Stir-Fried Yuba with Okra

It’s nearly summertime and the farmer’s markets are beginning to burst at the seams with produce! Use whatever vegetables you have on hand in this. Aside from the gorgeous okra I picked up, I added some crisp bell pepper, carrots and green cabbage to give this stir-fry some color and wonderful texture. Okra and Yuba [...]

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Tomato and Squash Curry with Yellow Split Peas

  This was a “I’m in the mood for curry, what do I have in the pantry” kinda dish.  More specifically, I was in the mood for a rich tomato-based curry flush with lycopene and lutein and…yes, I really do think this way.  Colorful foods make me feel good in so many different ways and [...]

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Herbed Beans on Toast

  This savory baked toast rocks because it tastes like pizza.  You could definitely use this as a base for a thick-crusted pizza and top it with whatever you wish.  For this dish,  I took a helping hand from Trader Joe’s and used their six-bean medley as the base and then added in some eggplant, fresh herbs and [...]

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Dilled Georgian Wheatloaf

  We love just about every fresh herb out there, but we especially love the flavor of dill.  I wanted to incorporate some dill into a seitan recipe and decided to couple it with the Georgian spice blend, kharcho.  This is a really simple wheatloaf that takes minimal effort to make and leftovers make great sandwiches.      Dilled Georgian [...]

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Green Chile Rice

  This is a quick Mexican-style rice that we like to wrap up in a whole wheat tortilla with some seasoned pinto beans and avocado slices.  It beats the pants off that quick yellow rice that comes in a foil package on so many levels.  It’s also a great way to take leftover plain rice and morph [...]

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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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Spiced Pumpkin French Toast

  Mmm!  Amazingly decadent and seasonal breakfast food was on the menu this week because of the holiday.  I don’t post many breakfast recipes because we tend to eat very simply in the mornings and usually end up throwing together a quick Vega smoothie.   I wanted to treat H to a special breakfast on Christmas morning for a variety [...]

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Meatless Monday: Golden Chili

  This is a great seasonal chili recipe that’s quick and easy to make.   It’s loaded with gorgeous golden-hued and red vegetables that contain a specturm of carotenoids as well as curcumin-rich turmeric,  and the super antimicrobial herb oregano.   This meal will fill your bowl with the color of falling leaves and nourish you as only plant strong [...]

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Thai-Style Pizza

This is an unabashedly cheese-less pizza, and it is all the more delicious for its absence.  The savory richness of the chili-peanut sauce,  the fresh and vibrant vegetables, leafy greens, crunchy peanuts and chewy pizza crust will have you craving this combination from the first bite forward! Spicy Thai-Style Peanut Sauce Ingredients: ⅔ cup peanut butter [creamy [...]

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Meatless Monday: Lentil Soup

  Because we are whole food vegans,  our pantry closet looks like a Bob’s Red Mill outlet since that is where we buy most of our bulk grains, legumes and flours.  We always hit up the Portland, Oregon store whenever we venture down that way and slowly cruise the aisles looking at all the amazing organic products they [...]

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