Kale Chips

Kale chips have been the rage recently and with good reason.  Compared to the potato chip, kale chips knock the spud flat when it comes to nutritional value.  Dress them up with some healthy olive oil and sprinkle with protein-rich nutritional yeast and you have a brilliant snack!  I like to marinate mine overnight prior [...]

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Roasted Carrot Hummus

  Hummus is a true comfort food in our house.  We love to make wraps with it or use it as a healthy and filling vegetable dip.  This version is sweeter than traditional hummus because of the roasted carrots, but it’s fabulous, especially for youngsters who tend to have a sweeter tooth.  It’s also a great way to tuck [...]

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Soured Cashew Cheese

  This “cheese” has enabled me to take my vegan cooking to another level, creatively.  I used to absolutely love goat’s cheese and that creamy, tangy textural flavor has been something I’ve truly missed.  By fermenting raw cashews with probiotics this already amazing seed/nut gains new heights of culinary glory in my book.  It’s also an incredibly [...]

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Vegan RO*TEL Dip

    Vegan RO*TEL Dip Ingredients: 2 cups hemp or oat milk [I prefer one of these more full-bodied milks for this recipe] 10 oz can RO*TEL ¾ cup nutritional yeast 2 T flour 2 T oil 1 T Bill’s Best Chik’Nish 1½ tsp chili powder 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder ½ tsp chili [...]

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Sesame Bay Tofu Points

  This makes a really nice quick and easy lunch or dinner entrée.  When cut into smaller triangular pieces and paired with some spicy cocktail sauce, they make a great appetizer.    Sesame Bay Tofu Points Ingredients: 1 block firm tofu ½ cup sesame seeds [I prefer to use un-hulled seeds because they have a greater nutritional [...]

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Kharcho Bites

    It occured to me that in the midst of the holiday party season, people would be clamoring for new, unusual and easy to make  appetizer variations.  This nosh is basically a potato skin with an eastern european flavor thrown into the mix that will undoubtedly delight the taste buds of your holiday guests.  [...]

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Supplí Alla Veganese

Supplí are a Roman street food.  The first time I had these was when I visited my mother and younger brother who were living in Rome.  They were, quite simply, amazing.  What isn’t to adore about a fried Arborio rice ball filled with cheese?  Americans really have nothing that compares.  I’ve been making them for [...]

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Flatbread Crackers

So, it has been occurring to me lately that there are so many things we, H and I,  buy commercially that I could easily make from scratch.  Not only would they taste better and be more nutritious but I’d know exactly what I put into them.  Imagine that.  I get weary of having to look at [...]

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Jazzed Up Guacamole

  Use as a hearty dip with plantain [pictured above] or corn chips,  fill a pita pocket  to bulging for a satisfying sandwich or roll some up in a tortilla for a burrito.   Whatever way you choose, it makes for a healthy and delicious nosh. Ingredients: 2 avocados 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 red bell pepper, [...]

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Playing with My Food

So yes, I’ve been playing with my food again.  I don’t expect to stop anytime soon.  The dish above [potatoes and zucchini stuffed with the star of today's post and a  lemony cashew cheese] could be constructed in a far simpler way and be just as tasty but I wanted to express the inner child for [...]

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