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Being vegetarian doesn’t mean a life of salads and veggie soup. If you’re interested in some delicious, healthy, and satisfying vegetarian recipes, then this is the post for you. Hayley has collected 15 different vegetarian dishes from some of the best websites on the interweb. If you see a recipe that looks good, just click on the link and you’ll see the recipe. By the way, I think Hayley’s site, Gimme Some Oven, has one of the Best.Names.Ever!!Here are the yummy Vegetarian dinners that Hayley featured:

• Healthy Mexican Casserole | Pinch of Yum
• Polenta with Caramelized Mushrooms, Marinara + Fried Eggs and Goat Cheese | Half Baked Harvest
• Rapini Noodle Bowl |  A House in the Hills
• Honey-Lime Quinoa Stuffed Sweet Potatoes | Cooking Classy
• Chickpea Shawarma with Millet | Naturally Ella
• Red Beans and Rice | A Couple Cooks
• 10-Minute Spinach Lasagna | Gimme Some Oven
• Grilled Veggie Fajita Salad | Edible Perspective
• Tofu Curry Noodles with Vegetables | The Wanderlust Kitchen
• Baked Green Chilaquiles with Sweet Corn + Summer Squash | The Bojon Gourmet
• Kung Pao Cauliflower | Eat Good 4 Life
• Vegetarian Lentil and Mushroom Meatballs | Cookie and Kate
• 5-Ingredient Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers | Gimme Some Oven
• Sweet Potato (Vegan) Alfredo | Love & Lemons
• Sofritas Tofu Burrito Bowls | Host the Toast

These are all excellent recipes with easy-to-follow directions. And the photographs are outstanding! Click on the 15 Vegetarian Dinner Recipes  link below to see all 15 vegetarian recipes.

15 Vegetarian Dinner Recipes

Sue – TheViewFromGreatIsland.com

This recipe brought back a lot of happy memories. When I was a little girl, we often had traditional bruschetta at family dinners. My grandmother made a killer bruschetta with a toasted baguette toped with diced roma tomatoes marinated in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, and basil. Mmmmm.

Well, this is a creative recipe for Grilled Cherry Tomato Bruschetta that is easy to make. It’s a wonderful appetizer or (in my case) a main course.

We’re featuring this recipe by Sue of The View From Great Island for a number of reasons. It’s a quick and easy dish to grill. It’s healthy. And we were blown away by the beautiful food photography.

Sue explains how to prepare and skewer the cherry tomatoes. She uses a grill pan on the stove for cooking the marinated tomatoes. However, you could easily grill the skewered tomatoes on an outdoor grill. I think I would marinate the tomatoes for a bit before skewering them, if I used an outdoor grill. Sue provides easy-to-follow directions on slicing, preparing and grilling the baguette. Combine the grilled tomatoes and baguette with a particular cheese and herb and you have a wonderful appetizer or complete meal

Click on the Grilled Cherry Tomato Bruschetta link below to see Sue’s complete recipe.

Grilled Cherry Tomato Bruschetta

Nagi of RecipeTinEats.com

This is a recipe by Nagi of the Recipe Tin Eats site. She focuses on fast, clever, and creative meals made with fresh ingredients. You can make this delicious Chinese beef with honey and black pepper sauce in 15 minutes! Start to finish. Done deal

The dish uses thinly sliced flank, rump, sirloin, fillet or any other cut of steak suitable for stir frying. You stir fry the beef with onions and garlic and then add the sauce. I have to say the sauce looks fantastically delicious and is made with honey and several other interesting ingredients. It’s peppery, sweet and salty.

I selected this recipe because it’s quick and easy, as well as delicious. I also love Nagi’s cooking philosophy, the simplicity of her recipes, and the wonderful spirit that she shares in her posts. You’ll also find clear directions, wonderful photographs, and nutritional information.

Click on the Chinese Beef with Honey and Black Pepper Sauce link below to see Nagi’s awesome recipe.

Chinese Beef with Honey and Black Pepper Sauce

Image Credit: Sally of sallysbakingaddiction.com

Crisps are one of my favorite fruit desserts.  You bake a crisp with the fruit on the bottom and a crumb topping. The topping  can be streusel, nuts, cookie or cracker crumbs.

In this post, Sally of the renowned Sally’s Baking Addiction site, shares her recipe for Peach Pecan Crisp. She uses a streusel topping with r without nuts. I LOVE to include nuts. This is a dessert best served warm with a scoop of ice cream.   Crisps are easy to make, delicious, and fun!

