Risotto is one of my favorite dishes. But the sad truth is that it's only truly delicious when it is first made. Or is it? Recently, I quickly transformed some well-chilled leftover mushroom, spinach and pepper risotto . . . . . . into some crisp and tasty baked risotto cakes to ...
Spicy Sesame Noodles with Vegan Porkless Bites
I love taking meaty recipes - and making them meatless! This month's issue of Cook's Country had an interesting recipe for Spicy Sesame Noodles with Pork . . . so I decided to simplify it and make it meatless! For my meat analogue, I chose Gardein's Porkless Bites. I've used Porkless ...
Delicious Hungarian Chicken Paprikash – with vegan and gluten-free options!
Every few months, I get a hankering for Hungarian dishes from my childhood. One of my favorites was Chicken Paprikash - but even though I ate meat until I was 19, I still enjoyed the delicious sour cream, bell pepper, and sweet paprika laden sauce over wide buttered egg noodles much more than I did ...
Lentil and Chorizo Stew – in a Flash with Instant Pot
I'm still amazed at how quickly I can make dinner in my new Instant Pot. My Lentil and Chorizo Stew takes me at least 6 hours in my slow cooker, so I was shocked when my same basic recipe took just 18 minutes of cooking in the Instant Pot. Talk about a time saver! In addition to saving time, ...
East Skillet Bratwurst Dinner – featuring Beyond Sausage Brats!
Move over, Tofurky and Field Roast . . . Beyond Sausage is here! I've never tasted a vegan sausage that tasted so much like meat - before now. My carnivore hubby, ever eager to please, brought me Beyond Sausage Brats home from Sprouts - and we couldn't wait to them them out in some of my ...
Easy Vegan Jambalaya . . . Just in Time for Fat Tuesday
Fat Tuesday came to my home a few days early (yesterday, to be precise!), so that I could figure out how to streamline my recipe for Jambalaya. With a little tinkering, I eliminated four ingredients, reduced eight steps to three, cut the prep time by 20 minutes, and reduced the cooking time by ...
Baked Ziti Lasagna
Have you ever started out to make a dish you were craving . . . only to discover that one of your ingredients was bad? That’s what happened to me this past weekend. I had a hankering for Eggplant Parmesan – but the eggplant I had purchased a week ago was unfortunately past its prime. The ...
Gardein Barbecue Wings and Tri-Color Hash
I’m always intrigued to find a new plant-based protein product, and Gardein has hit a home run with its sweet and tangy Barbecue Wings. With 15 grams of protein per serving and just 160 calories, one package made a tasty mid-week vegan dinner for me and my hubby - along with my Tri-Color Hash - all ...
