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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Warm Bulgur Salad

  This is a wonderfully quick and delicious autumnal whole grain-based salad.  It can be served at any temperature you wish, but is very nice when warmed.  I like to serve this over a pile of soft butter lettuce as a side dish to my gyros seitan for a hearty meal on a cold night.   Warm Bulgur Salad Ingredients: [...]

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Sweet and Savory Oven-Baked Beans

  Sweet, sticky and lip-smackingly good.  These beans are incredibly easy to make and well worth the effort to make from scratch, rather than simply opening a can of ready-made.  While they bake, uncovered, the sauce on top caramelizes and thickens as it darkens in color adding a richer flavor that you can stir through [...]

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Veggie Dawg

  It’s summertime and people are out grilling and gathering around tables laden with food.  Problem is, there usually aren’t many vegan options.  These veggie dawgs will be a hit at your next gathering and are, as always, entirely vegan.  I had a few goals when I set out to make these veggie dawgs:  First, they had [...]

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Red Quinoa Salad

Red Quinoa Salad Quinoa, though often called a grain, is in fact, a seed.  It is a fabulous source of protein and contains all essential amino acids.  The cold-pressed flax seed and walnut oils offer healthful Omega-3s, while the dried tart cherries are chock full of anti-inflammatory anthocyanins.  This salad is perfect for a light [...]

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Pulled Yuba Sandwich with a Sesame Slaw

  Cherries, especially the tart variety,  are receiving a great deal of attention these days in the athletic world due to their ability to mitigate pain after exercise.  This little fruit is packed full of anti-inflammatory anthocyanins as well as the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin which are important to the health of your vision. They [...]

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Meatless Monday: Agave, Mustard and Chili-Glazed Tofu

  The other day H decided that she was going to make some soft pretzels [I believe she used Colleen Patrick-Goudreau’s recipe].  They turned out really well and, as it also turns out, they freeze beautifully.  Now, knowing that there were frozen soft pretzels lurking in the freezer, and having the urge to make a [...]

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Hold the Mayo!

  Grilled Curried Tofu and Almond Butter Salad Using almond butter and lemon juice rather than a faux mayonnaise makes this salad significantly healthier for you.  Almonds are a great non-dairy source of calcium and the chia seeds are full of omega-3 fatty acids.  Turmeric, in the curry powder, contains curcumin which is a powerful anti-inflammatory [...]

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Game Day Chili

  Three Chile Pepper Chili Chili is one of those comfort foods that people love to see at a game day party.  It is so versatile it can also be used to top nachos and burgers, hot dogs and even atop pasta.   This is a really simple and tasty version that leaves a great deal up to you.  [...]

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Mushroom Steakhouse Burger

This is an incredibly satisfying and savory burger.  I was both eager and hesitant for H to try this because she loathes both mushrooms and onions.  To my profound relief, because I want to make these again they were so good, she loved them.  And yes, I said them.  She has had more than one over [...]

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