Meatless | feasting with friends

Asparagus Topped with Poached Eggs & Pancetta

June 1, 2016 by Nancy

Sometimes the best things to eat happen to be the easiest to make. Like this meal…one of my absolute favorites. Roasted asparagus…poached eggs… crispy pancetta… a drizzle of hollandaise sauce… Perfection! Omit the pancetta and you have a vegetarian meal. Great for a meatless Monday (or any day) meal. Asparagus season is in full bloom in Michigan. It’s the height of the season and asparagus will be available at the local farms for another 2 weeks or so. Just enough time […]

Categories: Breakfast/Brunch, Casseroles & Other Mixed Dishes, Entrees, Meatless, Sauteed Eats, Vegetables • Tags: 30 minute meals, aparagus, brunch recipes, easy dinner recipes, feasting with friends, hollandaise sauce, how to poach eggs, meatless meals, roasting asparagus

Quinoa Crusted Spinach Quiche

March 18, 2015 by Nancy

Here we are almost three months into the new year and I still have a backlog of cooking magazines from last year that have gone unread. Turning the clocks forward 1 hour was all the encouragement I needed to catch up on what I was missing. As it turns out…I missed some good stuff! Like this quinoa crusted spinach quiche. It is low calorie (less than 290 calories for 1/4 of the quiche!), gluten free, high in protein & fiber […]

Categories: Casseroles & Other Mixed Dishes, Entrees, Meatless, Sauteed Eats • Tags: feasting with friends, gluten free meals, low calorie meals, meatless entrees, quinoa crusted quiche, quinoa crusted spinach quiche, spinach quiche

Curried Roasted Cabbage

February 18, 2015 by Nancy

Remember a while back when I posted my tandoori chicken that I made with spices from Sonal of Simply Vegetarian 777? Well, I’m back with another delicious concoction…all thanks to Sonal! This time I’m offering a curried roasted cabbage (apples & sweet onions, too) made with the Curry Spice Melange that Sonal mailed to me last month. A veggie dish for my vegetarian friend! This isn’t the first dish I used the spice in…and it won’t be the last! I […]

Categories: Meatless, Sauteed Eats, Sides • Tags: curried roasted cabbage, feasting with friends, meatless entrees, roasted cabbage & apples, roasted cabbage recipe, side dish recipe

Veggie Strudel & Fiesta Friday #41

November 7, 2014 by Nancy

I feel like I need a siesta this Friday morning…nothing a cup (or two or five) of coffee won’t heal though. Being fully caffeinated is just the jolt I need to head over to The Novice Gardener’s and partake in a fiesta instead. A Fiesta Friday, that is. Click on the link below to join the party and submit your own offering! Food, fun, photography, stories, poems or crafts…we love to see it all! Now […]

Categories: Entrees, Fiesta Friday, Meatless, Michigan Monday, Sauteed Eats, Vegetables • Tags: feasting with friends, Fiesta Friday #41, meatless entrees, recipe with phyllo, Strudel recipe, vegetarian recipe, veggie strudel

Simply Vegetarian 777: Cambodian Vegetarian Stir Fry with Peanut Sauce

June 2, 2014 by Nancy

You’re in for a treat today! Here, at feasting with friends, I offer you a guest post, compliments of Sonal from simplyvegetarian777. Sonal and I became fast friends thanks to the weekly Fiesta Friday party. Sonal has such a beautiful soul. She is always close by with kind words of praise and encouragement. Her comments never fail to bring a smile to my face. Sonal offers the most delicious recipes, many of which I’ve made in my own kitchen. The […]

Categories: Entrees, Guest Posts, Meatless, Sauteed Eats • Tags: Guest Post, Meatless Monday, Peanut Sauce, simplyvegetarian777, Tofu Stir Fry, Vegetarian Stir Fry

Spanakopita

May 28, 2014 by Nancy

Just a reminder…this post was pre-scheduled while I’m off on a short medical leave. While I’m unable to respond to any of your comments at this time, I look forward to reading your messages when I return. Thank You! Do you remember me mentioning my friend, Ms L? She’s the dear friend who bestowed all of those lovely, retro cookbooks upon me. As a thank you for those cookbooks, I made her spinach pie, also known as Spanakopita. We see […]

Categories: Entrees, Meatless, Sauteed Eats • Tags: feasting with friends, meatless entrees, Spanakopita, Spinach hand pies, Spinach Pie, vegetarian recipe

Zucchini Farro Cakes {with Herbed Goat Cheese & Slow-Roasted Tomatoes}

May 9, 2014 by Nancy

I’ve been worried if this cocktail sipping, sweet eating, Fiesta Friday group will accept my offering today. After all, it is quite healthy. Friday can be an indulgent day. However, I’m not in an indulgent mood today [to eat…yes, but to cook…no]. So everyone gets a dose of the “healthies”, compliments of moi! Zucchini, farro [yes, that grain again], fresh herbs, goat cheese and tomatoes. These vegetarian friendly, savory cakes are suitable for appetizers, lunch or dinner. And I have […]

Categories: Entrees, Fiesta Friday, Meatless, Sauteed Eats, Vegetables • Tags: farro recipes, feasting with friends, Fiesta Friday #15, herbed cheese with zucchini cake, vegetarian recipe, zucchini farro cakes

Eggplant Stacks

April 11, 2014 by Nancy

I have been intrigued by the idea of creating this dish for some time. Something like two years now. Why it’s taken me this long to make it, I can’t tell you. Not that I won’t tell you, or refuse to tell you. Just can’t tell you. It was at the top of the list last summer during our gardening season. Perhaps I simply grew tired of eggplant before I got around to cooking it up. The arrival of another […]

Categories: Entrees, Fiesta Friday, Meatless, Sauteed Eats, Vegetables • Tags: 30 min dinner, Eggplant stacks, feasting with friends, Fiesta Friday #11, Food/recipes, Main course eggplant, meatless option, vegetarian option

Sauteed Veggie Menagerie with Farro

August 26, 2013 by Nancy

Every Monday night I clean out my refrigerator. Reason? Tuesday is trash collection day! It gives me the opportunity to see what got pushed to the back or simply forgotten, especially after what is typically a busy weekend. Some things do get tossed. It seems inevitable. But this “clean out” also gives me the opportunity to use up remnants of still fresh, unused vegetables. I love to use up all these bits and pieces in a mixed vegetable dish. We […]

Categories: Meatless, Sauteed Eats, Sides • Tags: Bell pepper, Eggplant, Farro, Green bean, onion, Parmesan, Tomato, yellow squash, Zucchini

Potato ~ Zucchini Pancakes

August 15, 2013 by Nancy

The zucchini is so plentiful in our garden. I keep finding new ways to prepare them…and what I’m finding is the possibilities are endless. Zucchini is a simple vegetable, but it sure is versatile. This recipe was a huge hit at our home. I imagine these savory pancakes would be a wonderful side dish. However, Glenn and I chose to eat them as our entree for a meatless meal. They were filling, satisfying and oh, so delicious:) Plus, without […]

Categories: Entrees, Meatless, Sauteed Eats, Sides, Vegetables • Tags: feasting with friends, meatless entrees, Pancake, potato, potato pancakes, Zucchini, zucchini pancakes