Vegetable Kugel/Casserole (non dairy)

I was so happy when my daughter told me she liked this. I wanted to use up lots of veggies and combine them all into this one casserole.

2 zucchini
3 small-medium carrots
1/2 onion
2 medium potatoes
3 eggs (mine are extra large)
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper to taste (I used about 1/2 teaspoon of each)

Chop all of the vegetables. I have a few different choppers. I used my electric one for this so all was chopped in under 10 minutes.

Mix everything together in a bowl and then pour into a lightly sprayed casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes. I had to cook mine a bit longer, but it was because I had other items in the oven that night also.

Audrey :)

Zucchini Casserole

This recipe can very easily be dairy free by using dairy free cheese. I found this recipe and followed it to the letter. We loved it.

1 pound ground turkey
2 large zucchini, halved lengthwise
3 cups Classico Tomato and Basil Sauce
1 - 8.75 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 cup shredded cheese

Place the sliced zucchini in the casserole dish:

Brown the ground meat and drain. I mixed everything together in a bowl:

Pour the mixture over the zucchini:

Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake an additional ten minutes:

The zucchini on the bottom was not "soft" which for us was just fine. We ate this for dinner and then I took it for lunch the next day and finished it off. We really did enjoy it.

Audrey :)

Broccoli Casserole (dairy free)

I was so happy when my daughter told me she liked this and hoped we'd make it again.

1 1/2 pounds broccoli florets (the store was out and I did buy the broccoli with stems)
4 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup flour (I used whole wheat flour)
1 onion finely chopped
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Boil the broccoli until soft. Drain water and then mash it with a potato masher:

                                          

                                           

Add in the remaining ingredients and mix well:

Pour into a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes.

So, this is a keeper, one of those few recipes we'll make again :)

Audrey

Spinach and Cheese Frittata

In order to have a recipe blog, you have to continually try new recipes and tweak old recipes. We very seldom eat the same thing twice. I did say seldom. This frittata recipe is one of the best things I've made in a really long time. I already have plans to make it again this week and take it to work for others to enjoy.

1 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup margarine
3 eggs
1 cup milk (I used soy milk)
1 pound Monterey Jack cheese, grated
4 cups fresh spinach, cut into bit sized pieces

I will make one small change the next time I make this. I will cut down on the margarine. One half cup equals 8 tablespoon. I am going to cut it back to 5 tablespoons next time.

Melt the butter in the casserole dish and set aside.

Beat the 3 eggs:

Add in the remaining ingredients, except the spinach:

We used just over 4 cups of spinach leaves:

Blend everything together:

Pour into the casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes.

As I said this was EXCELLENT!!

Audrey :)

Asparagus Casserole

As I've posted before, I constantly look for new ways to service vegetables. I tried this recipe with canned asparagus. Next time I'll use fresh as I now know how the recipe will turn out.

2 cans cut asparagus (drain, but reserve 1/4 cup of liquid)

2 hard boiled eggs, sliced

1/2 cup corn flake crumbs

1/2 cup cheese (I used Italian blend)

1 can cream of chicken or cream of anything soup

1/4 cup of juice from the asparagus

Mix everything together and pour into a casserole dish. We had Pringles potato chips and so I crushed them and put them on top.

Bake at 350 degrees 30-40 minutes.

Audrey :)

Spinach Kugel/Spinach Casserole (dairy free)

As I've posted before, we try hard to make recipes that are dairy free when we can. We all love spinach and so we enjoyed this dish.

1 bag of frozen spinach, thawed and drained
3 eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 envelope onion soup mix
crushed corn flakes

Mix the spinach, eggs, mayonnaise and onion soup mix together and pour into a casserole dish. Sprinkle with corn flake crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees 30-40 minutes.

Audrey :)

Carrot Kugel/Carrot Casserole (dairy free)

This is a very sweet, delicious side dish. My daughter told a few friends her mom had made this and they were shocked as my daughter does not like or eat carrots.

4 large carrots, peeled and cut into pieces
1 cup flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla

Boil carrot pieces 25-30 minutes. They should be very soft. Drain and mash with a potato masher.

Add in remaining ingredients and mix until well blended.

Pour into a springform pan and bake at 350 degrees and bake 50-60 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the middle should come out clean.

My daughter already asked when I'm making this again.

Audrey :)

Zucchini Casserole (dairy free)

As I've mentioned before, zucchini is a favorite vegetable around here.

3 zucchini, grated
1/2 to 1 full onion grated (depending on your taste)
1 cup Bisquick
1/2 cup oil
3 eggs
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Mix it all together and pour into a casserole dish.

 Bake at 350 degrees for one hour

Audrey :)

Spinach Frittata In a Ramekin

One of my favorite vegetables is spinach. I made this dish with Egg Beaters.

I started with frozen spinach and cooked it down, draining off the water. I filled the Ramekin half full with spinach and then added chopped onion, one wedge of Laughing Cow Swiss Cheese, salt and pepper. I then filled with Egg Beaters and popped it into the microwave for about one minute and it was done. I sprinkled some shredded parmesan on top.

Audrey :)

Honey Glazed Carrots (dairy free)

I enjoy looking in my pantry and then trying to create a recipe for the ingredient. I saw a container of honey and knew I had baby carrots in the refrigerator and a lemon tree in the backyard.

1 package baby carrots
2 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons honey
juice from one half lemon, should be about one tablespoon or so.
salt and pepper to taste

Boil the carrots 5-10 minutes until they are starting to soften:

Drain out the water and add in the remaining ingredients. A glaze will form. I stirred for about 5-10 more minutes and then served.

My daughter loved these.

Audrey :)

Spinach/Broccoli Casserole (dairy free)

Tofutti makes some amazing products. I used two of their products in this recipe:

This is their dairy free sour cream and dairy free cream cheese. We've used both products many times and have always been happy with the results:

1 package frozen broccoli
1 package frozen spinach
4 ounces of cream cheese
1 cup of sour cream
Ritz Crackers

Cook the broccoli and spinach and drain out the water. Mix with the sour cream and cream cheese. Put into a casserole dish and sprinkle with crushed Ritz.

 Bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes:

It was delicious. If you find the sauce is a little too thick for you, try thinning out the cream cheese and sour cream with a bit of almond milk. We loved it so thick and creamy.

Audrey :)

Zucchini Casserole

We all love zucchini. I continue to try to make new recipes. Three of us ate this one. My older daughter loved the casserole but said she'd prefer it without the onion. My younger daughter liked this and I didn't particularly care for it. So I'll share it here and you decide.

3 zucchini peeled and sliced
3-5 tablespoons of cottage cheese
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
1 teaspoon basil
salt and pepper to taste
mozzarella cheese

Place a layer of zucchini on the bottom. Use half the cottage cheese on top, then sprinkle with half the basil. I then sprinkled salt and pepper on top. Repeat layers.

Sprinkle grated cheese on top. I would've preferred parmesan but I only had mozzarella in the house.  Bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes.

Let me know if you try this.

Audrey :)

Spinach and Cheese Frittata (Ramekin)

There were two things I wanted for diner, I wanted spinach and I wanted to use my ramekin dishes.

This recipe came out great. As many of you know I seldom make a dish twice unless we really love it. I'll make this again :)

10 ounces frozen, thawed spinach
3/4 cup cottage cheese (I used non fat)
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1/2 can diced chilis
1/3 to 1/2 diced onion (I used my chopper to dice it up)
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste (for me this is about 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper)

Mix all of the above together:

Divide into 4 ramekin dishes:

Bake at 375 degrees 20-30 minutes. I used the top rack and cooked this about 26 minutes.

They were delicious!!

Audrey :)