Autumn Gnocci

Cook up some gnocci.

In a skillet, saute some sausages (I like the fieldgrain vegan Italian brand), garlic, a big can of whole tomatoes broken up, a few handfuls of baby spinach, and a small can of white cannelini beans. Salt to taste.

Mix in the gnocci, and then top with broken up fresh mozzerella, chopped fresh basil, and freshly grated parm!

Simple Couscous

Saute up some onion, garlic and veggies of choice (red pepper, zucchini, etc). Cubed sweet potatoes are a nice addition, but make sure you steam or boil them so they soften before adding to the saute. Add some raisins and a can of chickpeas and spices to taste (cumin, chili, paprika, even a little cinnamon if you want)

Meanwhile put cous cous in a bowl with water and microwave for three minutes. Add cous cous to veggies when the veggies are tender. Top with fresh cilantro and/or almond slivers.

This can be served warm or cold. You can change it up by adding a can of tomatoes to make is saucier, or adding chicken to increase the protein

Last minute Lasagna

This is a dish I threw together last night when we were pressed for time and had little in the fridge. I'm sure I will never make it exactly the same way again (like I said, it was with what we had) but it turned out so well I decided to write it down. You can use this as a template and play around with the recipe.


I boiled 6 lasagna noodles. Meanwhile I created a tomato sauce starting with a jar of really good store-bought sauce and then adding some frozen spinach, chopped up fresh cherry tomatoes, and chopped-up olives. I got out a casserole pan (mine was as long as one lasagna and wide enough to fit three noodles side by side) and layered:

1/3 of the sauce
cottage cheese
noodles
1/3 of the sauce
noodles
1/3 of the sauce sauce
grated cheese

Bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes on 350.

Banana Curry

Oil, mustard seeds, chopped bananas, yogurt, turmeric, chili. Shouldn't take more than two or three minutes. The yogurt will sort of seperate if you don't use greek yogurt, so try (1) to keep the skillet not too hot, and (2) to sort of drop the yogurt down on the bananas instead of on the skillet itself. This should help a bit.

This dish is a quiet epiphany.