Blog Archives for tag vegetarian

‘Chopped Chard Salad with Apricot Vinaigrette’

 This tasty salad is filled with some of my favorite ingredients: Swiss chard, goat cheese, walnuts, chickpeas, and the sweet… Continue reading »

Cauliflower, Green Bean & Tomato Gratin

  Don’t be fooled when you see the word gratin—most people assume it means a heavy, baked side dish filled with… Continue reading »

Roasted Garlic & Gruyere Stuffed Mushrooms

 These simple stuffed mushrooms are bursting with flavor.  The combination of roasted garlic and nutty Gruyere cheese is perfectly complimented… Continue reading »

Warm Fennel Salad with Olives, Pine Nuts & Oranges

 I love the sweet taste that results when you roast fennel.  It still retains its base, licorice-taste, but it becomes… Continue reading »

Wild Rice Salad with Butternut Squash, Dried Cranberries & Pecans

 Keep this colorful wild rice salad on your short list of possible Holiday side dishes.  Whether for Thanksgiving to go… Continue reading »

Roasted Tomato & Eggplant Soup with Basil

 My Roasted Tomato & Eggplant Soup with Basil gets its lovely texture not from any heavy cream, but from the… Continue reading »

‘Celery Soup’

 The art of making soup is one of the first skills to master in the kitchen.  Once you get the… Continue reading »

‘Curried Stuffed Spaghetti Squash’

 The abundance of autumnal squash varietals in the stores nowadays is amazing.  Everything from acorn squash, to butternut squash, to… Continue reading »

Raw Kale & Apple Salad with Gorgonzola

 Throughout the past couple of years, kale has been presented to us a variety of different forms:  braised, sautéed, roasted and… Continue reading »

Grilled Halloumi with Lemon & Herbs

 One of our favorite restaurants growing up in Baton Rouge was a Greek restaurant named Zorba’s.  Recently reopened in a… Continue reading »