Vegetarian Gourmet-- Corn and black bean tacos

No outfit today, either because my outfit contained more spandex than cotton or because I decided to forgo clothing altogether and went about my day in the nude. Think what you will ;)

Anyways, this week's recipe is adapted from a similar recipe in SELF (which I may or may not have ripped out of a magazine at the doctor's office and shoved into my purse before anyone noticed), but, as always, I tweaked it to make it my own. Like, I ommitted the zucchini because zucchini is such a bitch vegetable, right?

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 ears white or yellow corn
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 large tomato, roughly chopped
• 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
• 4 tsp cilantro, finely chopped
• 8 warm corn tortillas
• A few sprinkles shredded Mexican cheese

PREPARATION

1. Steam the 2 ears of corn in a medium-sized pot. This will take about 20 min. After they're done, use a sharp knife to cut the kernels off the ear. Set them aside.
   

2. In the meantime, heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add in the garlic; cook 1 to 2 minutes.
   

3. Add tomatoes; after another 5 minutes add the corn, beans, and cilantro. Cook until everything looks absolutely delicious (like 5 minutes):

4. Split the vegetable filling evenly among the tortillas.

SELF tacos:

Adelaide Stayed tacos (which would look just as good if they had been shot with a professional photographer):

Vegetarian Gourmet-- Baked Vegetables and French Fries

Time for the second installment of Vegetarian Meal of the Week (I decided to make this a weekly post since I cook all the time and have to many recipes to share!). the first recipe is courtesy of my cousin Alyssa. Let's get started!

Ingredients:
1 zucchini
1 yellow squash
1.5 cups portabella mushrooms
olive oil
garlic powder
5 medium-sized potatoes
1 head broccoli
1 cute apron
For the Veggies:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Slice up everything except the potatoes and put them in a glass container, like this (I know, I give super specific instructions):

3. drizzle the veggies with olive oil and sprinkle generously with garlic powder. Bake for about 25 min or until soft. Serve warm.

For the fries:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
2. Slice potatoes and place into a glass container, like this one:
Sprinkle with olive oil and garlic powder.
3. Bake in the oven for and hour and a half or until crispy. Serve with ketchup and/or a pinch of salt.

August 9

Welcome to the first-ever post of my new section-- Delicious Vegetarian Meal of the Month! This month, I decided to share my very own vegetable pasta recipe. Hope you enjoy!

But before I dive into the recipe-- first things first-- the daily outfit.
top-anthro.
Leggings- BP Nordstrom
shoes- the Banana Republic Flats I wore here
earrings- given to me by my host mom in Chile when I went there in '05
The $1 apron I got at the flea market.
And a little sous chef.

What you need:

1 big hunk of broccoli cut into 1-inch-long pieces (avoid using the stems, as these take forever to cook)
2-3 average-sized tomatoes (diced)
4-5 cloves minced garlic
1 1/2 chopped sliced portabella mushrooms
1/4 cup olive oil
1 box multi grain or whole wheat pasta
Crushed Red Pepper, Italian Herbs, Salt


Steps:

1. Boil the pasta in a large pot with water, a dash of salt, and a few drops olive oil
2. Pour the remaining olive oil into a large skillet. with the heat on High, add the garlic.
3. after 3 minutes, reduce the heat to medium to avoid splashing scalding olive oil all over yourself and add the broccoli florets.
4. after about 3 more minutes, add the tomatoes.
5. a minute or so later, add the mushrooms.
6. cook the mixture on High for 5 minutes, stirring periodically to distribute the heat evenly.

7. Add a sprinkle of crushed red pepper, Italian Herbs, and Salt to taste.
8. Mix the veggies and pasta in a large bowl. Serve warm.

it takes about 35-45 minutes total. easy, healthy, and 100% vegan!

Bon appetit. and I hope you fellow Virginians took full advantage of the tax-free weekend (I know I did)!