Cheesy Baked Zucchini Pasta al Pomodoro

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Baked zucchini pasta al pomodoro – a delicious baked pasta dish made with a quick homemade tomato sauce, tender zucchini cubes, and three different kinds of cheese.
Cheesy Baked Zucchini Pasta al Pomodoro

On the list of things I will never be mad to find taking up precious real estate in my fridge, baked pasta dishes are numbers one, two, and three.

They are the true gifts that keep on giving – put in a little leg work on a lazy Sunday and your future self will be indebted to you forever. She might even make you cookies with all that time you just freed up for her. Just saying.

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Healthy Vegetarian Meal Plan – 3.20.21

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Happy first day of spring!!!

As Remy keeps reminding me. She also has somehow discovered that Easter is two weeks away and made it very clear that she strongly believes we will be hiding jelly bean-stuffed plastic eggs around the house. I guess that means I should probably buy those things???? Unlike last year when we were on complete lockdown and basically pretended Easter wasn’t happening. Progress!!

This week’s meal plan has a little spring food, a little comfort, and a lot of pantry staples. Let’s dive in! Here’s what we’re cooking this week:

  • coconut curry lentils with roasted cauliflower – would be so content with a big bowl of this
  • lentil stuffed peppers – the cutest stuffed pepper packages!
  • chickpea and vegetable stir fry – so easy, perfect for a fridge clean out meal
  • minestrone soup – slurp!
  • easy vegan black bean tacos – full of pantry staples
  • and the best lemon and almond cake for dessert!!

Happy eating!

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The Best Flaky Homemade Yeast Biscuits

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THE BEST flaky homemade yeast biscuits – made with an easy laminated yeasted dough, these are fluffy, buttery, and completely addictive.
The Best Flaky Homemade Yeast Biscuits

Prior to spring 2020 (ahem) I would have told you I was the least qualified person on this earth to lecture you on the virtues of a good biscuit. 

Any biscuit I ate in childhood definitely came from a can, I don’t have any heirloom family recipes to pass on (unless I’m somehow distantly related to the Pillsbury family – DOUBTFUL), and even in adulthood I’d only made biscuits a handful of times – certainly not enough to consider myself an expert on anything biscuit-related.

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30 Minute Creamy Coconut Red Curry Vegetable Peanut Noodles

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An easy 30 minute meal that the whole family will love! These creamy coconut red curry vegetable peanut noodles achieve the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy and are perfect for a weeknight dinner.
30 Minute Creamy Coconut Red Curry Vegetable Peanut Noodles

This pandemic has changed me in innumerous ways, but probably the biggest thing I need to get off my chest is this:

I am now a peanut butter hoarder. Send help.

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Vegetarian Greek Avgolemono Soup with Rice and Greens

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Thick, tart, and creamy vegetarian Greek avgolemono soup with rice and greens – the perfect soup for spring!
Vegetarian Greek Avgolemono Soup with Rice and Greens

Being married to a Greek has been a, shall we say, interesting experience. I thought Italians were territorial over their food, but the Greeks take it to a whole new level.

As an example, my husband’s parents have been married for well over thirty years, and his (paternal) grandmother still refuses to give his mother some of her recipes. I mean, she “gives” them to her, but she doesn’t GIVE them to her if you know what I mean. It’s all kind of shrouded in secrecy, deception, and inaccurate ingredient measurements.

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Healthy Vegetarian Meal Plan – 3.13.21

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Happy pi weekend!!!

As some of you may know, I went to MIT for college and pi day was kind of a big deal. There were tons of pie (and pi) related events, but more importantly FREE PIE both in the forms of pizza and the sweet varieties. College students are renowned for their love of free food to begin with, but throw actual good pie and non-Domino’s pizza into the mix….it was a special kind of mayhem, I’ll tell you that much.

I’m pretty sure we completely missed pi day last year because of the evolving pandemic-related craziness, so I’m making up for last time by celebrating it ALL WEEKEND this year. Our pie eating marathon starts now and I’m not even mad about it. If you’re lacking in pie inspiration, then check out the PIE page in my recipe index! It has tons of my favorite sweet and savory pies, so there’s really something for everyone.

Apparently we can’t live on pie alone (though don’t think I haven’t tried) – healthy vegetarian meal plan to the rescue!! Here’s what we’re cooking this week:

  • lemon chickpea orzo soup – love the bright flavors
  • enchilada soup – very into this
  • smoky black bean and tofu scramble tacos – because every day should be taco day
  • vegan power mac and cheese – yaaaasssss
  • crispy teriyaki cauliflower – swooning
  • chocolate chip almond butter cookies for dessert!

Happy eating!

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