Feb 6, 2025 | European, Pasta, Side, Vegetarian
Grandma's Spaetzle
Christopher A. Kaiser, United States
Growing up, I spent a tremendous amount of time with my Father's Mother (Grandma Kaiser). When she made a Goulash, Chicken Soup, Creamed Chicken, among other main dishes, she inevitably would whip up a bowl of spaetzle. Warm, drizzled with butter or added to the main, a deliciously comforting treat.
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Course Pasta, Side Dish, Vegetarian
Cuisine European
- 1 cup Flour Your choice of brand
- 1 Egg
- 1 dash Salt
- 1 dash Pepper
- 1 pot Boiling salted water To a rolling boil
- Water Depending on how smooth you want the batter
Sift 1 cup of flour in a bowl.
Add egg in bowl.
Whisk in water until smooth consistently (like cake batter).
Use a cutting board and place a little on the board.
Cut (using a knife) a bit at a time and let fall into boiling water.
When that board is done stir Spaetzle in the water.
When they rise and float, take out and put in a bowl.
Begin next batch.
Spaetzle is very forgiving. You can eat in soups, like noodles, or as a side dish with butter or plain. Many cultures call these dumplings, noodles, pasta. Try many times and have fun. Even your mistakes will be good.
Dec 11, 2024 | Entree, European, Main, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetarian
Vegan Spinach Lasagna
Nicole Paternoster, United States
This lasagna is a great comfort food and an awesome replacement if you cannot eat dairy or choose not to.
Prep Time 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes
Total Time 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
Course Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine Italian
For the Ricotta:
- 1 16 ounce container of vegan ricotta Tofutti, Kitehill
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
For the Lasagna:
- Ricotta
- 1−2 pounds fresh spinach lightly steamed
- 8 ounces no-boil lasagna noodles
- 7 cups pasta sauce of your choice or make your own
- ¼ cup soy parmesan or vegan parmesan I like "Follow Your Heart"
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
To make the spinach, steam at least 1 pound of fresh spinach (I preferat least 1 and 1/2 pounds) for about a minute or two, just until slightlywilted.
Drain well, the mix the spinach into the ricotta.
To assemble the lasagna, spread 1 cup of the pasta sauce over the bottom of the baking dish. Then cover the sauce with a layer of noodles.
Next, spread half of the ricotta mixture over the noodles, and top with2 more cups of the sauce.
Add another layer of noodles, the rest of the ricotta, 2 cups more of the sauce, and the rest of the noodles.
Spoon the remaining 2 cups of sauce over the noodles (make sure youcover all the edges), and sprinkle some parmesan over the top.
Cover with parchment paper and then with foil.
Bake for 60 minutes and remove parchment and foil for last 5 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let rest for 15-30 minutes.
Keyword vegan, vegetarian
