https://www.loveandlemons.com/tag/main-courses/ Healthy, whole food, vegan and vegetarian recipes Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:58:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.loveandlemons.com/edamame-corn-succotash/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/edamame-corn-succotash/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:44:28 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=4190
I’ve gone on about my love of midwestern corn before. Sweet, juicy, crunchy… the quintessential taste of summer. I’m in Chicago visiting my family this week, and that corn is every bit as good as I remembered. Salt, a little bit of butter, that’s it. I made this succotash a few weeks ago at home with what I call “pretty-good” local Texas corn. It’s the kind of that I don’t feel guilty mixing with other things… crunchy colorful vegetables, spicy jalapeños, and some bright herbs. I love a succotash that is rich and creamy, but to keep this on the lighter side I […]

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I love charred bread, but I haven’t always. When I was younger, my dad ate all the family reject burnt food. Overdone toast, accidentally burnt pancakes, cookies we left in the oven too long… my sister and I had a preference toward underdone and doughy food, so whatever we messed up and overcooked, we’d pile on a plate for my dad. And he’d always say “this is the best kind.” The first time I put burnt toast on a plate for Jack, he looked at me and said “what’s this, am I your dad now?” I had just always assumed […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilled-panzanella-poached-egg/feed/ 16 https://www.loveandlemons.com/taco-salad-chipotle-lime-dressing/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/taco-salad-chipotle-lime-dressing/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:22:17 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3844
I eat a lot of tacos. Here in Austin, you can’t walk 10 feet without tripping over another taco truck or Mexican restaurant. But my favorite thing is actually the taco in its deconstructed form: the taco salad. You can take this in as many different directions as there are taco fillings, but I especially like this with red quinoa (although if you had non-red quinoa it would taste pretty much the same). The chewy little red kernels sort of take on the essence of taco meat. The rest of the ingredients came together from what I happened to have on […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/taco-salad-chipotle-lime-dressing/feed/ 32 https://www.loveandlemons.com/fettuccine-sweet-corn-cream-vegan/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/fettuccine-sweet-corn-cream-vegan/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:35:15 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3765
Oh, corn… if you’re not from the midwest, you don’t really know corn… in the same way that if you’ve never been to southern Italy, you’ve never truly experienced a tomato. Jack doesn’t “get” corn. But he’s from Florida, so he never grew up with late-July anticipation of the sweet, crunchy, juicy goodness that is Illinois bi-color corn. (And truthfully, I think the closest he got to “corn” as a child was via Frito-Lay). If I had peak-season Illinois corn, I wouldn’t even be cooking it this much. This is a summery dish you make when you live somewhere that […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/fettuccine-sweet-corn-cream-vegan/feed/ 29 https://www.loveandlemons.com/strawberry-quinoa-feta-salad/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/strawberry-quinoa-feta-salad/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:06:18 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3700
I’m excited to be guest posting at Anthology Magazine this month with a 4-part summer salad series! If you can’t tell by now, I live on salads all summer long, so I’m excited to share some of my favorites. First up, today, is this savory-with-a punch-of-sweet strawberry & feta quinoa salad.   5.0 from 3 reviews Strawberry Quinoa & Feta Salad   Print Author: Jeanine Donofrio Serves: 2 as a main, 3-4 as a side Ingredients For the lemon honey vinaigrette: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 2 tablespoons lemon juice, plus more for squeezing 1 tablespoon […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/strawberry-quinoa-feta-salad/feed/ 30 https://www.loveandlemons.com/thai-coconut-cucumber-salad/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/thai-coconut-cucumber-salad/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:48:16 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3555
I could eat coconut all day in the summertime. Cold, crunchy, spicy salads like this one with a side of coconut iced tea, followed by coconut ice cream for dessert. I ask you, who needs so much dairy when the coconut exists? (Ok, don’t answer that, I know you cheese-lovers are a passionate bunch). I’m calling this one a “Thai-inspired” dish. Jack and I are talking about taking a trip to Thailand next spring (!)… so until then, I bring you “Thai-ish.” Coconut milk, lime, and red curry are flavors that I am crazy about… and here they create a delicious […]

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In case it isn’t obvious… I love lemons. Ending a dish with a squeeze of lemon or a bit of zest, to me, makes the whole world seem just bit brighter. And now I’m revealing my newest lemon-y obsession… lemon thyme. I have a bunch of it growing in my garden, and it just smells so amazing. Sweet, bright, fragrant… move over basil. (Ok, not really). My first thought was that this lemon thyme needs to be in a cake. But I’m not exactly Jeanine the baker, so my second thought was to make a bright summery salad with lots of […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/orzo-arugula-salad-lemon-thyme/feed/ 31 https://www.loveandlemons.com/red-curry-miso-roasted-veggie-bowl/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/red-curry-miso-roasted-veggie-bowl/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 16:59:01 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3111
“Quick and easy weeknight cooking” hasn’t been something I’ve focused on much here. If something I’ve made happened to be quick, it was by accident more than anything else. I enjoy the process of cooking, and when I’m inspired, hours can fly by. (Although I’ll add the disclaimer that recipes on this site should, by no means, take “hours”). After a particularly stressful day last week, inspiration ran out. I was tired and preoccupied.  I had a plethora of vegetables lying around the kitchen begging me not to abandon them for a restaurant. But my jumbled mind couldn’t figure out […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/red-curry-miso-roasted-veggie-bowl/feed/ 14 https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilledpizza/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilledpizza/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 17:10:23 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3084
I really wanted this to be “every-herb-I-have-except-basil pizza.” I’ve been on a bit of a basil kick lately and I really wanted to give some attention to the other herbs I have growing in the new garden. But the tomatoes I had were so pretty, I just couldn’t bring myself to not match them up with basil. It would be like peanut butter without jelly… ketchup without mustard… or me without Jack (it’s ok to groan, sorry). Basil notwithstanding, I couldn’t make up my mind on which other herbs to use, so I just went out and grabbed everything that […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilledpizza/feed/ 18 https://www.loveandlemons.com/bbq-portobello-mushroom-sliders/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/bbq-portobello-mushroom-sliders/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 17:02:29 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3029
Summer makes me happy… long sunny days, warm nights, flip flops, juicy watermelons, waffle cones, and food with ketchup. Or in this case, BBQ sauce. A few weeks ago, I was drooling over this post. So last weekend, for my dad and Jack, I decided to made a mushroom version. The only change I really made to the sauce was adding dijon mustard. I love ketchup… Jack hates it… so the mustard added a nice kick and kept the overall tomato-y factor in balance. bbq portobello sliders   Print Author: Jeanine Donofrio Serves: makes about 6 sliders Ingredients 4 portobello […]

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