**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. If you’ve never made your own stock, you are really missing out. It really isn’t all that time consuming, and it’s cheaper and infinitely more flavorful than store bought. Plus, you can customize the flavors of your stock…
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Outside the Salad Bowl: Egg Crepe w/ Spinach, Baby Shitakes & Feta
**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. When I first looked at the title of this recipe, I was sad that I wouldn’t be able to eat it, surely it had flour in it. But to my surprise, this egg crepe was just that–egg! Honestly,…
Guest Post on Bob’s Red Mill: Chocolate Chip Walnut Brownies
No new post here today, but take a trip over to Bob’s Red Mill and check out my guest post with a recipe for chocolate chip walnut brownies! Happy Monday!
Outside the Salad Bowl: Edamamole
**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. Patricia Wells has a great recipe she calls “Guacamole Light,” which substitutes some of the avocado for peas. Genius! I’m not a huge fan of the texture of peas, so I decided to use edamame instead (not so…
Salad as a Meal: Protein (Poached Egg)
**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. I’m in love with poached eggs. I’ve always been kind of scared to make them because it seems like it would be hard, but it’s really not! And ever since I saw the recipes in Salad as a…
Salad Essentials: Toppings (Vegan Savory Roasted Nuts)
**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. A great way to add texture, flavor, and nutrients to a salad is to add toppings. One of my favorite toppings to add is nuts–gluten-free, crunchy, and healthy. Salad as a Meal has a recipe for curried pumpkin…
Outside the Salad Bowl: Babaganoush
**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. There are so many different ways to eat vegetables outside of the salad bowl–from soups to spreads. This is one of my favorite veggie-based spreads: Babaganoush. I grew up eating baba that was drowned in mayonnaise, so pretty…
Salad from the Pantry: Pickled Garlic
**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. One of my favorite parts of this cookbook is the whole section in the back called “Pantry.” I rely on the stock in my pantry to help keep my food costs down, and already do many of the…
Salad Essentials: Dressing
**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge. People complain to me all the time that salad doesn’t work as a meal. To some extent I agree–if you take a narrow view of salad as just lettuce, tomatoes and such. But there are so many…
Baingan Bharta w/ Chickpeas
I’ve been following SusanV of Fat Free Vegan for years now. She always has great ideas for making delicious, healthy food. Recently, she posted a recipe for an eggplant and chickpea curry, which looked divine. She admits that she pretty much made baingan bharta and just added chickpeas for protein, which I loved–it gives this…
