Vegan caviar made from seaweed? I continue to be amazed at the plant-based versions of foods that I thought I would never eat again! I initially bought Caviart® plant-based caviar to motivate me to improve my sushi-making skills or to garnish blini (thin Russian buckwheat pancakes). Both dishes ...
Environment
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 ...
The Impossible Burger is too meaty for me
Last week in Orlando, I had my very first opportunity to try The Impossible Burger. My verdict? The Impossible Burger tastes too much like meat for me. (Hence the confused look of abject horror on my face!) The Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat's Beyond Burger are actually getting quite a ...
Could Feijoada be the tastiest black beans and rice dish on the planet?
Feijoada has always been one of my favorite vegan dishes. I was introduced to it as a junior at Oberlin College when I read Frances Moore Lappe's seminal book, Diet for a Small Planet. Since meat analogues and plant-based protein products weren't around in the 1970's, my college version contained ...
Baked Ziti with Vegan Sausage
Belated Happy New Year! If your holidays were as hectic as mine were – followed by a seemingly endless string of days of bone-chilling temperatures – you may be looking for a fresh take on a comfort food favorite. One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is baked ziti – but for a ...
Fresher Produce Means Less Waste
In a previous post on the problem of global food waste, I admitted that the very first place to eliminate food waste is in your own kitchen. I have a bad habit of seeing so much wonderful produce at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market that I tend to overbuy on Saturday mornings. I also try to ...
Waste not, want not
“Waste not, want not” was a phrase I heard a lot in my youth. I always took it to mean that I shouldn’t waste something because I might need it in the future. We all need to use all of our food resources more wisely – and no article makes that case more clearly than National Geographic’s ...
Fool a Carnivore – British Style
Did you see the Daily Mail article about the British woman who tried to fool her carnivore husband with meatless meals for a week to see if he would notice a difference? Joanne Gould gave a day-by-day assessment of how well her meals satisfied her hubby carnivore’s cravings. I found it ...
