Category Archives: Meatless Monday

Meatless Monday: Zucchini and Quinoa Fritters (with GF and Vegan options)

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Wow, it’s been a while! A lot has been happening, and unfortunately it left me kind of swamped and floundering. Thankfully summer vacation finally arrived. A month into it, and I feel like I’ve finally caught my breath! The swamped … Continue reading →

Meatless Monday: Veggie Gyoza Remix!

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I’ve been meaning to get to this for quite a while, but I finally did it! A while back, I reviewed a veggie gyoza (fried wonton dumplings, sometimes called potstickers, I believe) recipe that I had found, and while it … Continue reading →

Meatless Monday: Black Bean Sweet Potato Fritters

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Decided to put this week’s Meatless Monday up a little early … maybe it’s a recipe you can shop and plan on making this Monday, hehe. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been trying out some fritter recipes here and … Continue reading →

Meatless Monday: Crockpot Experiment #1

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I’m a little late adding my Meatless Monday post, but wanted to make sure I got it done lest I start to slip!

This photo comes courtesy of http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

This photo comes courtesy of http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

This week’s recipe wasn’t one of my own, but a Pinterest find that I hoped would work … and it did! It was a vegetarian take on the stuffed peppers. It was perfectly satisfying: I always love the chew on wild rice (I used Zatarain’s mix) and the cheesiness was a perfect complement. The blend of spices suggested was perfect. Smoked paprika can be hard to come by (I had to really scour the spice aisle in my grocery store) but I think that if you were to add a little cumin to the blend it would work as well.

To make it vegan, you could easily leave out the cheese and not lose a darn thing. I actually forgot to include the cheese, and sprinkled some over the top about an hour left in the cooking time, and it was all good. Again, though, if it weren’t there, nothing would have been lost in the flavor or texture of this dish.

My kids picked at it, honestly, but I absolutely loved it and am definitely going to make it again. The kids can love the salad and potatoes I served along side it bahahaha!

Here’s the recipe for the smashing vegetarian stuffed peppers that I used this week: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2010/10/slow-cooker-vegetarian-stuffed-bell.html

I’ll be working with a few veggie/vegan crockpot recipes I come across so that I can have a few ready-recipes on hand for when school starts back up again. Next week, I’m planning a crockpot falafel recipe that I found on one of my favorite craft/cooking/crocheting blog sites.

If you have any favorite busy school night/crockpot vegetarian/vegan recipes you can share, let me know! So far I have about three recipes in mind that look good, and fit my criteria (no soups, nothing too spicy and somewhat kid-friendly although I’m not always super concerned about that as I’m a big believer in “try what’s on the table and eat what is served that you don’t totally hate”), but am coming up a bit short.

So, any suggestions you all have would be really appreciated. Thanks!!!

Meatless Monday: Fried Green Tomatoes With Lemon-Dill Dressing

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In my sister-in-law’s beautiful garden, there are piles of these gem-like green tomatoes waiting to ripen. I always get excited when I see these, because I hope that my brother-in-law will decide to make his fried green tomatoes. Unfortunately, he … Continue reading →