veggie stew

tomato & okra stew

It’s a little early for stew, but it has been cooling down a bit and I wanted to use the fresh veggies in something a little more hearty.  This was seriously delicious.  I had fresh okra, green beans & tomatoes.  I first thought about using them in an indian recipe, so this is a variation of Bhindi Subji.

I sautéed onion and garlic and added the sliced okra & green beans (seasoned with salt & pepper), cook for several minutes.  Next, I added diced tomatoes (from about 4 tomatoes) and vegetable stock, sauté for several minutes.  I added diced potatoes, cooked macaroni noodles, and seasoned with tumeric, coriander, cayenne, and basil.  Cook for several minutes to let all the flavors blend together.  Perfect for a rainy summer day like this one!

lunch salad

pasta salad w/ mixed greens, herbs & sprouts

breakfast

pasta salad

I think every color of the rainbow is in this gorgeous pasta salad from Tomato Head.  This was my lunch for yesterday & today (I’ll show today’s pic later, I need to get out the door to workout soon).  Gobetti pasta, artichokes, tomatoes, cabbage, sprouts, onion, carrot, broccoli, cucumber, mushrooms and mushroom sesame dressing.

pizza

deliciousness from tomato head

soy cheese pizza with vegan pesto drizzled over top!

rice & seitan

edamame, broccoli, seitan

Ben made this dinner before our workout, a great pre-workout dinner.

summer pasta

yellow squash & tomatoes freshly picked from the garden into this summery spaghetti with basil & lemon.  delicious & light.

summer veggies

Just a simple brown rice & veggies {asparagus, squash, shitake, carrots, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, onion, garlic, water chestnuts} stirfry.  I think it’s the best way to use up the extra vegetables you have in your fridge.  I feel so blessed and thankful this summer with veggies from both of our parents.  I can’t wait until one day I have my own personal veggie garden.

sprouts!

I harvested some delicious alfalfa sprouts tonight.  The sprouting seeds that I got from the Bread Becker’s sprouted so very well.  I started them Monday evening.  You can see how dense they are:

3 quart sized bags stuffed full of alfalfa.  Rinsing the sprouts daily under cold water will help them keep longer.  I found an Oprah article about 10 Superfoods, with sprouts being one, of course.  For more information about sprouts, visit the section on sprouts, here.

cereal for breakfast

vanilla almond granola cereal with sliced bananas, soy milk