This was such a lovely summer meal, I had to share! I love grilling bread. It seems like it shouldn’t work, but it does! I got this recipe for grilled naan filled with herbs and cheese from the usual, Fine Cooking. It’s easier to make the dough than it sounds, and it grills up in [...]

This may be one of the weirdest foods I’ve ever made. Weird, but awesome. Kale chips. Much like potato chips, but more… leafy. Kind of like if you grazed in the woods in October… but tastier. Seriously though, these are really good, and strangely addictive. They’re light as a feather and crispier than potato chips, [...]

Fresh cherries are in season, hooray! I bought some, and made this, and it was awesome: Tip: to easily pit cherries without a cherry pitter, all you need is a beer or wine bottle and a dowel (or the wide end of a chopstick). Just place a cherry on top of the bottle, press the [...]

This mushroom tomato sauce is killer. Super earthy and savory. Thank you, dried porcini mushrooms, for existing. This dish has an incredible amount of meatiness for having so little meat in it! Yet another great strategy for eating less meat — try using meat as a condiment or seasoning, rather than the main part of [...]

The gorgeous weather we’ve been having has me jonesin’ for light, fresh meals chock full of veggies and herbs! Here are two great veg meal ideas for spring. Both follow the concept of filling out a meat-free meal with a starch (which I mentioned previously). The first, grilled veggie pizza! Simply make your dough as [...]

If you like chickpeas, you’ll like this dish — grilled chickpea flatbread served with roasted red pepper hummus. Double whammy! This dish combines two great methods to cut back on meat in your diet. The first is using beans as an alternate source of protein. Not only are beans packed with protein, but they’re also [...]

Spanakopita is something I’ve wanted to try making for a while. I’m a fan of cooking recipes that involve a somewhat lengthy or complicated process. Just for funsies. Incidentally, this is a great recipe for someone who is trying to reduce their meat intake. The secret here? Lots of cheese. And butter. And while I [...]

Loading up on flavor in a vegetarian dish can make a meal so satisfying, you’ll never find yourself asking, “Where’s the beef?” A great way to do this is by adding savory ingredients to increase the umami factor. Vegetarian chopped liver, otherwise known as mushroom pâté, exemplifies this concept. Certain vegetables, like mushrooms and tomatoes, [...]