This quick and easy whole wheat pizza recipe is so much better than buying a frozen pizza! I made this recipe with high school students while teaching virtually during the pandemic. Students found the pizza recipe to taste great, as well as being easy and quick to make. I used […]
Vegetarian Entrees
Pasta e Fagioli
Making a Favorite Family Recipe Pasta e Fagioli is an Italian soup/stew/pasta meal I remember eating with my extended family at reunions at my grandmother’s house. The version of Pasta e Fagioli that she made was very simple. Since then, I’ve revised my recipe. It was influenced by an Italian […]
“Zoodles” & Fresh Tomato Sauce
What are zoodles? Zucchini noodles, of course! I used a spiralizer to turn my plentiful garden zucchini (what do I do with all this zucchini?) into a “pasta” dish made with zucchini noodles. This recipe is a quick, fresh, healthy, delicious alternative to a traditional pasta made with wheat noodles. […]
Marinara Sauce
This is my go to sauce for pasta. It is a vegetarian, red sauce that I’ve been eating m whole life. Traditionally it would have been made with meatballs or seafood when I was growing up, but today I like the vegetarian version, flavored with garlic and mushrooms. From time […]
Chinese Vegetables and Rice
This Chinese Vegetables and Rice recipe is adapted from Cooking Matters. It is so easy to make, I use this recipe in cooking classes with kids. The kids always love it, it’s a big hit! First, remember to use low sodium soy sauce, otherwise it may be too salty. If […]
Indian Vegetable Curry
I learned to make curries years ago while working at the college cafeteria. During a summer seminar, an Indian group arrived. They sent their chef into the kitchen to teach my friend and I how to make food for them. When I had my restaurant, Indian Vegetable Curry was a […]