Vegetables

I come from a very big foody family! Weekly family meals, big family celebrations, they all generally focus around food! I love coming from an Italian/ French family as cooking has been almost pounded into me and my cousins since we were little! Every family meal always has three courses atleast, a simple starter, a generous main meal and then a dessert and then probably a cheese board, so make that 4 courses! With the main meal unless we have a pasta dish, we always have vegetable side dishes which accompany the main. There is always a selection and after raiding my mother's recipe folders I've selected a few which I have loved for years! So technically not ...  Read the complete review

Spicy Veggie Pepper - A delectable hot vegetarian dish --------------------------------------------------------------------- I am a great fan of hot recipe and this weekend I made this easy but delicious dish. I took this with bread but this one goes well with anything be it naan, omelette, poached eggs. Yes the word of caution is it is bit hot although you can marginalise it by adding let spice. My personal feel is that it is better to take it spicy to get that extra zip. Basic Information: ------------------------- Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Serves: Four * Hot Dish ...  Read the complete review

I'm a big fan of pasta and love it with nearly anything. I came across this delicious recipe on http://vegetarian.about.com/od/pastaandnoodlerecipes/r/wholewheatpasta.htm This dish is suitable for vegetarians and is packed with vegetables so it is very healthy. The ingredients you will need are: # cup diced bell pepper # 1 cup diced poblano, pasilla or anaheim pepper # 1 cup diced onion # 2 cloves garlic, diced # 1 cup tomato, diced # 1/2 cup fresh cilantro (optional) # 1/4 cup green onions, chopped (scallions) # 8 ounces whole wheat pasta # 2 tbsp olive oil # 1/2 cup grated cheese ...  Read the complete review

Vegetarian lasagne Lasagne is a really easy and simple dish, I know some people usually avoid this when trying to eat healthy but my recipe is packed with vegetables, and is really tasty, so you might just get the fussiest of children{and adults} to eat it and get their 5 a day. Oven proof lasagne dish One standard pack of dry lasagne sheets 5 large red onions 4 Courgettes 250g chestnut mushrooms 300g baby button mushrooms 250g cherry tomatoes 2 tins of chopped tomatoes 2 cloves garlic 710g jar of white lasagna sauce {sorry can't make my own without it tasting burnt and ruining a pan} 100g ...  Read the complete review

Though I'm more of a vegetable than a meat person, sometimes I can find them a tad boring, and am always looking for ways to make them more appealing. I thought I'd share with DooYoo users, 10 methods I've discovered (some by accident) over the years that for me have made the world of vegetables a little more exciting. All of these following recipes/suggestions are suitable for vegetarians (vegans too if you substitute any cheese, milk or yoghurt used in the recipes for soya alternatives), and they certainly have brightened up my own life. You can eat all these things either on their own, or as part of a main meal. Here we ...  Read the complete review