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 ...
New Video Book Trailer
Please take 30 seconds and check out my new video book trailer for my Fool A Carnivore cookbook! I'd love to get your feedback! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxtGckXI1Tc&feature=youtu.be Fool A Carnivore video trailer ...
High Praise from a Butcher’s Daughter
My recent blog on Sweet Earth Chipotle Style Seitan inspired a fellow foodie friend and unabashed meat eater (the daughter of a butcher, no less!) to try one of my recipes from Fool a Carnivore. Check out Deborah Quok's review here. Deborah is a long time friend from the commercial real world, ...
A Different Way of Welcoming 2014
Our home was hoppin’ last night – our friends and neighbors feasted on three different types of Hoppin’ John, collards, and cornbread. My guess is that all of them are meat eaters, and yet no one complained about the lack of animal protein in my dishes. My Hoppin’ John recipe for a crowd has ...
Who Couldn’t Use More Luck?
Ringing in the New Year – Southern Style While most of you are probably preparing for a big night on the town, we’re spending a quiet evening at home getting ready for the real party tomorrow night. We host an annual New Year’s Day Good Luck dinner at our home. We invite an interesting mix of ...
Extra Can of Pumpkin Purée? Try My Vegan Tomato Pumpkin Bisque!
If Thanksgiving left you with an extra can of pumpkin purée in your pantry (there were actually four in mine), try this simple Tomato Pumpkin Bisque. It's vegan, low in fat and calories, and so simple to make. And if you make it with organic pumpkin (try Farmer’s Market Organic Canned Pumpkin) and ...
Sweet Earth – My New Favorite Chipotle?
I simply adore finding new products that improve on my recipes in Fool a Carnivore. I recently stumbled on a new product at Whole Foods by Sweet Earth Natural Foods, a brand that wasn’t available locally when I wrote Fool a Carnivore. Sweet Earth makes a dynamite Chipotle Style Seitan that puts ...
