Well, I’m almost positive I gained at least 15 pounds this weekend. I’ve eaten so much I’m kinda sick of looking at food…well, not really haha. Unfortunately, because I ate so much, and drank so much too, my brain is a little groggy so I will only copy the recipes and post pictures of what [...]
Archive for the ‘Vegetarian’ Category
The weekend of gorging
October 12, 2009
What I did with a Tex-Mex Mushroom Ragout
September 29, 2009
A few days ago I made a vegetarian dinner from the Weight Watchers Turn Around Program book. It’s called Tex-Mex Mushroom Ragout and this is how it’s made: Makes 2 Servings: 1 onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 lb fresh cremini or white button mushrooms, quartered 1/2 lb fresh portobello mushrooms, stems removed and [...]
1AM Dinner: Marbled Cheese Pizzas
September 5, 2009
My dad, my youngest sister, and I arrived at my other younger sister’s apartment in Ottawa late last night. To be more precise, our bus arrived at the terminal after midnight. A short cab ride brought us to my sister, G’s, cute apartment and we were welcomed by the smell of baking dough and peppers [...]
Green Chile and Corn Frittata
September 2, 2009
On Sunday, I “borrowed” (see also: appropriate for an undisclosed length) a Weight Watchers cookbook from my mother. I love that it has tons of pictures and the recipes are very easy to follow. As I’ve mentioned before, diet food isn’t necessarily bland or tasteless. I give today’s lunch of Green Chile and Corn Fritatta [...]
Chanterelle Risotto and French Bread
August 26, 2009
On Monday, Jay and I made a little trip to our local farmers market at Sorauren Ave Park near Dundas West and Lansdowne. It’s open on Mondays from 3pm to 7pm, Summer to Fall. It’s a very small market and even though we were disappointed by the lack of variety, we still managed to spend [...]
Leftovers and French dinner
August 13, 2009
There are times when I hate having leftovers for fear of not eating them and thus being forced to throw them in the trash when mold starts to grow. But, being blessed with occasional bouts of creativity, I was able to use the leftovers in a sandwich that satiated my ravenous hunger. I made a [...]
Dad’s Birthday and Kitchen Demotion
August 12, 2009
As the title explains, last night was my Dad’s birthday. My sister, who lives in Ottawa, is in town and she decided to make our Dad a marbled hazelnut cake with peaches. However, the plan was to prepare the cake and the celebration food at my apartment. That is where the kitchen demotion came in. [...]
Bean Burger
August 2, 2009
I was flipping through my vegetarian cookbook, waiting for something to grab my attention. My eyes were drawn to a bean burger recipe I knew I had to try. Not only was I attracted to the photo, but I was also happy to note the cooking and prep time were minimal. Bean Burgers Makes four [...]
Grilled Cheese and Avocado Sandwich
June 26, 2009
Maybe it’s because it’s summer. Maybe it’s my Latin American background. Maybe I was a tortilla chip in a past life. Whatever reason, in the last week or so I have been gorging on avocados and hot sauce…a lot. As I mentioned in previous posts, I made avocado pasta, with Frank’s Redhot sauce, and one [...]
Stormy Green Pasta
June 25, 2009
It’s been a bit of a crazy day today in terms of weather. It was almost unbearably hot and sunny this morning and by 10AM I was nearly soaked in sweat and praying for 11 o’clock to roll around so I could go for a dip in the pool. At 10:45 I decided to change [...]