You’ll find clear directions and wonderful photographs. She also includes a link to a gluten-free crisp. Click on the Peach Pecan Crisp link below to see Sally’s recipe.

Peach Pecan Crisp

One of her tricks is to make a marinade and use part of it to marinate the chicken and the remainder as a dressing for the zucchini. She also provides directions for either grilling the chicken or cooking it in a pan on the stove.  Excellent directions and photographs!

Click on the Italian Marinated Grilled Chicken with Zucchini link below to see the complete recipe.

Italian Marinated Grilled Chicken with Zucchini

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I’ve heard a number of different stories about the origins of the Coca Cola cake. One was that Coca cola was promoted as an alternative to sugar during World War II. However, if it was hard to get sugar back then, I’m not sure it would have been easier to get Coca Cola.

Another story said that Coca Cola wanted to expand into a newer market of baking  in order to improve sales. That seems more likely. If you know the real story, please leave a comment.

Whatever the history, Coca Cola cakes are moist and delicious. They’ve always been really popular, especially in the South. I know that vintage Coca Cola cake recipes also used a little of the soft drink (and sometimes sea salt) in the frosting as well. Yum!

This recipe by the Six Sisters uses Coca Cola, cocoa, sugar, flour, eggs, buttermilk, marshmallows and more! It’s really a pretty easy cake to make and I can almost guarantee you and your family will love it!

To see the complete recipe, click on the Chocolate Coca Cola Cake link below.

Chocolate Coca Cola Cake

food52.com

In this article, Alice shares 10 steps that will help you to bake the perfect cake. Some of these are practical, common sense things you’d normally do. Others are helpful tips you might not be aware of.

I think one of the best suggestions is to select a recipe from a book, author, or website that you trust. Usually when we get a recipe from a friend or relative, we know that it’s a kitchen-tested recipe. So I would add that it’s smart to look for recipes that are marked as “kitchen-tested.” For online sites check out any user comments that have been added to the recipe. They can be really helpful.

Alice shares some great tips about positioning the oven racks, depending on the number of cakes you’re baking. She also covers pan rotation, measuring ingredients, the temperature of ingredients, how to best remove a cake from the pan and more. Alice also shares a lot of useful links.

Click on the 10 Steps for Baking a Perfect Cake link below to see Alice’s helpful post.

10 Steps for Baking a Perfect Cake

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One thing that I found interesting in this post on davidlebovitz.com  is the discussion of how dietary habits are evolving in France. Vegetarianism and healthy eating aren’t yet as popular as in some other countries. But some younger people are exploring raw foods, quinoa and other healthier food options. And more French restaurants are offering Vegetarian and Vegan menu options.

Traditional foie gras is made with the liver of a duck or goose that has been fattened through force feeding. Although considered a delicacy in France, many people refuse to eat it because of animal cruelty issues.

This is a plant-based version adapted from a recipe by Rebecca Leffler. It uses lentils, mushrooms, garlic, butter, nuts, onions, soy sauce or tamari, herbs, spices, and other ingredients. You’ll find it titled Faux Gras or imitation foie gras. It’s a very easy chop, saute and combine in a food processor recipe. I especially liked the serving  suggestions. Also, David provides substitutions for a Vegan or Gluten-free version.

Click on the Vegetarian Foie Gras – French Mushroom Lentil Pate link below to see the complete recipe.

Vegetarian Foie Gras – French Mushroom Lentil Paté

Photo: James Ransom via http://food52.com/

The classic Monte Cristo is made with thinly sliced ham and Gruyère or Emmentel cheese. The sandwich is then dipped in an egg batter and pan or deep fried. It’s essentially ham and cheese on French toast. Yum!

Monte Cristo Sandwich with a Sweet Twist

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This is a recipe from Sue of The View from Great Island. I have become a real fan of both her site and her recipes. I first saw this recipe back in January. Since then I have made the hot version during the winter and the iced version just recently during some 80+ degree weather we had. I love both versions! The tea smells wonderful and is really energizing.

I also like the recipe because it’s quick and easy to make. Sue’s directions are simple and easy to follow. If you’d like a stronger mint taste, Sue has a tip for that too. Click on the Sweet Moroccan Mint Tea (Hot or Iced) Recipe link below to see Sue’s recipe.TBN 300×250 – pos – 4 STARTS
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Sweet Moroccan Mint Tea (Hot or Iced) Recipe