Passionate for plants..especially edible ones. Vegetable and herbs of all kinds find there way into my kitchen. The produce section, farmers market, is a world of color, shape, aroma and texture. Explore along with me as I experiment, ponder, taste and savor the foods of a vegetable lifestyle. I love having a herb and vegetable garden... and encourage anyone with a bit of land or a pot to try. Of course, these days you can't think of food or farming without considering being green or eco.

One of the top 10- under 300 calories - Dinners recipes featured on Top Inspired.



http://www.topinspired.com/top-10-dinners-recipes-under-300-calories/

Ingredients:

tofu noodles 4oz. -can be found in the produce section
half of a zucchini 
fresh basil 
1 tsp of pine nuts
2 oz. lite firm tofu 
tomato sauce
garlic
olive oil
dried oregano and basil
pine nuts

...just under 300 calories!!

Use a Manoline (see pic below) to cut the zucchini in fettucine like shapes.






One of my most favorite things in the world.




Boil noodles for three minutes and drain.
Saute zucchini in 1 tbs. of olive oil with minced garlic.**
Add chopped basil saute a minute.
Add cooked noodles to zucchini and saute a bit more.
Add pine nuts (about 1 tsp.)
Season with a bit of salt and pepper.

** You can also use the zucchini raw


Tofu "ricotta"

  • Mash lite firm tofu  
  • add dried oregano and basil.
  • A bit of nutritional yeast
  • salt
  • Cook to just heat it up.
Plate zucchini and pasta combo
add the "ricotta".
and place 1/4 cup of any favorite tomato sauce on the side.**
(I used Muir Glen Organic Roasted tomato sauce and added a mashed up veggie ball)

or make some fresh raw tomato sauce.
Plum tomato
garlic
a little onion
fresh basil
dash of olive oil
salt and pepper
Blend in a a high speed blender

Regular size dinner plate used!!!