I canned pasta sauce for the first time this last summer using tomatoes from my garden. My yard only gets about 2 square feet of sunlight, so I really didn’t grow very many! Now that the sauce is gone, I find myself craving the flavors of a richly developed sauce without buying a pile of out of season tomatoes. As always, I like to load up my pasta with a mix of veggies to keep the flavor up and the calories down. Normally I don’t…
Read moreI became a vegetarian long before the age most people grow to like meatloaf. I’ve tried a lot of veggie loaf recipes out there and have never been happy with just throwing a bunch of soy in a pan, but lentil loafs just haven’t grown on me, either. The recipe below has a nice meaty texture but is still loaded with veggies to make you feel good about eating it. I like to pair my meatloaf with a fat free sour cream biscuit and some…
Read moreThis recipe is where I first learned to love lentils. To be fair to the legume, I think previously I had only eaten them in canned soups and weird lentil loafs. The sweetness from the molasses and tang from mustard really pull the sauce together in a I-wanna-lick-it-off-my-fingers kind of way. I like to load up my lentil joes with extra veggies for flavor and reduced calories, but if you don’t like the addition of carrots and mushrooms,…
Read moreThis whole month, I’ve been participating in “Frugal February”. It’s too easy to feel exhausted after work and go out for dinner or drop $100 at Target because I’m bored – so I decided that at least for a month of February, I would make changes to the way I spend money and what I spend money on. For a simple example, on days when I might have ordered a pizza I’ve been making a pizza from scratch. There aren’t any…
Read moreThis month, I was challenge by The Recipe Redux to make a lucky food. The idea that food can be lucky and that people specifically make lucky foods to start their new year was completely foreign to me, but I could definitely use some luck in my life. I’ve had an all around challenging year with my house, my health, and my kitties, so I’m hoping a little bit of lucky food can help turn it around for next year. Because I…
Read moreIf you made a resolution to eat more fruits or vegetables, this is the perfect recipe for you. Personally, I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I refuse to wait until the start of a year to eat better or keep my house cleaner. If something needs to change, waiting only makes me want to wait longer. The sooner you commit to a change, the sooner you’ll see the benefits of those changes, right? This isn’t the first time…
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