Have you ever come back from a weekend trip with next to nothing in the fridge? That was my dilemma Sunday night after a lovely weekend in the North Carolina mountains at Greystone Inn to celebrate our thirtieth anniversary. The food at Greystone had been so sumptuous that it made the slim ...
Can a Vegan Crab Cake Fool a Carnivore?
True confession time: as a Baltimore resident for five years, my husband and I ate many delicious jumbo lump crab cakes. So, I was intrigued to see a new product labeled Vegan Crab Cake by Sophie's Kitchen. The good news is that it is gluten free, soy free, and 100% vegan. At 120 calories, with 170 ...
Pesto Chicken – Low Time Investment Yields Big Flavor
Coming home from the office today, I had a dilemma. I wanted to take a nice long late afternoon walk along our lovely greenway, but I also wanted to enjoy a delicious dinner. Fortunately, I remembered an easy recipe from my cookbook that can literally be put together in minutes. Here was my ...
Is Carnitine the Missing Link between Red Meat and Heart Disease?
Since my dad died of heart disease at 47, I am always interested in how our diets impact our health. I will write more about this later, but in the meantime, please take five minutes to read about this important study by the Cleveland Clinic. It may not be the fat in red meat that is the big ...
Cooking with Grace . . . and a Purpose!
I spent a lot of happy times cooking with our son Nick before he left home for sunny Stetson University! So, I’ve been looking for other kids who I can teach to cook. Meet Grace! Grace is my friend Lora’s eight year-old daughter, and we usually color Easter eggs together. Since we weren’t able ...
My Vegan Mushroom Sauce is Gluten-Free, too!
Since my mushroom-hating son is away at college, his mushroom-loving dad and I can revel in the bounty of early spring mushrooms. I bought my fresh shitake and oyster mushrooms from "the mushroom man" at the Charlotte Farmer's Market, and supplemented them with some baby portobello and white button ...
Triple Citrus Flan – a Low-Fat and Gluten-Free Dessert!
I’m getting more and more people asking me for gluten-free recipes. After a friend asked for ideas for gluten-free desserts for his wife, I decided to share the recipe for the lovely low fat flan than I made for my recent Spanish cooking class. The three different kinds of citrus (lemon, lime, ...
Vegan BBQ – my most viewed post to date!
I never know what is going to be appealing when I sit down to blog or post an update on my Facebook site. I'm thrilled that my simple Vegan BBQ post has been my most viewed post to date! We did lots of shots of this terrific meal, so please check out my Facebook page for a new album with more ...
