Finding restaurants at which to enjoy great meatless meals when I'm traveling is always a challenge. I'm thankful that this is a not a problem on St. John. St. John is the least populated of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the most beautiful. We've been to all three (St. Thomas, St. Croix, and ...
The Most Real Vegan Cream Cheese
Who makes the best vegan cream cheese? Since I have been trying to minimize the amount of dairy I consume, I have been experimenting with different vegan dairy products to try and find the brands that I think most closely mimic dairy. I tested the three brands of vegan cream cheese that I was ...
Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms for Your Super Bowl Party
Although I am not a big Super Bowl fan, I know that it is a fun opportunity to get together and share good food, fun, and laughs with family and friends. Unfortunately, too often the food that is shared is full of fat, high in calories, and not what we need to put in our bodies. I'd love to ...
Meaty Seven Layer Bean Dip for your Super Bowl Party
With Super Bowl fast approaching, I decided to re-think a dish that is a fixture at most Super Bowl parties. Although Seven Layer Dip is often a vegetarian dish (one of the few I can eat at parties!), I’ve seen some folks make it with a ground meat layer over the refried beans. That’s why I decided ...
Join me for Classic Meals Made Meatless on Saturday, January 24
I love teaching and sharing what I know about plant-based proteins and meatless cooking. My next class is just a week away, so I hope you'll join me on Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Rock Hill at the York County Library from 2-3:30 for a lively class on how to make tasty meatless meals, as well ...
Resolve to Waste Less Food in 2015
Happy New Year! The beginning of each new year is a time about resolutions and goals. One of my goals in 2015 is to waste less food. Our son brought home on winter break from college a barely touched clamshell of Earth Farms Organic Spinach. Although the spinach was past its "best by date," ...
Cooking Collards for a Crowd
Happy New Year! Hopefully, you're in the process of making your own version of a New Year's Day Good Luck Dinner. In Italy, they eat green lentils and a spicy pork sausage. In Denmark, they eat stewed kale, boiled cod, and pork. And in Poland, they eat pork and sauerkraut. Personally, I've ...
Amazing Beet Pasta
I love beets – always have, always will. Unfortunately, my family doesn’t share my infatuation with beets. I have tried, with moderate success, to get them to tolerate beets. Which is why it is sometimes nice to be a Boy Scout widow. I know that there are worse things in this world to ...
