Menu Planning Monday

Monday: Pumpkin Mushroom Risotto Tuesday: Artichoke Panini with roasted garlic Apple Panini Recipe Wednesday: Eat out – tofu with black bean sauce Thursday: Chicken-less and bean stew (recipe to come) Friday: Eggplant Lasagna (recipe to come) Saturday: Indian Sunday: Beef-less Stew (recipe to come) Check out more menu’s here: Here’s an excerpt of some the [...]

Slow Cooker Pear Delicata Squash Soup

I’m adding another fall recipe into the mix for Slow Cooking Thursday. I love everything about fall, the coolness at night, the leaves turning colors, and especially the lack of mosquitoes! Plus fall has a great abundance of veggies that are super tasty. I love winter squash, greens of all kinds, and root veggies. Other [...]

It’s Menu Planning Time Again

Here it is Monday and I’m just deciding what to make this week. I’m a bad, bad menu planner! But a menu planner none the less… Monday: Vegetarian Chorizo Chili Quesadillas (made on the new grill?) Tuesday: Veggie Burgers on the new grill (also go ahead and grill extra veggies for later in the week) [...]

I’m Letting Someone Else Plan Dinner

So I’ve been working lots extra and it’s probably going to be like this for the next 6 months. I got a new furnace and a/c unit that needs to be paid off. Not having oil heat this winter will be a reward in itself, but I will not have as much time to think [...]

Vegan Slow Cooker Potato Soup

It’s feeling like fall here in Durham, so I’ve got a craving for potato soup. It’s such a simple dish, but it’s defiantly delicious. Plus it’s cheap to make, and with food prices what they are it’s a nice addition to your weekly menu. You can make this with your favorite non-dairy milk, but you [...]

Free Seeds For Your Garden

One of my favorite chocolate makers, Dagoba is giving away free seeds when you sign up on their site. They are saying that everyone who signs up will get at least one packet of lavender, mint, rosemary, pumpkin or sunflower seeds. And if you plan a neighborhood planting project and let them know, they may [...]