Chickpea Noodle Soup
I’m still feeling a bit under the weather. My mother said to me the other day “it’s too bad you can’t have chicken noodle soup” as she swears it has healing abilities – and she’s never really approved of my choice to be a vegetarian.
Well, I decided what my soul needed was some chickpea noodle soup. Studies have shown that miso is full of antioxidants, fatty acids, and vitamin E. It also has protein, vitamin B12 and minerals to help boost the strength of your immune system. Not to mention this soup has chickpeas, vegetables, olive oil and whole grains.
Moist Apple Cake
My husband is swamped with work, my toddler and I are feeling a little under the weather. I was sitting home, kind of bored – but not quite up to going anywhere – and decided it had been a while since I’d last baked anything. I didn’t really know what to bake though. I hadn’t planned anything and honestly, I’m overdue for a trip to the grocery store. I remembered I have apples, so I googled for apple desserts. Most called for something I didn’t have on hand and I was about to give up
I came across this recipe at finecooking and realized I had everything to make this. Well, almost everything – I was 3/4 tsp short on cinnamon, so I blended in a bit of ground ginger and cloves to make up for it.
Red Lentil Soup
This is a healthy recipe (and low calorie) that actually tastes delicious. I’ll be completely honest, in the past couple of months I’ve been in the kitchen quite a bit. I’ve been trying to whip up healthy, lowfat meals. However, I’ve not posted many of the recipes because I haven’t been pleased. I don’t believe that healthy recipes have to taste bad, but often they just do. So whenever I do find a recipe that is both healthy and delicious, I am super excited!
I found this recipe on my lunch break at work, surfing the New York Times website. It was healthy as is, but I adapted it just slightly to reduce the calories and fat just a bit.
Chili Non Carne
The days are getting colder, and a warm bowl of chili seemed in order. I love chili for many reasons – it’s healthy, it’s delicious, you can play around with chili recipes quite a bit, it’s inexpensive, it stores well and often tastes better as leftovers, and it’s so comforting on cold days.
I found this recipe at the vegetarian times website. I made some changes, like adding beer instead of water, and using agave nectar instead of brown sugar. We topped our chili with lowfat shredded cheese, sour cream and some sliced green onions and served it with baked tortilla chips for an overall healthy meal. This would have gone excellent with cornbread as well, like most chili recipes.
Chickpea Burgers
These ‘burgers’ are sort of like one big falafel, but softer on the inside. We had them with a bit of tzatziki sauce. I think they would also be delicious with a bit of hummus (or both). I didn’t have any carrots on hand, so I did not add them. I think in the future I will add them, as I’m always looking for ways to sneak more veggies into my food. I also reduced the oil to cut some calories, and served these on whole wheat pita bread.
