Quinoa!

I made quinoa, zucchini and stuffed tomatoes for supper the other day.

I put mozzarella cheese and herbes de provence in the tomatoes, I peeled some zucchini slices and I roasted both in the oven. Take care that you watch your zucchini slices - they cook fast. And brush them with oil.

For the quinoa, I cooked it with stock to give it a little more body and color.

As for the funny nutty looking thing: chopped roasted pine nuts, chopped parsley and lemon zest. (loosely based off gremolata)

The tomatoes were really delicious!! ^___^

Cauliflower, my beloved secret weapon

Have you ever had cauliflower mash? I never had until last week. I hold no words (right now) to describe the most delicious flavor that I got out of the recipe I followed from my September issue of VegTimes. The special ingredient in the recipe is miso. Weird I know, but key in the comforting flavor.

Oh my gooooooood I'm still all in a daydream about it.

It's also a less starchy alternative to mashed potatoes. So rejoice diabetic people!!

Here, because of the flavor of miso, I paired the cauliflower mash with mirin and soy sauce.

p.s.: If you think I'm not having any protein in these meals, it's a lie!! I omitted to mention I added tofu with my cauliflower.

Steamed broccoli and zucchini with the heaven sauce

Stir fried zucchini and mushroom with the heaven sauce

Sushi Time

I really like sushi and have recently been pursuing the art of making it properly, without the heart wrenching frustration having it fall to pieces before it reaches your mouth.

I learned it all at this wonderful site!!

That is with smoked salmon -- I know I said I was veg, it's for my parents!

I'm to cut smaller pieces of cucumber next time, they look like fossils here

mm breaded eggplant ^__^

Easy food!

You'll find that for lunch I usually like to make myself salad or stir fry. And that I'm crazy over soy sauce and mirin together. Mirin is sweet cooking wine made from rice. It is delicately sweet and paired with soy sauce makes that sweet & salty combination some of us often crave. It is heaven.

Vegetable gyoza with orange peppers and greenbeans

Really simple to make. Gyoza is a type of asian dumpling popular in japanese cuisine. These are frozen and I got them from the supermarket.
First, fry the gyoza. Once the bottom is golden, add water to the frying pan and cover to steam 3-4min. Set aside.
Second, fry minced ginger (if you like it) and vegetables. Add equal amounts of mirin and soy sauce to pan. Let the alcohol evaporate a little. Add the gyoza and cook a little more.

P.S.: When I say fry, I really mean put a touch of oil, not 3 tablespoons of oil.

Salad with black beans and avocado dressing

Ok so this salad might not look too appetizing because I didn't place the vegetables all nicely, but it's quite delicious.
The avocado dressing is a little spicy and gives a creamy guacamole-like flavor.
There's romain lettuce, grated carrots, tomatoes, black beans, cucumber, red and orange pepper. And probably other things. My salads are like tornados, they have a lot of things in them.

Yeah, so stir-frys and salads make great one dish meals when you are eating solo either for lunch or supper. You are obviously allowed to make them for other people too! ^__^ Share the joy!!