Well, this writing a blog post a day for the month of November is proving to be quite the task. With deadlines to be met, running after wayward cattle, trying to teach a toddler that pushing her friends is not nice and that she needs to remember to go to the toilet when she feels like peeing, I'm having difficulty coming up with quality writing material.All you get today … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Veggie Quinoa Burgers
My old college and university buddy from my Montreal days is up visiting with his wife and baby. Crazy to think that we've known each other since we were 17 and now we are both married and with kids!Back in the day, I was hardcore vegetarian. The funny thing is that I married a beef farmer and I eat a bit of meat now.My buddy is still veg, and in keeping with our Meatless … [Read more...]
We’ve Been Busy! Plus some Meatless Monday Recipes!
Great news!!! Little One passed the Northeast Infant Hearing Program and there are no concerns regarding her hearing! Despite being high risk at birth (for her prematurity), she has been discharged from the program! Yippeeeee! :) BTW, the kid's got super hearing...although she clearly has selective hearing! She seems to be unable to hear the words "Please don't do that" or … [Read more...]
NaBloPoMo Day 9 – Meatless Monday: Three Sisters and Their Red-Headed Step-Sister
I usually host dinner parties at our house. I love cooking Japanese, Thai, Greek, Indian, Vietnamese, Italian, Filipino, Chinese...you get the picture. I just love cooking different kinds of food. A friend suggested that we take turns hosting dinner parties at each other's houses. Together, with a group of friends (most of whom are also educators), we get together a few … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday
We have been doing our Meatless Mondays, but I've been so slack about posting on the blog busy that I haven't updated our Meatless Monday posts. Since I'm also doing NaBloPoMo this month, Meatless Mondays make for great fillers! Today's recipe is a fresh spring roll dish. I had some rice paper that my lovely friend, CanineCologne gave me when she visited us on the … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday #7
Okay, so it's Meatless Monday on a Thursday.With zucchini and tomatoes being in abundance at this time of the year, I had to try to figure out what to do with all those veggies!I was going to make Ratatouille, but decided on making a Frittata.I was going to post a photo of the Frittata I made, but it was devoured before I had a chance to find the camera. You'll have to settle … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday #6
It's been a while since I last posted a Meatless Monday recipe. I'm still trying to convince my husband that we don't need to have meat for a meal to be "substantial". He LOVES veggies, but he's a farmer. He's a meat and potatoes guy...and he loves meat. He's been pretty good with the Meatless Mondays though.One of our favourites (okay, one of my favourites) is Zucchini Pizza. … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday #5
I don't know why, but I've been wanting CORN! I have no idea where I got the idea of making these little corn bake thingies. I've never made them before.I thought they'd pair well with a crisp, refreshing salad.They were delicious!!! Little One had TWO corn bake thingymabobs. Unfortunately, I don't think they made a substantial meal for Hubby. I keep forgetting that just … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday #4
Well, it's that day of the week again!My Mom gets upset when I say that I don't always feed my husband and daughter meat. "[Insert Hubby's real name here] is a farmer! He needs meat and carbs! He works hard and uses that energy. You can't not give him meat!"It's true. Hubby is a farm boy and he does work very hard on the farm. He is also a meat and potatoes guy. It seems that … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday #3
Funny how Mondays have a way of creeping up on us! Not that weekends are much different from weekdays around here, since the farm is a 24-7 job. No days off. No holidays. No rest for the wicked.Inspired by my friend (Maria), I started participating in Meatless Mondays. I didn't really start it because I wanted to take part of a new food revolution or to kibosh meat all … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday #2
A friend of mine recently gave me a few packages of "meatless meat". When I was vegetarian, I used to use soy ground "beef" in lasagnas, Shepherd's Pie, spaghetti, etc. After a while, I realized that I'd rather be using more natural and unprocessed ingredients in my vegetarian dishes. Though meatless meat is made from soy protein, pressed tofu, rice, gluten, and legumes, I … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday #1
...on a Tuesday, and posted on Wednesday!It's been another crazy busy week and my posting skills leave a lot to be desired.My lovely (and stunningly gorgeous!) friend, Maria has been posting Meatless Monday posts every week. She's inspired me to do this too. The intention and desire to participate in Meatless Mondays are there, but I haven't totally been 'with it' lately. I've … [Read more...]