Spicy Cauliflower with Olives

Cauliflower melds really well with briny Mediterranean foods like olives and capers.  Making this chunky-style pasta topper is a great way to integrate another cruciferous vegetable into your diet.    I like to serve it over olive oil-dressed spaghetti squash. Oh and…save those tender outer green leaves that cradle the caulifower!  They’re full of great phytonutrients because they, unlike [...]

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Roasted Papritots

  Paprika is one of those spices that seemingly carries history upon it’s scent.  At least it does for me.  Whenever I breathe in the smokiness of the dried pepper blend, I immediately imagine bazaars teeming with clamourous commerce in exotic eastern locales or dusty dry mediterranean towns sitting within the watchful shadow of boxy castles set [...]

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Stuffed Bell Pepper and Cabbage Soup

  This is a fabulous way to use leftover rice and lentils.  I don’t know about you, but we often have leftover cooked lentils and brown rice on hand because they are so versatile.  I also tend to keep cabbage in the crisper because I love adding it to salads for a sweet crunch.   This soup [...]

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Meatless Monday: Spicy Peppers and Onions

This is a really quick and easy dinner recipe.  It’s great over a whole grain pasta [quinoa pasta pictured above] or over an Italian sausage style seitan dog in a hoagie bun.  I keep frozen seitan sausages on hand for those times when I just want to relax and not think about what’s for dinner; [...]

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Meatless Monday: Lentil and Brown Rice Wrap

  Lentil and Brown Rice Wrap Ingredients: Whole wheat tortillas [Our favorite is Trader Joe's Organic brand] 1 zucchini, sliced lengthwise 1 yellow squash, sliced lengthwise 1 red bell pepper, sliced olive oil puy lentils, cooked in vegetable broth short-grained brown rice, cooked in vegetable broth green leafies [I used mâche] squeeze of fresh lemon juice sea [...]

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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: Vegan Machaca

  This is  a great way to morph leftover Yuba Asada into a new dish or to forge ahead and simply create this one on its own.  I grew up in southern California and machaca burritos were sold at nearly every Mexican food restaurant.  As a result, I grew to love them but since they contain egg and [...]

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