Pesto Lasagna w/ Spinach and Mushrooms

Pesto lasagna with spinach and mushrooms, and a garden salad.  All made in the crockpot.  It looks awful, but tasted very good.  I recommend using frozen chopped organic spinach instead of fresh, it’s just easier that way.  It calls for fancy mushrooms, but I think regular ones will do.

Black Bean Burgers w/ Mango Salsa

Black bean burgers with mango salsa, white bean turkey chili, and a garden salad.  I’m not big on veggie burgers, but when I made these last summer, I was all about them.  They’re no burger substitute, but they definitely stand on their own.  I’ve been doing vegetarian chilis for awhile, so I thought I’d give this turkey chili a try instead.  Very good!  I give it high marks.

RECIPES:

Black Bean Burgers with Mango Salsa

White Bean Turkey Chili

Curried Tofu w/ Rice

Curried tofu with rice, and sauteed miso cucumber salad.  I’ve never sauteed cucumbers before.  I served it warm, but I think it’d be better cold.  The tofu dish was good too, but I think I’d like it better with rice noodles instead.  But we were out.

RECIPES:

Curried Tofu

Sauteed Miso Cucumber Salad

Roasted Vegetable Pizza

Roasted vegetable pizza and a garden salad.  It’s true, I made a pizza with no apples or chickens being involved.  I used a pre-baked crust, such as Boboli, making this pretty quick.  Great flavor, too!

RECIPES:

Roasted Vegetable and Ricotta Pizza

Pasta Puttanesca

Pasta puttanesca and a garden salad.  Easy easy easy.  But if you don’t like olives, this isn’t for you.  This was a very strong flavored dish.  The fact it was so quick and so easy gives it extra points.

RECIPES:

Pasta Puttanesca