Vegetarian Recipes

Meatless Monday: Protein-Rich Quinoa Salad Food always tastes better when you’re paying attention. Such was the case when I was on a silent mindfulness meditation retreat...

Meatless Monday: Be Creative with Panzanella Salad For several summers in a row, I’ve attended meditation retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. It is always a...

Meatless Monday: Ravioli and Tomato Salad with Masses of Basil After a week away from my tomato garden—on a seven-day silent Insight Meditation retreat—I’m back to...

Make this Incredible Tomato Tart for Meatless Monday It’s time to pull out one of my all-time favorite recipes. This tart is so good it defies...

Meatless Monday: Try a Refreshing, Chilled Gazpacho In August and September, I’m always looking for ways to use my bounty of fresh homegrown tomatoes. While they...

Meatless Monday: A Simple, Fresh, Piquant Summer Pasta Dish Few things in life are more pleasurable than eating a sun-warmed homegrown tomato within seconds of picking...

Meatless Monday: Cooling Avocado-Cucumber Soup Soup from scratch is one of my favorite things to make. In the winter, a bowl of hot soup is comforting...

Kale Salad with Tomatoes, Olives and Feta for Meatless Monday The kale keeps on coming. Even if you don’t have a steady supply in your back...

Meatless Monday: Summer Spaghetti with Tomatoes and Corn Sweet corn is still abundant at my local farmers market, and tomatoes have begun turning in my garden....

Try Oven-Roasted Okra for Meatless Monday Okra has a complicated reputation. While it’s beloved in the southeastern United States, and often used to marvelous effect in...

Meatless Monday: Black Rice Pudding with Fruit Topping I love taking advantage of the availability of fresh, organic fruits in the summertime. While a fruit salad...

Meatless Monday: Vegan Corn Chowder with Fresh Corn Off the Cob I may not be a fan of summer’s extreme heat, but I am am definitely...

Meatless Monday: Kale Salad with Miso-Roasted Tofu As my backyard kale started to proliferate a few months ago, I posted a couple of kale salad recipes...

Meatless Monday: Picnic Potato Salad with Marjoram and Pickled Onions Independence Day weekend may have just come and gone, but it is clearly not the end...

Meatless Monday: Join the Barbecue with Tasty Skewers In the decades since I stopped eating meat, people have often asked whether I miss eating hamburgers on...

Meatless Monday: Parsley Pesto Most of us are familiar with basil pesto. It’s the most traditional form of pesto. But over the years, many other base...

Meatless Monday: Spring Garden Vegetable Hodgepodge I’m a big fan of Deborah Madison, former chef of Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. For that matter I’m a...

Meatless Monday: Spring Arugula Salad Anyone who says salads are unexciting has never tasted arugula. When the leaves are small, they pack a hefty, savory punch;...