With temperatures in triple digits for the third consecutive week, who feels like turning on the oven? Not me! One of my favorite quick weeknight suppers when it is much too hot to turn on the oven is my ultra flexible main course salad with Gardein Chipotle Lime Flavored Chick'n Tenders. Just 6 ...
Salads
Triple Citrus Fennel Avocado Salad
As the days get warmer, I find myself looking for interesting salads that are filling enough to make a satisfying vegan dinner - so I don't have to turn on the oven or slave over the cooktop! Since spinach is a great source of vitamins A, B, C, E, and K, as well as one of the best vegetable ...
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 ...
My Favorite Summer Salad – Basil Burrata with Fennel and Peaches
As summer draws to a close, it dawned on me that every summer I tend to become obsessed with a different salad: One year, it was strawberries, avocado, and goat cheese over baby spinach with a lemony poppy seed dressing Another year, I constantly made Caprese salad, with fresh mozzarella ...
Cauliflower from Another Planet?
Don't be afraid of trying a veggie that looks like it could have been grown on another planet. When I stumbled upon this chartreuse colored beauty two weeks ago at my local Bush 'n Vine, I knew that I had to try it. With a bit of research, I learned that some folks call it Cauliflower ...
Cantaloupe Salad with Point Reyes Original Blue Cheese
With luscious fruit in such abundance during the summer, I'm always looking for ways to add it to my meals. I've written before about my Watermelon, Cherry Tomato and Feta Salad, and my Peach Burrata Salad - both of which are wonderful ways to end a meal because their natural sweetness eliminates ...
Festive Purple Cabbage Slaw
Looking for a perfect side for your Memorial Day celebration? Look no further! My Festive Purple Cabbage Slaw is vegan, refreshing, healthy, simple to make . . . and delicious! It takes less than 20 minutes to prep your vegetables and make the dressing. Here are the veggies in the raw, ...
Baked Risotto Cakes – the Perfect Solution for Leftover Risotto!
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 ...
