Vegan Pasta with Squash and Spinach
This makes a delicious main meal or side dish. Our favorite squash is the red kuri squash, so we use it most of the time. However, butternut squash or other pumpkins will work well with this as well. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 16 ounces spirals, bow ties or penne 2 tablespoons olive oil 12-16 ounces [...]
Review: Tagliatelle with Garlic and Toasted Walnuts
This is one of our favorite meals, especially now in the fall after harvesting our own walnuts. The recipe is quick and easy to make. We use vegan margarine instead of the butter, and do not use any cheese at all, nor cheese replacements. We enjoy the pure flavors of the garlic and walnuts and [...]
Review: Mushroom Goulash
We found this tasty simple recipe at the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau website. It was very good. To make it a vegan recipe, we merely used egg-free noodles and replaced the sour cream with soy yogurt. The mushroom goulash recipe was vegan already. We did not have dill at the time, so we used chives as [...]
Yellow and Green Zucchini on Penne with Herbed Soy Cream Sauce
This was a very tasty meal we enjoyed tonight. Our zucchini plants are beginning to give lots of lovely zucchini. Lovage is a very flavourful herb. It is similar to celery. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 16 ounces wholewheat penne pasta 1 med. green zucchini 1 med. yellow zucchini 2 tablespoons oil for the sauce: 1 [...]
Vegan Mac & Cheese with Broccoli and Peas
This was a very tasty dinner we enjoyed last night. It uses one of my favorite vegan cheese recipes which is non-soy, non-nut, and gluten free. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1/2 lb. pasta, such as spirals, bow-ties, macaroni 1 large head broccoli, chopped 1 cup frozen peas 1 cup breadcrumbs-optional for the vegan cheese sauce: [...]
Roasted Cauliflower On Rigatoni with Capers, Raisins and Saffron
This is a new favorite recipe of ours. The combination of capers and raisins comes from Sicily. We prefer roasting cauliflower to bring out the mild, sweet nutty flavor. So this recipe, first roasts the cauliflower then it is added to the saffron/garlic sauce. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb. whole wheat rigatoni 1 medium [...]
Macaroni with Broccoli & Peas
This tasty meal is quite versatile. We enjoyed it hot as a main meal, but it would also work well as a salad. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups broccoli florets 1 cup frozen peas 1/2 lb. macaroni, cooked and drained 8 ounce package spicy tofu of seitan pieces 1/2 cup soy cream 1 [...]
Kale and Spinach Lasagna
This is our new favorite pasta meal. Kale goes well with an Italian tomato sauce, and the mixture for the filling is delicious. Serving Size: 3 Ingredients: for the lasagna: Green spinach lasagna sheets (enough sheets for 3 layers of lasagna). We used 9 sheets of individual sized spinach pasta to make 3 individual lasagnas. [...]
Review: Tagliatelle With Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Olives
Monica of the Sweet Sensation food blog has created a very nice meal. This recipe is a simple meal to put together with a lovely Mediterranean blend of flavors. In general it has mild flavors that do come together to make a very tasty meal. The recipe was simple to veganize by substituting vegan cheese [...]
Review: Vegan Fideuà
Gretchen at Veggiegretie has a very tasty vegan adaptation of Fideuà. She adapted it from the one at Vegetarian Times. We basically used her recipe, although we did not have fresh asparagus, so used our regular vegetable mixture, the one we usually use for our paella recipe. We really enjoyed the meal, although found it [...]
Artichoke Hearts, Jerusalem Couscous Salad with Pecans
Jerusalem or Israeli couscous has become one of our favorite forms of pasta for salads. They are nice sized little balls that combine well with a variety of ingredients. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 can artichoke hearts, drained, halved and quartered 1 cup pecans, toasted 1 cup large couscous (e.g. ptitim, also known as Israeli [...]
Wholewheat Spaghetti with Roasted Cauliflower and Smoked Tofu Pieces
Roasted Cauliflower is our new favorite flavor, and it really shines with wholewheat pasta. We’ve enjoyed this meal a couple of times now and were looking forward to sharing it with you. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 16 ounces dry wholewheat spaghetti 1/2 head of cauliflower, cut in small florets 4 tablespoons olive oil (separated) 1 [...]
