Right after my daughter Sam announced over five and a half years ago that she was going vegetarian, I combed through my blog …
Lacto-Vegetarian Recipes
Lemon Mint Mushrooms
Mushrooms sauteed in butter, sprinkled with lemon pepper seasoning, drizzled with lemon juice and tossed with chopped mint. …
Creamed Broccoli: Superb With or Without Meat
Sometimes, a "same old, same old" dish becomes something spectacular with just the right accessory. Take grilled eggplants, …
Mini Hash Browns with Cheesy Spinach
Think spanakopita filling but creamier. Scoop the mixture on top of crispy hash browns and voila! Mini hash browns with …
Crispy and Creamy Green Beans Casserole
How can a dish be crispy and creamy at the same time? Green beans sauteed in butter are mixed with cream and milk, and topped …
Cheesy Artichoke and Spinach Tart
Made with Filipino kesong puti (white cheese from carabao milk) and mozzarella, this cheesy artichoke and spinach tart is a …
Garlicky Mushrooms and Cauliflower With Balsamic Vinaigrette
A lovely lacto-vegetarian dish that my mostly carnivorous daughter, Alex, declared as delicious. I cooked enough garlicky …
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Pan-roasted Vegetables With Bechamel Sauce
At last Saturday's buffet, one of the dishes that I liked did not have any meat. Even I surprised myself. The dish consisted …
Honey Balsamic Mushrooms, Green Beans and Chick Peas
I cooked this honey balsamic mushrooms, green beans and chick peas for breakfast over two weeks ago but I dilly-dallied about …
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Green Beans With Caramelized Onion and Béchamel Sauce
Béchamel sauce is good but cook it with caramelized onions and it becomes a totally different experience. The sauce acquires …
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Green Beans With Lemon Garlic Sauce
A great side dish for fried or grilled meat, this green beans with lemon garlic sauce is also filling and tasty enough to be …
Vegetable and Mandarin Orange Salad With Strawberry Vinaigrette
It's just another vegetable and fruit salad but, this time, even the dressing has fruit in it. The strawberry vinaigrette in …
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Green Beans and Cauliflower With Spiced Butter
Cauliflower is one of our favorite vegetables. We've cooked cauliflower with other vegetables and we've also cooked it as the …
Sweet Potatoes, Pepper and Habanero Salad
Another Alex Veneracion creation. My daughter does not make vegetable salads that often but when she does, she goes all out. …
Baked squash with butter, garlic and Parmesan
The most important thing that I have learned about cooking vegetarian dishes over the last three years is that flavor and …
Pan-grilled eggplant and spicy scallion fried rice
It isn't a good idea to overwhelm eggplant with too much seasoning. I find that the subtle sweetness of Asian eggplant is …