If you grew up with fish on Friday like me, your folks probably took you to Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips or Long John Silver's . . . or maybe you ate at home and had Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks. The fish was usually cod, haddock, or pollack, and was always fried. You probably ...
Easy Weekday Recipes
Gardein’s Sizzling Szechuan Beefless Strips Made My Meatless Monday Simple!
If your Mondays are as busy as mine are, you may like Meatless Monday options that are super easy and don't involve a lot of thought or preparation. My family was pleasantly surprised at how tasty Gardein's Sizzling Szechuan Beefless Strips turned out to be. I had tried an earlier version of this ...
Vegan Sweet and Sour Pork
Sounds like a contradiction in terms . . . right? How can you make Sweet and Sour Pork . . . without the pork? Well until Gardein introduced its new product, Sweet and Sour Porkless Bites, the answer was that you couldn’t. We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of Gardein’s newest ...
Orecchiette with Fennel, Spinach, and Sausage
Fennel has long been one of my favorite vegetables because of its versatility. I love its raw crunch in salads, and adore it roasted. I also appreciate that its peak season is late fall to early spring, so it covers the winter months with a welcome alternative to root veggies that can get a tad ...
The BBQ Battle – WestSoy Seitan vs. Tofurky Chik’n
My carnivores are Southern to the core, so BBQ has a special place in their hearts - and in their tummies! Since I had a very busy day, I decided to pit two very different BBQ meat analogues against each other. We've had WestSoy Seitan Pulled BBQ before, but Tofurky's Slow Roasted Chick'n ...
Taking Advantage of Leap Day
I’ve been so busy throughout the month of February coaching a wonderful high school mock trial team that I’ve had very little time to cook – or blog. Having an extra day in February after a busy month has been a real blessing! Ordinarily, I love to make delicious, healthy ...
Chicken-free Tagine
In my quest for new ideas for vegan recipes, I've realized that I need to explore other cultures that are less dairy-dependent than the cuisines of Italy and France - my two long-time favorites. Our fridge was short on fresh veggies, so I needed to make a pantry-centric dinner one night last week . ...
Is Sesame Chicken Possible – without the Chicken?
Ever since our son Nick came home from Stetson after graduation, he has been craving Sesame Chicken. But not just any Sesame Chicken – apparently Top’s China was the favorite place for starving Stetson students to gorge on this Chinese staple in DeLand, Florida. Since Nick knows that I’m not ...
