Category: Vegetarian

Healthy Southwestern Quinoa Salad…

Mexican, Salads, Vegetarian

I hadn’t planned on eating a vegetarian meal tonight. I made taco meat and the fixings for Gorditas. My family ate this…
https://funfoodiefamily.com/2013/07/23/homemade-taco-seasoning-mix/

I saw this recipe on Pinterest, and I remembered I had some quinoa in the cabinet.
http://diethood.com/2013/07/24/southwestern-quinoa-salad-with-creamy-avocado-dressing/

I added this recipe to a pile of crisp lettuce and added cheese, fresh avocado, sour cream, and taco sauce. I didn’t make the dressing, because I wanted the chunky avocado for texture, and had the taco sauce and sour cream for my “dressing.” Love the idea for this dressing, though.

This was delicious and super filling. You could add some taco chips or make this into a taco filling.

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Pimento Cheese Quesadilla

Mexican, Sandwiches, Vegetarian

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Instead of a regular quesadilla, try adding pimento cheese. This time I did not make homemade pimento cheese; I will have to add my recipe next time. I used Palmetto cheese with Bacon. Still pretty darn tasty. I also like the pimento cheese from Fresh Market.

Add a dollop of sour cream, and you have a quesadilla with a kick!

Easy Omelet

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs, Vegetarian

I love omelets. You can make them complicated with lots of ingredients or you can just keep it simple and add in a bit of cheese and be done. That is what I did today.

Heat up a pan with a pat of butter. Whisk 2 eggs with some salt and pepper. 001

Then once the bottom is set a bit, maybe a minute or so, add your cheese. I added feta. You can add whatever cheese you like. 003002

Then fold over one side of the omelet to the middle.004

Then take your spatula and fold it over on your plate. I topped mine with a couple slices of tomato and lots of salt and pepper. Perfect!
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Wonton Cheese Sticks

Appetizers and snacks, Cheese, Kids, Vegetarian

I’m a sucker for a good cheese stick, but they can be hit or miss when you get them out at different restaurants. You have to eat them as soon as they come out of the fryer, and if they even sit around for just a few minutes, they can get cold and the cheese isn’t melty anymore.

I remember seeing different recipes on Pinterest on how to make your own cheese sticks. Some were breaded and deep fried, some were oven baked, and they all used different cheeses. A couple of weeks ago, I saw someone else make them with wonton wrappers and string cheese. I set out to make my own version. I have some wonton wrappers and lots of different cheese in my fridge. I decided to use a leftover mozzarella ball.

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It is so simple really. Heat up some vegetable oil in a nice size pot. Not too much; this will be a shallow fry. Use a candy thermometer and get your oil to about 365.
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Cut up some pieces of mozzarella. You could use any kind of melty cheese. place it in the middle and wrap your cheese like a little burrito. So easy, I had some little hands who wanted to help me. I just brushed the edges with water to keep them together.
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Place them in your oil and cook on each side about 2 minutes or until you see the bottom turning nice and golden brown.
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ENJOY!
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Baked eggs and tomatoes

Breakfast and Brunch, Eggs, One pot meal, Vegetarian

So many tomatoes! My garden is exploding with tomatoes. We planted other veggies, but this summer has been so rainy, most the other things have not been so successful. So besides the normal summer staple, the tomato sandwich, I have been thinking of other ways to use them. So this morning, I decided to cut some up and bake them with some eggs.

First, I chopped and deseeded 3 small tomatoes, coated them with olive oil, salt, and pepper and placed them at the bottom of a pan. I took out the seeds and juice of the tomato. That way the tomatoes won’t get soggy and mushy when you bake them in the oven. Then, I added them to a small cast iron skillet. You could use a baking dish, ramekins, or even teacups if you wish.

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Then I added about half a container of mascarpone cheese with a couple of tablespoons of heavy cream. You could use cream cheese if you have that instead. You could add milk or half and half instead of the heavy cream. 005

Then add your eggs on top. I added 2 for my size of pan. 006

Then bake in a 350 oven for about 20-25 minutes. I placed my eggs on a piece of toast. I have made this for my kids before in little teacups (minus the tomatoes) and they dunked in some pieces of bread. You could add in chunks of ham, bacon, other cheese, or other chopped veggies you may have on hand. The possibilities are endless!

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