The Howell Blessings

I've been thinking... scary I know, but true none-the-less. I've been thinking that Meatless Monday with Mindy needs to have it's own home. The Howell Blessings has been taken over by Meatless Monday's.   I want to see other things on here besides Meatless Monday's, but the last several postings I've had have been about food.  So, this blogs needs to get back to its roots and Meatless Monday needs it's own home. I recently held a couple of cooking classes in my house and it seems that people are really interested in eating and cooking healthier but just aren't sure how to get started. My first class was this past November and my last class was just this month. And do you know what?  They want MORE!  I love that I've touched someone's life and this healthier way of eating is catching on and trickling down to the next generation.   This is the son of one of women who has attended both my cooking classes. He was helping to make breakf...

Welcome to the 5th installment of Meatless Monday with Mindy! Today I'll share with you a wonderful, easy to make Pot Pie that hits the spot for comfort food.  The ingredient list is lengthy, but bear it out, it's mostly the veggies and seasonings.   This is one of those recipes that is easily tweaked to whatever you have on hand, want to use up, or otherwise want to try when it comes to the veggies.  This recipe makes two 9-inch pies, but you can freeze these for up to 6 months! I have made this recipe a couple of times and I think I make it slightly different each time, but each one has been yummy and so satisfying. This is the inspiration recipe by plant based chef David Sterkel, with my notes. Pot Pie Ingredients: 10 medium red potatoes (give or take and I've used all types of potatoes successfully) 1 large sweet potato 2 TB extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 2 TBS minced garlic 6 cups of vegetables of your choice (*take note here, choo...

This is the 4th installment of Meatless Monday with Mindy. I didn't think anyone would notice that I hadn't posted the last two Monday's but I was caught watching the pot ( a watched pot never boils...). I have pictures and recipes for the last couple of weeks but because I want to get this up while it's still at least close to Monday the 18th, I thought I'd share what we ate for Meatless Monday yesterday.  No recipe's required... I boiled some Buitoni's Wild Mushroom Agnolotti Ravioli Once the water for the pasta started to boil, I heated up some Prego Marinara sauce. When it started to "pop" I added some chopped spinach I already had in the fridge. I had stopped by the grocers and put together a salad at the salad bar full of good for you, low fat veggies and legumes And the bakery department had some lovely whole grain loaves of fresh baked bread. I had been out most of the day working and the thought of trying to ...

Welcome to the third Meatless Monday with Mindy. My apologies for last weeks faux pas. I thought I had the link system figured out, but alas I still don't have a clue.  So I will continue to try and figure out the link system, but in the interim, I won't leave you hanging.  I have to confess something before we go any farther....  I go meatless every day.   I know...right??   Although I'm not new to the idea of meatless, I decided to take the plunge just this year.  For many reasons which I will eventually share on Meatless Monday posts, I have decided to try and cut out all animal protein from my diet.  Forgoing meat wasn't as difficult for me as I imagined it would be.  After all, I helped my daughter understand how to become a vegetarian when she was a teenager. Not that I had any desire at that time to become one myself, I just wanted to make sure that if she was going to become a veggie, she was going to do it...