Keep It Simple Foods — easy, vegetarian recipes.

Lemony White Bean and Tuna Salad

March 20, 2012 Fish

The unseasonably warm (yet glorious!) weather has caused me to lose my taste for heavy winter foods. I’ve been cracking into lighter fare, so it has been all salads, yogurt and cold noodles for me. And this amazing tuna salad. Simple, lemony and super filling. It’s prefect for lunch/dinner and home/office, it travels [...]

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Cheesy Grits Casserole

March 18, 2012 Breakfast

Feeling hung over after all those pints of Guinness yesterday? If so, you’ll need some home cooked comfort food to make it all better. This cheesy grits casserole will set you straight. We ate this the morning after our wedding and it definitely saved the day! After a long night of drinking and dancing, these [...]

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Vegan Chocolate Guinness Cake

March 15, 2012 Desserts and Sweets

I made vegetarian meat loaf a few weeks back and when my husband told his father about it, he replied, “Sounds nasty.” He seriously said that. If you know him, you won’t be surprised. But vegetarian and vegan foods don’t have to be “nasty.” This cake is as far from nasty as you can [...]

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Creamy Mushroom and Artichoke Soup

March 12, 2012 Dinner

Every year a few days before Christmas, we have a soup dinner with friends of my in-laws, the Masons. It’s one of my favorite new traditions since marrying into my husband’s family. Ms. Mason is an impressive cook. Each year, she prepares a smorgasbord of soups for us to slurp down. And she always whips [...]

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Chocolate Dipped Potato Chip Cookies

March 10, 2012 Desserts and Sweets

Another appropriate name for this recipe might be “junk food cookies.” But somehow that doesn’t sound as appetizing. This recipe calls for sugar, butter, pecans, chocolate, and (the star of the show) potato chips. It’s like a slumber party, birthday party, trip to the roller rink and being left alone without a babysitter, baked into [...]

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Ellen’s Banana Nut Bread

March 7, 2012 Breakfast

My husband had been begging me for weeks to make his mother’s banana nut bread recipe. He proclaimed it to be the best ever. I finally got around to some baking last week and added this to the list. I’m so glad I did. Although simple, this was by far the best banana bread I’ve [...]

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Meatless Monday “Meat” Loaf

March 5, 2012 Dinner

Meatless Monday is a trend that seems to be sweeping the nation. In fact, everyone seems to be eating less meat these days and our nation’s meat consumption has fallen dramatically in the past five years. So, in honor of Meatless Monday, I’ve prepared this “meat” loaf made of lentils and mushrooms. I took inspiration [...]

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Adventures in Austin, Part II

March 2, 2012 Adventure

On Saturday, we brunched at La Condesa, an upbeat bistro situated downtown at the corner of Wannabe and Cool. I now apologize for that outrageously corny joke, but it seriously has that ultra trendy, shiny and new vibe. The inspiration is Cuban/Mexican and servers wear Havana shirts and offer carafes of sparkling water for the [...]

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Estelle’s Cheesy Mexican Cornbread

February 29, 2012 Side Dishes

This recipe comes from my Aunt Estelle who is one of the most colorful characters in our family. She’s a big lady with a strong southern drawl, who lives in rural Mississippi and knows just about everyone in town. She’s also a mighty fine cook. One of the best. Granted, most of her dishes are [...]

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Adventures in Austin, Part I

February 26, 2012 Adventure

This month, I had the pleasure of spending eight days with my sister at her home in Austin, TX. It was an ideal escape from the icy, February winds of DC. I always enjoy my trips to Austin. It’s such a funny little place. As soon as I step off the plane, I’m bombarded with [...]

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