Before the luscious peaches and plums are gone for the season, I hope you will try my Plum and Peach Kuchen. I don't normally publish dessert recipes, but this was low in sugar, high in flavor, and so darn easy to make that I decided to depart from my normal format. I was blessed recently with ...
Butternut Squash and Bacon Sauce with Fusilli
Bacon is without question the hardest meat to replicate using plant-based sources. Trust me - I've tried! Although I am not a fan of most MorningStar Farms products, its Veggie Bacon Strips are still my go-to source for close to real bacon flavor and crunch. The cooler weather had me ...
Can vegan chicken apple sausage fool your carnivores?
I've been a huge fan of Field Roast Smoked Apple Sage Sausage for many years. Among the three versions made by Field Roast, Apple Sage has always been my go-to sausage alternative when I want a mild flavor. The Yukon gold potatoes, sage, and ginger balance the sweetness of the apples nicely - but it ...
Beating the high cost of organic produce
Every week, I spend at least $100 and 2 hours of my Saturday morning shopping for organic produce at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market. I don't know about you, but that's a lot of time and $$ to me! In an effort to free up my Saturday mornings, I decided to try Absolute ...
Are you tired of salads?
If you're tired of salads (or smoothies) as a cool way of getting your fresh raw veggies, think about chilled soups for the hot summer months for a refreshing change of pace. Sure, everyone has heard of gazpacho - what a fabulous summer soup! Lots of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, scallions, ...
Rio Bertolini’s Pasta makes a vegan ravioli worth eating!
Back in late April, I reviewed two Butternut Squash Ravioli - one with dairy made by Rio Bertolini and a vegan version made by Candle Cafe. I loved the Rio Bertolini Butternut Squash Ravioli made with dairy and lamented that I was unable to locally obtain Rio Bertolini's Vegan Butternut Squash ...
Gardein Fishless Filets Beat Sophie’s Breaded Vegan Fish Fillets Every Time!
If you grew up with fish on Friday like me, your folks probably took you to Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips or Long John Silver's . . . or maybe you ate at home and had Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks. The fish was usually cod, haddock, or pollack, and was always fried. You probably ...
Aduki Bean Sweet Potato Chili
Wow, it's been a long time since I found the time to blog! Our phenomenal annual scuba diving trip to Pirates Point Resort on Little Cayman followed by a business trip to Detroit really cut into my cooking (and blogging) time! When I return home from a trip, I'm always faced with a less than ...
