Have you ever agonized over what to serve as a first course for a special meal? Case in point. Our son, Nick, wanted to have a few close friends over to celebrate his 23rd birthday this past Saturday. He chose ravioli as the main course - and what goes well before the pasta? The antipasti, of ...
Gardein’s Sizzling Szechuan Beefless Strips Made My Meatless Monday Simple!
If your Mondays are as busy as mine are, you may like Meatless Monday options that are super easy and don't involve a lot of thought or preparation. My family was pleasantly surprised at how tasty Gardein's Sizzling Szechuan Beefless Strips turned out to be. I had tried an earlier version of this ...
A Cure for the Juicer’s Dilemma
In my quest to control food waste, I've been vexed by the sheer volume of pulp created by juicing. I juice several times a week for breakfast, and am always astonished at the relatively small amount of juice I get from a huge amount of veggies. And although I've been religiously using the pulp ...
Fresher Produce Means Less Waste
In a previous post on the problem of global food waste, I admitted that the very first place to eliminate food waste is in your own kitchen. I have a bad habit of seeing so much wonderful produce at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market that I tend to overbuy on Saturday mornings. I also try to ...
Butternut Squash Ravioli
Although I love to make dinner from scratch almost every night, I've had some very busy days in my law practice lately. And since I'm determined to get back my bitchin' beach bod by our scuba diving trip in June, I'm hitting the gym with our son Nick six nights a week. So, if you don't start ...
Waste not, want not
“Waste not, want not” was a phrase I heard a lot in my youth. I always took it to mean that I shouldn’t waste something because I might need it in the future. We all need to use all of our food resources more wisely – and no article makes that case more clearly than National Geographic’s ...
Vegan Sweet and Sour Pork
Sounds like a contradiction in terms . . . right? How can you make Sweet and Sour Pork . . . without the pork? Well until Gardein introduced its new product, Sweet and Sour Porkless Bites, the answer was that you couldn’t. We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of Gardein’s newest ...
Orecchiette with Fennel, Spinach, and Sausage
Fennel has long been one of my favorite vegetables because of its versatility. I love its raw crunch in salads, and adore it roasted. I also appreciate that its peak season is late fall to early spring, so it covers the winter months with a welcome alternative to root veggies that can get a tad ...
