Before the luscious peaches and plums are gone for the season, I hope you will try my Plum and Peach Kuchen. I don't normally publish dessert recipes, but this was low in sugar, high in flavor, and so darn easy to make that I decided to depart from my normal format. I was blessed recently with ...
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Butternut Squash and Bacon Sauce with Fusilli
Bacon is without question the hardest meat to replicate using plant-based sources. Trust me - I've tried! Although I am not a fan of most MorningStar Farms products, its Veggie Bacon Strips are still my go-to source for close to real bacon flavor and crunch. The cooler weather had me ...
Can vegan chicken apple sausage fool your carnivores?
I've been a huge fan of Field Roast Smoked Apple Sage Sausage for many years. Among the three versions made by Field Roast, Apple Sage has always been my go-to sausage alternative when I want a mild flavor. The Yukon gold potatoes, sage, and ginger balance the sweetness of the apples nicely - but it ...
Beating the high cost of organic produce
Every week, I spend at least $100 and 2 hours of my Saturday morning shopping for organic produce at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market. I don't know about you, but that's a lot of time and $$ to me! In an effort to free up my Saturday mornings, I decided to try Absolute ...
Are you tired of salads?
If you're tired of salads (or smoothies) as a cool way of getting your fresh raw veggies, think about chilled soups for the hot summer months for a refreshing change of pace. Sure, everyone has heard of gazpacho - what a fabulous summer soup! Lots of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, scallions, ...
Rio Bertolini’s Pasta makes a vegan ravioli worth eating!
Back in late April, I reviewed two Butternut Squash Ravioli - one with dairy made by Rio Bertolini and a vegan version made by Candle Cafe. I loved the Rio Bertolini Butternut Squash Ravioli made with dairy and lamented that I was unable to locally obtain Rio Bertolini's Vegan Butternut Squash ...
Aduki Bean Sweet Potato Chili
Wow, it's been a long time since I found the time to blog! Our phenomenal annual scuba diving trip to Pirates Point Resort on Little Cayman followed by a business trip to Detroit really cut into my cooking (and blogging) time! When I return home from a trip, I'm always faced with a less than ...
Antipasti that will please your carnivores
Have you ever agonized over what to serve as a first course for a special meal? Case in point. Our son, Nick, wanted to have a few close friends over to celebrate his 23rd birthday this past Saturday. He chose ravioli as the main course - and what goes well before the pasta? The antipasti, of ...
