Sugar Snap Peas are one of my favorite spring vegetables. Paired with leeks, purple scallions, orange and yellow peppers, Meyer lemon, and Gardein Meatless Chick’n Strips, they produced a bright and colorful dinner that was a snap to make. (Pardon the pun!) Sugar snap peas take only a few minutes ...
Easy Weekday Recipes
Penne with Oven-Roasted Butternut Squash, Greens, and Field Roast Smoked Apple Sage Sausage
Even though it seems like everyone is getting ready for Thanksgiving, this is the perfect recipe for a hearty weeknight meal that doesn't duplicate the dishes you'll be preparing next week. Butternut squash is one of my favorite fall vegetables, and roasting it in the oven brings out its ...
Orecchiette with Cauliflower, Capers, Raisins, and Sweet Italian Beyond Sausage
One of my favorite pasta shapes is Orecchiette, which means “little ears”. Although Orecchiette comes from the boot-shaped Apulia region in southern Italy, my Sicilian grandmother often used it. My grandmother, Cesarina, didn’t own a cookbook, but made mouth-watering bowls of pasta from whatever ...
Pesto Genovese with Green Beans, Roasted Tomatoes, Yukon Gold Potatoes, and Basil Burrata
One of the joys of summer is growing my own basil – which means that fresh Pesto Genovese is always an option for dinner. My favorite way to turn pesto into a full-blown meal worthy of company is to add cubed Yukon Gold potatoes, stringless green beans, and oven roasted tomatoes, before topping my ...
Fish-Free Tuna and Cannellini Bean Salad
I recently learned about Good Catch, a cool company that makes plant-based seafood products. Good Catch uses a blend of six plant proteins made from legumes - peas, lentils, chickpeas, soy, fava beans, and navy beans – and have created a credible stand-in for tuna. Good Catch’s Fish-Free Tuna has ...
Sheet Pan Honey-Mustard Vegan Sausages and Veggies – Cheat Sheet Style!
Most people love the convenience of sheet pan dinners, but the sad truth is that ingredients are often unevenly cooked – especially plant-based protein products which cook much more quickly than meat. At least, that’s what I thought before I was introduced to Cheat Sheets. A dear friend gave ...
Korean Meatballs – Vegan and Gluten-Free!
Are you ready to make Korean Meatballs that are Vegan and Gluten-Free? Since Beyond Beef Plant-Based Ground has become my family's current favorite plant-based meat, so I'm constantly looking for new ways to use this terrific product. This time I'm trying my hand at perfecting Korean Meatballs! ...
Sheet Pan Ratatouille Chick’n Scallopini
I make a lot of pasta and rice dishes . . . and perhaps you do too. It’s nice to be able to have a simple, satisfying low-carb dinner that puts the focus back on plant-based protein and still gives you a satisfying mix of six flavor-packed veggies that are at the peak of summer perfection. ...
