Vegetarian Food

One of the biggest knocks on eating vegetarian meals is that they aren't very filling.  But here's whats great about vegetables: you can eat as many as you want! Want seconds? Get seconds. Want thirds? Get thirds. Seriously, eat as many vegetables as you want. You don't have to feel guilty about it. It's tremendous! Here's a couple things we gorged ourselves on this week:

Tomato Soup

I love having Monday as soup day. It is seriously fantastic to have lunch prepared for days throughout the week that you can just grab out of the fridge and go. It was really simple and didn't take much time.Here's the recipe for it:

Delicious Tomato Soup

Of course, I recommend you make recipes your own. Instead of using canned diced tomatoes, dice up your own Roma Tomatoes. Instead of using 6 tablespoons of sugar, use a lesser amount. Don't add the Sherry. Seriously, cooking should be fun, creative, and expressive. Make your food your own. And then demolish it like you own it.

Black Bean Burgers

Tuesday was just so beautiful outside so we cooked some black bean burgers. Before you call me un-American, try them! They are wonderful. They have a southwest spice to it and goes great with some avocado or jalapeño if you're looking for some spice. We buy ours from SAM's, but our membership ends at the end of this month so we may attempt to make our own over the summer. Until then, here's the kind we buy:  Black Bean Burgers!
We served our burgers with some home-made sweet potato fries, broccoli and some strawberries. Great porch food. Might as well have an Angry Orchard too!

Also, usually I get really hungry when I cook. And I eat without thinking, "I should snap a pic of this for the blog." But my wife is really good with the camera. If you want daily pics of what we are eating and doing, follow her on Instagram here: Sonja Tapper.  

Avocado Tacos

These are SO GOOD. And really, really simple. No joke, they take 10 minutes to make. If you're looking for a quick fresh meal, eat this. Here's what you do:

First, dice up a half an onion and a tomato. While you're at it, dice up some cilantro as well. Next, mash up a couple avocados. and mix it with a half can of corn and your other ingredients. Season it with garlic, salt, pepper, and some cayenne. Serve it on a corn tortilla with some black beans, bell peppers, and of course some margaritas! Make your own salsa and enjoy a relaxing Mexican night while your wife watches Grey's Anatomy.

Enjoy!