28 Recipes to Get You Through February

February is the hardest month for me in terms of cooking and eating. I live in Toronto, so the possibility of local fresh vegetables is pretty limited. At this time of the year, my husband and I eat a lot of cabbage, JerusalemIn other words, lots of root vegetables with the occasional green. artichokes, carrots, potatoes and celeriac.

February is the hardest month for me in terms of cooking and eating. I live in Toronto, so the possibility of local fresh vegetables is pretty limited. At this time of the year, my husband and I eat a lot of cabbage, JerusalemIn other words, lots of root vegetables with the occasional green. artichokes, carrots, potatoes and celeriac.

As I'm writing this I have beef curry cooking in my crock pot, and I don't mind saying tha the aroma is making me salivate.

This is actually a great time of the year to get the crock pot going. My Puttanesca sauce is always wonderful, and with very little effort.

If you are like me, and craving something crunchy at this time of year, try this Asian Winter Slaw. Use whatever crunchy vegetables you have on hand.

You might find yourself battling a bit of a cold these days. Lemon is always good, but for comfort food congee is a great treat.

If you are a sports fan and looking forward to the Super Bowl, why not try to change things up a bit and make a vegetarian chili?

If you want to try to make your own tortilla chips for the big game, here is a recipe to try.

The day after the Super bowl indulgence you can have a nice, healthy, filling bowl of Mushroom Barley soup for dinner.

One of the best soups I've made for my soup of the week is the Scottish Kale Brose. Who knew that a bit of kale and oatmeal could be so fantstic together.

I've touted this recipe more than once, but it's a winner. If you have a reluctant legume eater, you can try them out on this Red Wine Braised Lentils.

If you are thinking of making an amazing beef dish for Valentine's Day, check out this Braised Beef Pasta Sauce. It takes a couple of days to make, but it is fantastic.

To counter-act the richness of the pasta sauce you will need a bit of a lighter meal the next day. A chickpea casserole is a good choice.

Here is something totally different: make some green curry noodles.

One of the comments on this post on vegan cabbage rolls said that they were "out of the world delicious", and they're really good for you too. Try them with lentils, as I made them, or add some quinoa instead.

Here is a healthy little stew of white beans with porcini and winter squash that I made during a blizzard in January. Oddly enough, we are having a blizzard again today as I write this.

If you have a snow day as we are having right now, some baked potato soup is just the thing to warm you up.

For a fast and completely satisfying mid-week dinner, you can't do much better than this wonderful Italian classic, pasta e fagioli.

You can make this chickpea casserole a day early and then just slip it into the oven when you get home from work. Add a salad and you have a complete meal.

This is a quick and easy pasta with artichokes, olives and rapini that you can make out of the contents of your refrigerator. Use the recipe as a guide, and see what you have on hand.

This mujaddara was so easy to make, with very few ingredients, but it was absolutely wonderful. It's something I'' make again.

Get out your crock pot for this soy glazed chicken. This is a recipe your kids will love.

While your crock pot is on the counter, try making this tofu in Indian spiced tomato sauce.

This tomato lentil curry makes a lot, so you have leftovers to take to work for lunch. A nice healthy, tasty stew that you make in one pot.

I love black beans, and they are put to good use in this black bean chili with avocado salsa. It cooks in the crock pot and makes the house smell amazing.

For a quick mid-week dinner this curried tofu scramble was really good. I'd never scrambed tofu before and we really liked it.

This roasted cumin and chickpea salad is a simple recipe that my mother cut out of a magazine for me. I loved it, and she seemed a bit surprised by that. Super easy and really delicious, this was a keeper.

This mushroom and cannellini paprikas is the perfect meal for meat lovers who are trying to cut down on the amount of meat they eat. It's suprisingly hearty, and I don't think anyone would miss the meat in this one.

Kale and potato go really well together and they are very good in this easy to make stew.

Lets finish off the month with a bowl of coconut ginger lentil soup. This is made with red lentils, which cook much faster than green or brown lentils.