Chickpea Flour Pancakes and Spiced Lentil Potato Hash
I have always loved Indian food since the first time I tried it back when I was in college. I loved it so much I used to get cookbooks from the library and look for traditional recipes to make at home so I could enjoy it all the time, not just when I went out […]
Spicy Simple Veggie Lentil Soup
I am trying to teach my Man the habit of healthy eating, showing him recipes that are delicious, easy to make and simple, so that he can make them for himself during the week when he is not working. Things using staples like lentils for protein that require little cooking time compared to beans. I […]
Red Lentil, Yam and Mushroom Stew
Last Sunday was a full but wonderful day for me! I woke up, had a wonderful workout, made a delicious cake, and then decided to go downtown with Eric to see the Macy’s Art in Bloom Flower Show and walk the skyways. We saw some beautiful flowers, and it was a nice taste of spring, since it […]
Red Lentil Dal Stuffed Yams with Avocado Lime Cream
After a very active day, I want nothing more than to indulge in a humongous roasted yam filled with some sort of hearty filling. Running 8+ miles in the morning then working all day will leave me pretty hungry and although I eat throughout the day, I don’t get time to have a relaxing sit […]