Baby Daddy Birthday Help!
by Sep 24th, 2010 // Just for Fun
Baby Daddy Birthday Help!
Pardon the brief interruption from snack week, but we’re hoping you can help us think of an easy, vegetarian friendly dinner idea for the daddy of the house. That’s him (above) at a cafe in Paris Cira 2007. No, he is not double fisting! He’s about to hand me a beer (see below).
It’s his birthday this weekend and my kid and I are hoping to make him something extra special. As you know, he’s a vegetarian. Got any brilliant ideas for us? Please and thank you.
PS: Happy Birthday, hunny. You are as handsome as the day I married you!
Tilapia with fire roasted tomatos, black beans and taco seasoning. Really yummy!
Love the Moosewood Black Bean Chilaquile – http://www.food.com/recipe/black-bean-chilaquile-…
Thanks, mom! My mom makes a good point. My vegetarian husband does eat fish. Pescaterian.
If your local farmer's market still has sweet corn I'd say corn chowder! Or maybe homemade sauce over eggplant parmesan. Oh, and I love the Star Wars apron!
he LOVES corn chowder. i think that will be our starter. i hope there's corn at the farmers market.
I second the corn chowder! I have a yummy corn chowder recipe on my blog using tofu.
Or maybe meatless lasagna? If it's still hot where you are, I have a cool no-bake lasagna recipe (again, on my blog) using homemade ricotta. Definitely special enough for a birthday.
Nigella Lawson's onion pie is incredible! Onions cooked in olive oil and butter,salt, pepper and thyme, topped with a cheese scone dough. Delicious!
corn chower and portabellos burgers?
def. do a corn chowder post – our garden bounty corn is almost ready to harvest!
how about something with portabellos? grilled? yum.
grilled marinated tofu (in an orange soy marinade) with grilled veggies over sticky rice? It's one of my favorites!
Arancini- risotto balls. http://vegetariansalmon.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/…
A yummy veggie lasagne and a great wine to go with it. You could also have toasted ravioli for starter YUM-O. Ofcourse some lovely candles to enhance the romance…that goes without saying. Have a good time!
Polenta Lasagna. It's easy to make all or part of it ahead and it's soooo good. http://www.donnasday.com/act2/episode27_seg3.html
I heart portobello's, so I would make the ina garten recipe below or…. Grilled marinated portobello mushrooms with diced roma tomatoes mixed with olive oil salt and pepper with fresh mozzarella melted on top. Bruscetta style. Rachel Ray has a similar recipe.
http://www.rachaelray.com/recipe.php?recipe_id=27…
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/por…
I heart portobello's, so I would make the ina garten recipe below or…. Grilled marinated portobello mushrooms with diced roma tomatoes mixed with olive oil salt and pepper with fresh mozzarella melted on top. Bruscetta style. Rachel Ray has a similar recipe.
http://www.rachaelray.com/recipe.php?recipe_id=27…
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/por…
what about corn and shrimp chowder? this recipe is amazing: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dy…
Simple, Smokey Beet Cakes « Lucid Food http://t.co/YhhJMWF Looks good as a side for your Baby Daddy Birthday dinner.
The easiest vegetarian dish my kids love and actually know how to make is a penne pasta dish with onions, spinach & cherry tomatoes. Just sautee the onions and tomatoes in olive oil until you like them, toss them with the pasta and add a hand full of spinach, drizzle with olive oil and your done. Sometimes I add capers when I want it to be a little salty. Yummy! And not much mess in the kitchen.
Potato, Pepper and Soyrizo Empanadas <a href="http://(http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Potato-Pepper-and-Chorizo-Empanadas-230748” target=”_blank”>(http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Potato-Pepper-and-Chorizo-Empanadas-230748 I substitute Soyrizo for the Chorizo and they turn out great) with Chimichurri sauce <a href="http://(http://www.empanadasricas.com/featured/chimichurri-sauce.html)” target=”_blank”>(http://www.empanadasricas.com/featured/chimichurri-sauce.html). I serve it with Gallo Pinto <a href="http://(http://www.empanadasricas.com/empanadas-recipes/gallo-pinto-rice-and-beans.html” target=”_blank”>(http://www.empanadasricas.com/empanadas-recipes/gallo-pinto-rice-and-beans.html – omit the bacon) and Russian Potato Salad <a href="http://(http://www.fromargentinawithlove.typepad.com/from_argentina_with_love/2009/12/ensalada-rusarussian-potato-salad.html)” target=”_blank”>(http://www.fromargentinawithlove.typepad.com/from_argentina_with_love/2009/12/ensalada-rusarussian-potato-salad.html). The empanadas are time consuming but the Russian Potato Salad and the Gallo Rice are quick and the chimichurri sauce can be made ahead of time.
http://www.sidewalkshoes.com/2009/01/roasted-root…
This has been on my list to try.
Happy Birthday!
Balsamic and Halibut http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laure… (although the balsamic is a little strong for halibut so I like to substitute it with sword fish or salmon) and some garlic salt and pepper grilled asparagus or stuffed bell peppers with cheese and herbs and breadcrumbs.
since he l-o-v-e-s pizza sooo much….i bet he would be thrilled beyond words to
have a repeat of that wonderful vegetarian pizza that you and gus created earlier.
oh my goodness…along with a great salad…i can just picture the smile on his
face!
Zucchini "crab" cakes – which would rock with corn chowder http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&n…
Or the more labor intensive but just as awesome lentil loaf http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&n…
Actually the crab cakes and corn chowder sounded so good it's what we're having for dinner tonight!
I've been loving this cauliflower ragu recipe. I'm going to post it this week. Here's a link to the recipe: http://www.rd.com/home-garden/mario-batalis-penne…
What about choosing a fun theme for his birthday dinner? Like you could decorate the dining space and go all out. For example, you could do a Chinese theme and make stir-fry and other veggie Chinese foods and decorate the table with origami and fun chinese food boxes (at craft stores) with food in them. Or Indian food with Indian decor. Maybe that's too involved? I just think it would be fun for the whole family and would make for a special birthday.
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