Spirali Pasta with Romanesco and Peas
This was a very special pasta meal with a delicious almond-miso-white wine Sauce. We really like romanesco and look forward to late summer/fall when it comes available. Yield: 4 servings Ingredients: 4 ounces spirali pasta 1 cup peas (fresh or frozen) 2-3 cups romanesco broccoli florets 1/2 cup fresh basil,chopped for the sauce: 2 tablespoons [...]
Review: Cashew Basil Cream Sauce
My oh my, this was a delicious dinner. We saw this recipe created by Rosie of the Dandelion Vegan Blog. We enjoyed the cashew basil cream sauce with pasta as a main meal with lightly steamed green beans. The recipe is perfect and easy to make. Do give it a try, you will be quite [...]
Pasta with Fresh Asparagus and Garlicky Walnut Sauce
This was such a delightful dinner. It was full of flavor and very filling, yet not heavy. A great way to enjoy asparagus when it’s in season. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb. spiral pasta 1 lb. fresh asparagus 4-5 cloves garlic 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 6-8 slices vegan cold cut (smoky taste) 4 tablespoons [...]
Review: Easy Cheezy Peazy Pasta Balls
This salad is a real winner from Kathy from the Healthy Happy Life blog. Kathy is also the creator of the fabulous Finding Vegan site. The salad is quick and easy to make, and very tasty. We enjoyed it tonight with dinner, and are looking forward to leftovers for lunch tomorrow. We made it according [...]
Vegan Homestyle Macaroni and Cheese
A cheddar type sauce with a touch of Dijon mustard baked in the oven to a nice crispy texture. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1-2 cup vegan cheddar sauce (see below) 1 & 2/3 cups dry elbow macaroni 1-2 slices day old bread salt and pepper to taste oil for the baking dish optional dried bread [...]
Pasta Shells Filled with Soy Ricotta Spinach and Pumpkin
Yum, this was one of our best meals. It is rather involved to make. Not difficult to make, just a lot of steps to do. But it is well worth the trouble it was delicious. Serving Size: 6 Ingredients: 10-12 large pasta shells 2 cups fresh pumpkin, cut in small cubes 1 package fresh spinach- [...]
Review: Zucchini, lemon and chili tagliatelle
Today on World Pasta Day we had ‘Zucchini, lemon and chili tagliatelle‘, a recipe from the site of Waitrose, which is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. For this meal I picked the last zucchini of the year and put the vine on the compost heap. On the one hand it made be [...]
Wholewheat Spaghetti with Fava Beans, Sweet Bell Pepper and Spicy Tofu Pieces
Colorful, tasty and nutritious, this recipe has it all. We really enjoyed this last night and look forward to having it again soon. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 12-16 ounces wholewheat spaghetti 1 ecological lemon 3 tablespoons almond slices 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic 2 cups fava beans, from the pod, blanched, and skins [...]
Penne Pasta with Asparagus, Black Olives, Basil and Soy Cheese
While fresh asparagus is still available, we would like to share a few more tasty recipes with you. We used white asparagus, black olives and penne pasta, although green asparagus with green olives and bows or spirals would be just as tasty. It is the combination of salty olives, with the fresh asparagus and mild [...]
Ratatouille Pasta Salad
Well, summer is slowly arriving with higher temperatures. So that means for us, the beginning of salad season. Yea! Today we bring you a nice pasta salad – a bit different than the usual ones as the vegetables are cooked, roasted, baked or panfried, whichever is best for you- meaning cooler. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: [...]
Pasta with Pumpkin and Pistachios
We really enjoyed this colorful recipe. Pumpkin puree makes a really nice pasta sauce and the nuts added a nice crunch. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1/2 onion, chopped fine 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped fine 1 tablespoon oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup pumpkin puree 1 vegetable bouillon cube 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg dash [...]
Review: Oriental Cole Slaw
This Oriental Cole Slaw really tastes great. We are happy to use our fresh red cabbage from the garden. It’s also amazing that it has uncooked noodles in it to add crush. They are really great. The flavors f the salad are really nice, and even better on the second day. Be careful to read [...]
