Gemelli is another pasta shape that I like. Gemelli means “twins” and consists of two short intertwined pieces of pasta. I often make penne with green beans and gemelli gives the combination a nice visual change. Speaking of green beans, if you can get your hands on the small, thin ...
A Meatless Alternative for Independence Day Celebrations
I love Independence Day! It's a special day to reflect back on the origins of our country's freedom and the courageous people who have fought to preserve it. All over the United States, families and friends are getting together for cookouts, picnics, ball games, band concerts, boating, ...
Meatless Chicken Parm . . . in Process
Please excuse my long hiatus between blogs. Unlike more experienced bloggers, I failed to heed my able marketing guru's advice about having a backlog of blogs so that I would have a constant stream of new material when I got busy. I learned, to my detriment, that going live with my new website for ...
A Different Kind of Burger
Most Memorial Day celebrations feature grilled hamburgers and hotdogs. What's a vegetarian to do? Sometimes you need to push the envelope and not try to duplicate what everyone else is eating. My Grilled Teriyaki Turk'y Burgers with Slow Roasted Pineapple Wedges are so tasty that you may find ...
Three Bean Corn Chili with Beyond Meat Beef-Free Feisty Crumbles
I've made a lot of batches of meatless chili. In fact, my Mexican Black Bean Chili is one of my most requested recipes from Fool a Carnivore. Nothing prepared us for the beefy wallop of Beyond Meat Beef-Free Feisty Crumbles. In fact, my carnivore husband took his first taste and had just two ...
Tikka Masala Chicken with Beyond Meat Chicken-Free Strips
My research reveals that there are dozens of recipes for making Tikka Masala sauce – that beloved creamy tomato cocoanut curry that makes my mouth water. Unfortunately, many of them take between 45 minutes to 5 hours to prepare. Since I’m working on Easy Meatless Meals e-book, I’m focused on how to ...
Beyond Meat Fools Carnivores on the Today Show!
You know that I love the idea of fooling carnivores into thinking that they are eating meat - when they aren't! When I wrote Fool a Carnivore, Beyond Meat's products weren't available in our area. Luckily, Whole Foods, Publix, and Earth Fare stock Beyond Meat's chicken-free products, and I am ...
Two Great Ways to Celebrate Earth Day in Fort Mill
Although Earth Day is technically tomorrow (April 22), many communities are holding their events this weekend. One of the reasons we moved to Fort Mill sixteen years ago was the Anne Springs Close Greenway - that beautiful 2,100 acre natural buffer that keeps Charlotte's sprawl at bay. My husband ...
