Some days the sun just doesn’t want to come out for you. I don’t know why. I guess it feels disagreeable on occasion, like the rest of us. Or maybe it was just feeling camera shy today. The point is, on those days you’ve just got to make the best of things. Or make banana bread. Hey, the sun will come out tomorrow, right? … [Read more...] about Low Calorie Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
vegetarian recipes
Yummy Yummy Fruit Salad Recipe
This is one of the healthiest, simplest recipes my family makes. In fact, it is so simple it seems almost silly to call it a recipe. I’ve written before that my favorite birthday dessert is angel food cake, but when my family asks what regular dish I’d like I always choose fruit salad. Since school ended, we have already made this recipe four times. It is that good. It’s … [Read more...] about Yummy Yummy Fruit Salad Recipe
Types of Tofu & How to Use It
It’s natural, when first learning to cook with tofu, to be a little overwhelmed by all the different varieties available at the supermarket. If your recipe doesn’t specify what kind of tofu to buy, you may find yourself wondering whether to purchase a silken, firm, or extra firm package of tofu. While they are similar and are often interchangeable in … [Read more...] about Types of Tofu & How to Use It
Classic Minestrone (or “Imposter Minestrone”) Soup Recipe
I usually use Hungry Girl’s recipe as my go-to for minestrone, but something about this version (from the same cookbook as my sukiyaki recipe) caught my eye. Maybe it was the lack of noodles and spinach (which I’m used to seeing in minestrone recipes) and their replacement with cabbage and mushrooms (I had some in the fridge that I needed to use up). Either way, it provided … [Read more...] about Classic Minestrone (or “Imposter Minestrone”) Soup Recipe
Sukiyaki Recipe
When I first decided I no longer wanted to eat meat, I was interested to hear that my mother had been a vegetarian at one point in her life. She encouraged me to learn more about the lifestyle, and even unearthed some of her old vegetarian cookbooks for me to pick through. You know how sometimes you’ll browse different blogs or websites, bookmarking dozens of … [Read more...] about Sukiyaki Recipe