Sometimes I like playing with recipes from Fool a Carnivore to create something different. This is a new version of my Fifteen Bean Soup recipe that I’m calling Fourteen Bean Soup, because that was the number of beans in the organic mix I used today. For the record the beans were red kidney beans, ...
Fix Meatless Jambalaya for your Mardi Gras Dinner
On the Tuesday before Lent begins, we celebrate Mardi Gras in our home. We don beads, wear purple, green and gold, play some jazz, and pretend we're in New Orleans! I generally make jambalaya at Mardi Gras because good, fresh okra is hard to get in late winter in the Carolinas. (Although if you can ...
Prasad Kaipa – How Wisdom can Change our World
I felt privileged today to listen to Dr. Prasad Kaipa at the kickoff event for Queens University TWIST Conference. Prasad is one of the co-authors of From Smart to Wise: Acting and Leading with Wisdom. Prasad spoke thoughtfully and with such quiet insight about what it means to make wise ...
The High Cost of Cheap Chicken – a Consumer Reports Article Worth Reading
People often tell me that they no longer eat beef or pork - but wouldn't dream of giving up chicken! Although I choose not to eat chicken, I am always surprised when people tell me that they have used "real chicken" in my Fool a Carnivore recipes that are ...
What do two Canadian companies know about Southern Ribs?
Since I’m married to a dyed in the wool Southern carnivore, you can imagine that he loves ribs. Yes, those delectable gnaw the meat off the bones things that aren’t that appealing to me. But I vowed to try to find my husband something meatless that might be an acceptable stand-in . . . As luck ...
Free Class Next Saturday at York Public Library
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Is a Vegan Pot Roast Possible?
What current or former carnivore doesn’t fondly remember pot roast? My mom didn’t have a slow cooker (they weren’t invented it back in the 1960’s) but she made a darn good pot roast for Sunday dinner, cooking it slowly in her gas oven. I think my vegan pot roast is pretty darn close to the real ...
Does Fig Food Co. Make the Best Organic Black Beans?
Cold winter days leave me hankering for warm, nourishing soups and stews - especially ones I can create effortlessly in my slow cooker. Although it is always better (and cheaper) to make your own beans from dried beans, my busy schedule means that I am always looking for shortcuts that don't ...
