New California Kitchen Pizza

Seven hours ago the California Pizza  Kitchen Facebook page posted that the winner of the new limited edition pizza flavor is "Chipotle Roasted Vegetables". It is a "crispy thin crust pizza topped with roasted read and yellow peppers, poblano peppers, roasted corn, black beans, chipotle lime sauce, parmesan, asiago, romano and mozzarella cheeses". It is AMAZING! My only complaint is that the box says "Limited edition". Thin crust is my favorite type of pizza and to have one that is a spicy vegetarian pizza is even better. I did add some jalapeno hot sauce to it but only because I like a lot of heat! This pizza is definitely my new favorite!

Buffalo Wild Wings

I enjoy Buffalo Wild Wings...well at least the bar and grill! =) They have several options included mozzarella sticks, potato wedges, fried pickles, soft pretzels, queso dip, onion rings, artichoke dip and in case those already meatless options don't sound appealing, they make many other menu items minus meat (at full price of course).


So last night I had one of my favorite "minus the meat" menu items... The Grilled Chicken Buffalitos. It is "two soft flour tortillas with grilled chicken, lettuce, pico de gallo, a blend of cheese, sour cream, and your choice of your favorite buffalo wild wing sauce" VERY TASTY!

Healthy Choice Three Cheese Marinara

To sum it up in one word it was DISAPPOINTING!


According to the Healthy Choice website, The three cheese marinara will allow you to "Take a trip to the heart of Italy with this wholesome nine-grain pasta dish. Hearty tomatoes, yellow zucchini, and zesty onions are tossed in a savory marinara sauce and topped with Parmesan, Romano, and Asiago cheeses. And with just 310 calories, your taste buds—and waistline—are sure to find this saucy combination simply "delizioso!"" but really I thought it lacked both sauce and flavor. I totally get that it is suppose to be a healthy low calorie meal but I have definitely had a lot better tasting healthy pasta meals. The cheese was not nicely shredded throughout as pictured but rather a thick mass that wouldn't separate and I also got the joy of biting into a huge salt chunk. It had enough basil to last an Italian family of 4 an entire week...and I like seasonings! But please feel free to try it for yourself! I am still going to try some of there other vegetarian selections in hope to find one worth of a blog posting!

California Kitchen Pizza

Yesterday for dinner I tried a Limited Edition frozen crispy thin crust fire roasted vegetables pizza. It is  topped with roasted red and yellow peppers, spinach, garlic and mozzarella, smoked gouda, parmesan, Asiago and Romano cheeses. I love thin crust pizza and was very pleased to see a vegetable pizza without mushrooms. The sweetness of the peppers and the crispy crunchy crust  is to die for. I really hope they change their minds and take the "limited edition" off the box. 

Domino's Pizza

I like Domino's more all the time! I haven't ordered anything from there lately other than pizza. You see, I like to order online and they didn't allow you to edit items (take meat off) online. However, now you can order any pasta and click options to edit and take off the meat OR you can create your own pasta. I did the create your own pasta today. You can pick up to 3 toppings and your choice of alfredo, cheese, or marinara sauce. It was disappointingly dry but after I added extra sauce that I had at home, it was much better. I would definitively order this again but with extra sauce. The only things with Domino's is that sometimes when you click a topping they don't carry it at that particular location or it prints wrong on their end and you end up with ground beef instead of green peppers or chicken instead of garlic. However, they do call to verify all online orders so I am always able to resolve this before they get to my home. 

Famous Vegetarians

Pamela Anderson          Jim Carrey *           Shania Twain         Albert Einstein             Mahatma Gandhi       Leonardo Da Vinci Paul McCartney            Bob Barker            Lisa Simpson ~       John Chapman             Paris Hilton *          Joan Jett       Rachel Barry ~          Michael Jackson *      Anne Hathaway   Hayden Panettiere        Pink *                   Natalie Portman   Carrie Underwood       Mark Twain *          Forest Whitaker       Rob Zombie              Phoebe Buffay ~      Tobey Maguire

Source: Wikipedia

* = rumored or disputed

~ = fictional character

Taco Bell (again)

REALLY?!?!?!?! Taco Bell is getting rid of the cheesy bean and rice burrito!!! I don't know what they are thinking it is by far the best vegetarian thing on their menu (not that they have much to compare it to). 

Bob Evans (again)

Well just like the stir fry the tomato soup is now gone! I don't understand why they ALWAYS get rid of their vegetarian items. Especially when it was something like tomato soup which is so delicious. The waitress said it might come back but I was told the same thing about the stir fry. Well maybe I can start going back around lent when restaurants all of the sudden start to care about providing options for vegetarians.

Tofurkey on Top 5 WORST Thanksgiving List ...... What do you think?

I don't eat Tofurkey but I know people that do.... I found this link of  "The Five Worst Thanksgiving Dishes" posted from a local news station. Tofurkey was listed as #2.

"2. Tofurky -- Looking more like the suppurating testicle of a rhinoceros than an actual turkey, Tofurky is getting increasingly difficult to dodge these days, and it's been on more than one occasion that we've witnessed the horror of Tofurky baking next to Tom Turkey in the very same oven."

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2011/11/the_five_worst_1.php

Vegetarian Chili

ummm.... I love chili! I do not use meat substitute because I don't eat meat substitute but I cook it the same way plus meat for my husband and he love it too. I combine dark red kidney beans, onions, green pepper, and diced tomatoes in a pot with the juice from the diced tomatoes and a small amount of water. I add pepper, italian seasonings, and some other spices and cook until beans and veggies soften. Then I add tomato sauce and simmer it on low until time to eat. I LOVE to eat chili with shredded cheddar cheese and sweet cornbread mixed in. It is smelling delicious and I can't wait until it is ready to eat.