10/26 Salmon Meals are Always Fancy Dinners

I eat no meat whatsoever, and salmon is the one seafood I eat. I suppose that means I'm a salmonterian? It was a recent realization that I really liked salmon, so I try to cook it at least once or twice a semester, and my mom makes it at least once a week when I come home for breaks (Thanks, Mom!). I prefer it baked until it is perfectly soft, with either a tiny bit of sauce or lemon juice. For something different, we baked it and added some delicious homemade pesto (very similar to my garlic-ky pesto) and enjoyed it with some quinoa and avocado. It was a delicious fancy meal.

10/24 Black Beans and Mangos Go Perfectly Together

I really don't like mangos on their own, but they taste fabulous with black beans. We cooked a giant pot of black beans and filled it with mango, spinach, corn, tomato, garlic, and quinoa. We threw it in a tortilla and topped with with avocado, and it was just amazing.

9/8 Attack of the Qunioa

Okay, I have to admit: I can't get enough quinoa. I was introduced to it last year, and the idea that it is a grain with a whole lot of protein (which is my main issue, as a vegetarian) immediately attracts me. It also goes fabulously with goat cheese.


Vegetarian sausage, eggplant, onions, and quinoa with goat cheese