Kid friendly vegetarian recipes

Spinach and Bean Dish

spinach dishThis vegetarian spinach and bean dish can make a good protein rich snack or side dish, and is very easy to make. [Read more...]

Baked Beans on Toast

veganThis old English breakfast recipe should be on every vegetarians list of quick kid friendly meals. It is loaded with protein and vitamins and is still yummy enough to be considered a comfort food. It is not hard to make, either. [Read more...]

Easy Peas n Rice with Melted Provolone Cheese

rice and peasA quick and easy vegetarian meal perfect for a lunch as it can be prepared ahead of time and heated up in the microwave. All you need is one cup of rice, a bag of frozen peas, and some provolone cheese. [Read more...]

Vegan Apple Cherry Crisp

Slow cooker apple dessertThis is one of my all time favorite slow cooker dessert recipes. You can make this crisp with almost any kind of fruit, the best apples to use are macintosh but really any kind will do.. and the best thing about this apple cherry crisp (besides eating it) is no rolling pastry dough..MMMmmm.

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Heart Healthy Pasta and Pinto Beans Recipe with Avocado (Alfredo Style Sauce)

heart healthy pasta and pinto beans recipe with avocadoHere’s a heart healthy vegetarian recipe that tastes good. I promise. It is not what I would call low fat but the avocado is a source of monosaturated fat, (the good fat that makes blood cholesterol levels and triglycerides go down). [Read more...]

Breaded Cauliflower Recipe with Parmesan Cheese

Breaded cauliflower Recipe with Parmesan CheeseCauliflower is very healthy as well as being easy to cook for a side dish or low fat snack. It can be boiled, steamed, baked or eaten raw. This recipe is an adaption of my mothers Italian breaded cauliflower parmesan recipe which she fried. [Read more...]

Low Fat Almond Butter Rice Krispy Treats

low fat rice krispy treatsThis is a very heart healthy recipe that uses almond butter to partially substitute regular butter. One of the benefits of almond butter is that it contains monounsaturated fats which is the “good fat” that doctors are always talking about that has cholosterol lowering affects. [Read more...]

Sweet Potato Crispy Fries Recipe

crispy sweet potato friesCrispy sweet potato fries are the perfect snack. You can fry them or bake them. The fried version tends to come out crispier unless you use a convection oven but either way they are sooooo deliscious. [Read more...]