vegetarian – Delusions of Chefery

Crustless Vegetable Quiche

This is my favorite quiche recipe for making on the weekends for brunch, or for a potluck. 1 tbsp of olive oil 1 large or 2 small summer squash (zucchini or yellow) 1/2 of a tomato, chopped 1/4 of a sweet onion, chopped 1 small clove of garlic, chopped 3 large eggs 1/2 cup ofContinue reading “Crustless Vegetable Quiche”

Eggs Presmov

This is a recipe that I love from my friend Susie. It’s good right out of the oven and still good re-heated three days later. I recommend this for brunch or to make if you need to feed breakfast to house guests 🙂 Update: I love adding a can of Ro-Tel to this! 6 eggs,Continue reading “Eggs Presmov”

What I made with my CSA: Part Deux

Stir-fried Bok Choy Although I was perplex as to what to do with Bok Choy (Chinese Cabbage) at first, I ended up preparing it in a similar fashion to the Kale (What I made with my CSA Part 1). However, I ended the Bok Choy much more because it was much softer and lacked theContinue reading “What I made with my CSA: Part Deux”

What I made with my CSA Part 1

Friday I got my first Community-supported agriculture load of kale, turnips, grapefruit, cilantro, chives, collards, bok choy, and radishes. Some of that went to my Mom, but the rest I am trying to use each night. Here is the simple recipe (method, really) that I used for the kale! Sautéed Kale 1 half of anContinue reading “What I made with my CSA Part 1”

Berry Pudding Pie

This weekend I dug through my old monthly mini-cookbooks and dog-eared some recipes to make during the holidays. I had the ingredients on hand for this pie, so I went ahead and made it for a sweet brunch. This is from one of the Pillsbury holiday cookbooks. As usual I kept the ingredients mostly inContinue reading “Berry Pudding Pie”

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup

This is yet another slow-cooker recipe from the Betty Crocker website. Yes, I know it’s time to pay the poor people and buy their cookbooks instead of wearing out the website. Does it count that I have a hundred of those $4 grocery-store-checkout-counter-cookbooks? I added and subtracted a few ingredients, but I left the marjoramContinue reading “Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup”

15 Minute Omelette Muffins

This is an idea I got from Rachael Ray’s “Get Real Meals” Cookbook. I think she calls them her mini frittatas, but I think to think of them like little egg muffins with stuff inside. This is a really cool breakfast meal because it’s easy and since they go in the oven you don’t haveContinue reading “15 Minute Omelette Muffins”

Giada’s Onion Soup

This seems to be Giada’s easiest recipe. I don’t usually make her food because it looks really complicated and she uses ingredients that are hard to find or extremely expensive. In this case, Super Walmart carries fontina cheese and it’s really reasonable. Obviously from the pictures, I don’t have any ramekins so instead I usedContinue reading “Giada’s Onion Soup”

"You Won’t Be Single for Long" Vodka Cream Pasta

This recipe is from Rachael Ray‘s first “30 Minute Meals” book. I don’t make a lot of Rachael’s recent recipes because I think they’ve lost a little of their creativity, but this is a throw-back to her simple recipe days. It’s easy to make and most of the ingredients are stuff that I keep onContinue reading “"You Won’t Be Single for Long" Vodka Cream Pasta”

Baked Cheese and Artichoke Dip

My sister made this dip for years at her holiday parties. I lost the original recipe, but I experimented and improvised to come up with my own version. 2 cups mayonnaise (I recommend Helmann’s) 2 cups parmesan cheese (grated) 2 cans artichoke hearts in water (drained, cut into small pieces) 1 clove of garlic, mincedContinue reading “Baked Cheese and Artichoke Dip”