This #meatlessmonday, I wanted to do something simple like Scrambled Egg Tostadas Why go with something so homey? Being meatless doesn’t necessarily mean being complicated. In fact, when my wife and I went vegetarian, our strategy was to take dishes we ate all the time and swap out the meat for something similiar. Given how much we […]
Month: August 2009
Product Review: Crepini from Crepini Cafe
What do you get when you mix a French crepe and a Russian blini? A Crepini from Crepini Cafe! I will admit, I had never heard of Crepinis until I met @CrepiniCafe on Twitter or their website CrepiniCafe.com. She started telling me about crepini, these delicious crepe-like foods she makes. Some are savory, some are sweet. […]
2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative Recipe 9: Happy Birthday Shawna
You may or may not know that today is Shawna Coronado’s birthday. (If you want, click on that link and go wish her a happy b-day. I’ll still be here!) Anyway, rather that doing something sensible like giving her a gift, I figured I would take all of her delicious nude vegetables (that means no […]
Spicy Pepper Cheeseburgers #letslunch
So my Twitter frieds @geokaren and @cheryltan88 told me about this thing called #letslunch, which is where a bunch of food bloggers get together and talk about delicious lunch ideas. This week’s topic: burgers or in my case, Spicy Pepper Cheeseburgers So, yeah, I’ve been watching a lot of Man vs. Food on the Travel […]
Caramelized Onion Gratin
I have no idea how this recipe slipped through the cracks. It’s the thing my wife requests I make the most. It’s Caramelized Onion Gratin Hurray! What? Gratin I say? Yes, gratin. Wait! Like au gratin? Well, sort of. See, I used to think that all gratins were au gratins, like potatoes au gratin, which […]
#MeatlessMonday 2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative Recipe 8: Tomato Pasta
So last week, I blended #meatlessmonday and the 2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative together. My goal: to provide eco-friendly, cheap (cheap as in less than $11.50 for a family of 4 cheap!) AND totally meatfree meals. It seemed to work, so we’re back with another edition! Tonight, I’ll be making: Garlic Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes […]