Kelly Rossiter
Kelly Rossiter has written over 1200 recipe posts for Discovery sites TreeHugger, Planet Green, and Parentables since 2005.
She lives in Toronto, Canada and is the mother of two adult children. Kelly's other "job" is studying classical piano. When not working or cooking, she can be found with her head in a book.
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Weekday Vegetarian: Fall Vegetable Risotto with Blue Cheese
Photo: Emma Alter Risotto seems like too much of a last minute dish to serve for company, but if you are having a casual dinner with a few friends or family, it's actually a great dish to make. You are pretty much stuck at the stove for the entire time
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Weekday Vegetarian: Tunisian Tagine
Now that I have a very beautiful Moroccan tagine, I am always looking for recipes to make in it. This recipe from Tunisia caught my eye as I was working on a series of street food for Planet Green. It turns out to be a very
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Weekday Vegetarian: Mushroom Dumplings in Vegetable Broth
We've had some brutally cold weather over the past few days, enough so that I was cooking from my pantry rather than leaving the house. And when it's that cold you really want something warming and comforting. Hauling stuff out of
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Weekday Vegetarian: Mashed Potato, Rutabega and Parsnip Casserole
My husband is involved with an non-profit organization in Ontario that preserves historic buildings. Every year they have a silent auction as a fundraiser and one of the things people bid on is dinner for four at our house.
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Weekday Vegetarian: Caramelized Butternut Squash with Sage and Hazelnut Pesto
Here is a great recipe to add to your repertoire. I made this for a dinner party, and in the last minute rush forgot to mix the squash with the pesto. Honestly, the caramelized squash itself was so delicious, nobody noticed the
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Weekday Vegetarian: Coconut Tofu Curry
Most of the cookbooks that promise dinner in 30 minutes or less are filled with recipes that involve opening a lot of cans, so when I saw this scratch recipe from the cookbook Time for Dinner I thought I'd give it a try. It
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Weekday Vegetarian: Pinto Bean Mole Chili
I've tried lots of vegetarian chilies over the years, but I seldom find them really satisfying. My book club was having a chocolate themed dinner and I found this recipe for Pinto Bean Mole Chili and decided to try it. Everybody
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Weekday Vegetarian: Moroccan Flatbread
I've been looking at street foods from around the world and found this recipe for a really tasty snack of Moroccan flat bread. We actually ate this for breakfast this morning and everybody liked it. You can whip it up in no time
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Weekday Vegetarian: Cauliflower and Chestnut Gratin
I was cleaning out my fridge the other day and I had two ingredients that had got pushed to the back after my Thanksgiving dinner party. One was a bag of cauliflower which had already been cleaned and cut into florets and the
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Weekday Vegetarian: Bombay Aloo
For those of you who are tired of hearing about Thanksgiving or who aren't planning on hosting or attending a big Thanksgiving dinner, here is something completely different.
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Weekday Vegetarian: Spiced Almonds
We no sooner get through Thanksgiving when the Christmas party season starts.
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Weekday Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Cranberry Sorbet
I toyed with the idea of making a pumpkin pie for dessert for our Thanksgiving dinner because it really is such a traditional fixture to the meal. But I served so much food, I really wanted something that was going to be lighter as a finish.
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Weekday Vegetarian: Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Red Onion, Lemon and Pecorino
I came to Brussels sprouts late in life because my parents didn't like them so never made them, and somehow I had managed to bypass them for years after that. Then I discovered the magic in pan frying them until they get brown and
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Weekday Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Harissa
In addition to the gravy for the tofu cake, I wanted to make a sauce for the vegetable tagine.
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Weekday Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Mushroom Thyme Gravy
What is Thanksgiving dinner without gravy? Just because you are having a vegetarian meal doesn't mean you have to forgoe what is to me, one of the most important elements of the dinner.
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Weekday Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Tofu Cake Stuffed with Brown Rice and Mushrooms
If you are a vegetarian, chances are you've encountered snide remarks about tofu and brown rice. If you are trying to be a weekday vegetarian, chances are you are dreading tofu and brown rice. Worry no more.
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Weekday Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Spicy Cheese Biscuits
I don't normally serve bread or biscuits with dinner, but our vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner --- this is one of nine recipes -- was going to have sauces and gravy and no mashed potatoes to catch all that good stuff, so biscuits
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Weekday Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Butternut Squash Galette
A lot of good cooks find making pastry a daunting proposition, but this galette is very forgiving. The rustic appearance is part of the charm of a galette so you don't have to worry about how the pastry looks. This delicious
