One of the reasons that carnivores like boneless chicken breasts is that they are versatile and can be prepared in an almost infinite variety of ways. Funny thing. That’s the very same reason that I like Gardein Chick’n Scallopini. Since tomatoes are often present in my cooking and I’d made red ...
Eliminating the “V” Words
According to an article in Food & Wine Magazine, we should stop labeling food as vegan or vegetarian to get more folks to eat it. The source interview in Food Navigator with Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director of Good Food Institute, cited a UK study that eliminating a separate ...
Could Feijoada be the tastiest black beans and rice dish on the planet?
Feijoada has always been one of my favorite vegan dishes. I was introduced to it as a junior at Oberlin College when I read Frances Moore Lappe's seminal book, Diet for a Small Planet. Since meat analogues and plant-based protein products weren't around in the 1970's, my college version contained ...
French Onion Soup Redux
On a bitter cold day, there is nothing better than a bowl of French Onion Soup. Unfortunately, this is one of the soups I can never order in a restaurant because it is always made with beef stock. I’ve updated the recipe from Fool a Carnivore to include a terrific product that I didn’t know about in ...
Baked Ziti with Vegan Sausage
Belated Happy New Year! If your holidays were as hectic as mine were – followed by a seemingly endless string of days of bone-chilling temperatures – you may be looking for a fresh take on a comfort food favorite. One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is baked ziti – but for a simple, ...
Fettuccine with Spinach Mushroom Carbonara Sauce
With December business deadlines, holiday parties, and Cyber Monday morphing into Cyber week, many of you (like me) may be short on time to make healthy meals for your family. Since Carbonara sauce uses raw eggs, I've always been worried that the eggs won't fully cook as they are being tossed with ...
Enhancing Quorn Turk’y Roast for your Thanksgiving Table
If you've read my blog before, you know that Quorn Turk'y Roast is my go-to plant-based protein for holiday dinners. And I'm always trying to find new ways to make it more appealing to carnivores. A couple of years ago, I created a marinade that included extra virgin olive oil, maple syrup, ...
Fall is the Perfect Time for Butternut Squash and Sausage Risotto
Fall is the perfect time for butternut squash recipes. Although winter squashes are available year-round - guess what? They are better and more flavorful in the fall and winter months! The smaller, more elongated butternut squashes with less of a bulb at the bottom are actually sweeter, and easier ...
