For my first post back, a food post reflective of changes in my life. I went from a hard core carnivore, who had to have meat with every meal, to a man who enjoys eating vegetarian sometimes, and cooks it often. I've been dating a vegetarian for the past 9 months. She is actually a very talented and successful chef, and she has opened my world up to vegetarian cooking. She works long hours, and I often have the pleasure of cooking for her. She eats eggs & cheese, but tries to limit them, so sometimes I cook ova-lacto, and sometimes vegan. Many times she brings me fresh produce from her restaurant that is all sourced locally on Maui. So the following dishes aren't Hawaiian per say, but were made with fresh Hawaiian grown ingredients in many cases. Here you go, the first 15 dishes. Who knew...
I can cook Vegetarian...
1. [Ziti with Fresh Simple Tomato Sauce Zucchini Steak with Fennel Seed]
2. [Hearts of Pomlette]
3. [Vegetarian Chili with Matzoh Balls]
4. [Mustard & White Wine Sauce]
5. [Tomato, Dill, Green Peppercorn Salad]
6. [Zucchini, turnip, & red pepper Ratatouille] I replaced eggplant with turnip and red pepper because I'm not that big of an eggplant fan, it turned out even better.
7. [Mushroom and Pepper Enchiladas]. A collabo with my girlfriend]
8. [Asparagus & Leek Dairy Free Custard Tart with Cashew & Pine Nut Romesco Sauce] I replaced the milk/cream with vegetable stock.
9. [White Bean & Celery 7-Minute Soup] Fresh celery, and a can of beans. Total prep & cook time, 7 minutes...
10. [Bell Pepper Omelette]
11. [Turnip & Leek Stuffed Portabellos with Tomato & Onion Top Salad]
12. [Veggie Lasagna Turned into Brunch] Egg cooked perfectly by my girlfriend.
13. [Avocado Chawanmushi]
14. [Vegetarian Hawaiian Long Noodles]
15. [Mock-lox Cheesy Pepper Bagel]
