The Reluctant Vegetarian

Recipe: Israeli Couscous with Summer Vegetables

Israeli Couscous with Summer Vegetables Ingredients: 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 1 cup olive oil Salt and freshly ground pepper 2 green zucchini, quartered lengthwise 2 yellow zucchini, quartered lengthwise 6 spears asparagus, trimmed 12 cherry tomatoes 1 red bell pepper, quartered and seeded 1 yellow bell [...]

Good Times

we had some friends over for dinner last night. they happen to be the same friends that inadvertently got us into the whole veggie lifestyle in the first place. so we always like to impress treat them with the new veggie cuisine when they come over. not only was the company delightful, the food was [...]

Food. Glorious Food.

sometimes i feel like all i do is talk about food. what foods i like. what food i don’t like [which is usually a longer list]. what i ate today. what recipes i came across. on top of it all, i have started to keep a food diary in an attempt to figure out why [...]

Green Your Decor

i came across this great website today called green your decor. not only do they have a cool giveaway running right now, they also have lots of great tips on making your home eco-friendly and stylish. and always includes a description of why the items are green. definitely helps to make one an informed buyer.

Down with Plastic Bags

not sure if this technically relates to vegetarianism, but neither did the steel water bottle. so, i feel like this is an okay digression. and really, it’s my opinion that matters. right? i saw this link posted in the etsy forums. [i did warn you that i spent too much time there...] about the effect [...]

Recipe: Zucchini Bread

wondering what to do with all of that delicious zucchini sitting in your garden? we weren’t. but i bet the person who grew the huge crop of zucchini and handed over about 5 or 6 of the lovely things to us did! i have to admit that i am not the biggest fan of zucchini. [...]

enviro-what?!

so, this is sort of a cross-post from my other blog. you know, the one about crafting? anyway, it applies here for different reasons, so i thought i would post about it again. the hubster and i have been re-evaluating a lot about our lifestyle. not only what we eat, but the things we purchase [...]

Recipe: Lentil Burgers

when the hubster first decided he wanted to be a veggie, i went looking for lots of new recipes. i couldn’t exactly make our standards anymore [meatloaf or soy garlic chicken just aren't very, er...veggie friendly]. and we were getting a little sick of eating pasta. i mean, there are only so many nights in [...]

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