I am thrilled to find that Quorn is now marketing its vegan products in the US! I've been a big fan of Quorn Meatless and Soy-Free Chik'n Tenders for many years, and I've long wondered why Quorn Vegan Pieces (as they are called in the UK) weren't available in America. Well wonder no ...
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Get Your Greens with Chimichurri Sauce
I discovered this weekend that making chimichurri sauce is even easier than making pesto. This potent fresh green sauce from Argentina combines fresh basil, mint, flat leaf parsley, and cilantro with olive oil, lemon, and garlic and can be made in less than five minutes in a food ...
How to Cube a Mango in Three Easy Steps
My marketing and social media savvy son, Nick, tells me that I need to do shorter posts more regularly. Since I usually blog only once I've perfected a recipe after making it multiple times, I'm departing from that course and will be taking Nick's advice today. Despite the plethora of internet ...
Can Eating More Plants Help You Live Longer?
According to a recent article in Time, one of the three things you can do to extend your life is to eat way more plants. We all like finding articles that support what we believe, so I was pleased to read that ". . . the healthiest diet is the one in which you eat a lot of plants." With that ...
My Kimchi Conundrum
I really, really, really wanted to like Kimchi . . . Friends had raved about it . . . I'd read online blogs about its powerful probiotic punch . . . And since I adore sauerkraut and am totally sold on the powerful health benefits of probiotics, I thought I would give making my own Kimchi a ...
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 ...
Brazilian Feijoada Redux
Maybe it’s being snowbound in the Carolinas because of Winter Storm Jonas . . . Or maybe it’s binge-watching Mozart in the Jungle . . . But I’ve been craving Brazilian food. (OK, I know that Rodrigo is from Mexico City, but I’m at the point in Season 2 where the New York Symphony is ...
Caribbean cooking – vegan style!
In looking at other cultures that use few dairy products in their cooking, I thought it would be fun to develop some recipes using ingredients commonly found in Caribbean cooking. Like my last post on Chicken-free Tagine, this is not an authentic, traditional recipe or based on the ...