Happy New Year! One of my goals this year is to re-think my cooking and eating so that I am eating 80% vegan. I've tried many times to eat 100% vegan and find that it is not sustainable because I am just craving too many delicious ingredients that I love. Take last night, for ...
Turkey Tetrazzini – a Neglected Comfort Food
I decided to repurpose half of the Maple-Glazed Quorn Turk’y Roast that survived our Christmas meal to make Turkey Tetrazzini. Turkey Tetrazzini is one of those old fashioned comfort food meals your mom probably made after holidays to save money and to make sure that nothing went to ...
My Maple-Glazed Quorn Turk’y Roast will sweeten up your holiday meal
I've been eager to share the great new recipe I came up with at Thanksgiving for Quorn Turk'y Roast. Unfortunately, in our haste to eat it, I failed to take photos of the finished meal. So, I had to wait until it was almost Christmas to try this out again - and man, it's even better with a ...
Mountain Man – Out of the Campfire and into your Kitchen!
This is my fresh take on a traditional Boy Scout camping classic. After a camping trip a few years ago, our son Nick described how they layered sliced raw potatoes in a well-greased Dutch oven, with raw eggs, onion, and sausage on top. The Scouts would then cover the Dutch oven and bake the ...
Slow Cooker Baked Ziti
Baked Ziti is a hearty, stick to your ribs, child-friendly comfort food dinner that is easily made in the slow cooker. For years, I par-boiled the ziti, layered it in a baking dish with sauce, ricotta, and a vegetarian ground meat or sausage layer, and then baked it in the oven. I recently woke up ...
Is Sesame Chicken Possible – without the Chicken?
Ever since our son Nick came home from Stetson after graduation, he has been craving Sesame Chicken. But not just any Sesame Chicken – apparently Top’s China was the favorite place for starving Stetson students to gorge on this Chinese staple in DeLand, Florida. Since Nick knows that I’m not ...
No Evil Foods is a Game Changer when it comes to Italian Sausage!
I often receive comments about plant-based protein being “processed food.” I’ve found a new company in Asheville, North Carolina called No Evil Foods that makes an amazing vegan Hot Italian Sausage they call “The Stallion” with eight simple ingredients – all of which are non-GMO and three of ...
Why Forcing Students to Eat Vegetables Backfired
Was anyone besides me not surprised to learn that students are throwing away more of their vegetables and fruits now that schools are required to include them in school lunches? Researchers found that students were throwing away fruits and veggies at a rate that was 56% higher than before the foods ...
