Faux Tuna Salad

  Making faux tuna using garbanzo beans isn’t an idea original to me;  I simply modified the idea to mimic how I used to make the real deal.   It’s quick, easy and can be made nearly on the fly.  It also happens to be delicious and full of healthy and filling fiber.  Plus,  the vitamin C-rich [...]

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Kombu Bay Red Chowder

Kombu Bay Red Chowder Ingredients: grilled Tofish [Could substitute regular grilled tofu.] 4 cups kombu/arame broth [2 dried kombu / 1½ T arame per quart of water.  Soak for 30 minutes and then bring to just under a boil and turn off heat.  Let sit an additional 30 minutes and then strain out the seaweeds.] 2 [...]

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Tofish ‘n’ Chips

I grew up beside the ocean in Southern California, and because of that it will forever be a part of me.  I love the scent of the kelp, the sand, and the water and am one of those odd ducks that actually approaches a beached kelp pile in order to breathe its scent in deeply and investigate which critter [...]

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Faux Shrimp Salad with Apple

H and I were up in Seattle late last week and ventured into the vegan shop, Sidecar for Pigs Peace.  They stock an amazing selection of vegan goodies including some faux shrimp that intrigued us.   I decided to throw together a nice sandwich filling for H’s lunch, yet equally fabulous in a lettuce wrap sans bread. 6 [...]

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