New Vegetatian- Looking for tasty recipes

Here are a few of my favorites:

http://www.cookingclassy.com/2013/09/honey-lime-sweet-potato-black-bean-and-corn-tacos/
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2012/11/easy-red-beans-and-rice.html
http://joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2015/01/fettuccine-swiss-chard-pistachio-pesto-butternut-squash.html
http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/chopped-kale-greek-salad-recipe/
http://www.cookincanuck.com/2011/11/hearty-lentil-black-bean-soup-with-smoked-paprika-recipe/

I like to keep it simple. Try Quinoa or brown rice with black beans. Cook the quinoa or rice first) Then add in a bag of frozen veggies, whatever kind you like. Then a can of diced low sodium tomatoes. Stir all together in a pot on stove to heat up. So yummy, healthy and lasts for days!!!
You can use it in burritos, with eggs, on it's own...

Hello,

I thought I'd throw in a couple recommendations.

I really like Mark Bittman's exhaustive cookbook, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. It helped me translate my view of food toward vegetables, grains and legumes pretty seamlessly. It's not aimed toward low calorie meals but does depend on whole foods. The recipes tended to be simple, flexible and use a combination of familiar and unfamiliar applications for foods.

Here is a link to a different recipe project he did a while back to give you a sense of his style/ideas: NYTimes 101 Salads. *Many, but not all, of the recipes on this list are vegetarian or vegan. Also, they are great, especially #14 (the carrot, cumin shredded salad) and #40 (the cucumber, ricotta salata and caper salad).

As for building a personal recipe collection, I find it easiest to finding an ingredient I really love and then work up a couple dependable "go-tos" that revolve around it and your tastes; then move on to another ingredient. It makes it easy to build up a bunch of dishes without too much extra planning.

One of those favorites for me is chickpeas. So, I sometimes make a chickpea, spinach, coconut milk stew and serve over it a roasted sweet potato (recipe). Or, a chickpea, artichoke marinara with a little pasta or gnocchi. Or, little savory chickpea patties baked up to dip in yogurt. Or, a ginger/garlic/chili/cumin spiced tomato and chickpea soup. Or, especially in summer, a huge chickpea, cucumber, tomato, caper, lemon, dill salad (+ toasted bread for a heartier panzanella-style dish or a little mozzarella). Find what you love and work out from there.

I am a vegetarian however I love this vegan blog called Oh She Glows.
Made the "Perfect Veggie Burgers" over and over...so good!

Also, as others suggested, Pinterest has some great recipes as well...just made Quinoa Enchilada....mmmm

Oh My Veggies also has a lot of recipes

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I am a vegetarian however I love this vegan blog called Oh She Glows.
Made the "Perfect Veggie Burgers" over and over...so good!

Also, as others suggested, Pinterest has some great recipes as well...just made Quinoa Enchilada....mmmm

Oh My Veggies also has a lot of recipes

I second Oh She Glows.

So many tasty things

I'm having a bit of a problem posting the link, but Google savory style sweet potato nachos. I made them yesterday, and they were to die for! About 390 calories for a rather large serving (toppings that I added were 2 tbsp salsa and 1 and 1/2 tbsp of nonfat greek yogurt).

Burmese tofu (no soy!)

2 cups of chickpea flour
2 cups of cold water

Mix together well till there is no clumps

4cups of water
Any spices you want to use

*Bring to a roiling boil
*Then add the chickpea mixture and stir
*Once all the mixture is added to the water turn off the stove and continue to stir till it's nice and thick
* pour mixture into the dish shape of your choice ( I like a bread loaf pan) lined with parchment paper
* Let cool in fridge for 4 hours and cut into about 10 slices
* Eat as is or fry in a pan with soya sauce or any sauce of your choosing , add to soup ect.

Each piece is around 77-100 calories depending what you use for spices