Category Archives: Vegetarian

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We’re Moving!

It’s been a great first year for Gastography and I am happy to announce that we are moving. I finally got off my butt and registered my very own blog domain. The fun will continue here. New RSS feed address Thank you for your continued … Read More

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Kohlrabi & Apple Slaw Noodles

Kohlrabi & Apple Slaw Noodles I’m cautiously optimistic that this single dish will pull me out of my cooking rut. This was great, though next time I may double the sauce amount. It came out on the dry side for my taste so I finished … Read More

Creamy Liquid Nutrition

Roasty Toasty Winter Bisque

Roasty Toasty Winter Bisque Did you know that you can peel pumpkin, butternut squash or any other thin-skinned winter squash with a speed peeler? Well, I didn’t until I saw one of the pumpkin pros on Food Network’s Halloween Wars do it, and man, does … Read More

This has broccoli *and* tomato, so it has to be healthy, right?

Fall Comfort

As I write this, it is firmly fall, the first week in November, and if that isn’t fall I don’t know what is. Except.. except I live in Miami. And Miami doesn’t do fall. We do rainy season and dry season, warm and tropical hot, … Read More

This light & cleansing dish will set you back on track

The ‘I Need Healthy In My Life’ Grain Salad

The ‘I Need Healthy In My Life’ Grain Salad This is a great good-for-what-ails-you one bowl dinner, perfect to get yourself back on track after a weekend of decadence. Adapted from Radish and Pecan Grain Salad from Food 52 2c. mixed cooked farro, pearl barley … Read More

Informed by a vague Mexican vibe, this lively (and healthy!) salad packs a nice kick

Fiesta Quinoa

I didn’t tinker much with this recipe. The fresh healthy combo of Mexican-ish ingredients looked intriguing and I thought this dish would be just the thing to cure our recent string of ‘no taste dinners’ (at least so says my DH. I’ve been tinkering on … Read More

Mmmm..... Nope, no purple squeeze-bottle ketchup here

Ketchup for Grownups

This sweet/tart/savory condiment is the LBD of condiments, pairing equally well dressed-down on top of a burger, dressed-up as the star in a quick weeknight sauce or dressed to the nines as the main performer on a toasted baguette. You’ll want to keep plenty on … Read More

There's something magical about the combination of lentils, leeks, butter and sweet nutty maillard that's intoxicating in this dish

Israeli Lentil, Leek and Onion Salad with Spice Spiked Yogurt

This dish makes a wholly satisfying weeknight meal with tons of flavor and texture. Don’t skimp on the yogurt sauce when making this meal. The buttery, nutty lentil salad is intoxicating on its own, but the yogurt adds a nice little spicy counterpoint to the … Read More

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Scarpett-ish Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

We recently ate at Scott Conant’s ode to Italian fine dining, Scarpetta, and although neither of us are fully on board with true serving and a half sized vegetarian spaghetti for $23 a plate, it was damn tasty nonetheless. We went into the dinner wanting … Read More

The perfect fall foil for pork - garlicky, nutty and just bright enough to cut through fat from the mustard and apple

Garlicky Lentils – The Perfect Foil For Pork

Don’t worry about the amount of garlic in this dish. My DH saw that it called for a whopping 12 cloves of garlic and was immediately concerned that I would be up for days with heart burn. Not so. cooking the garlic until crisp gives … Read More