I often receive comments about plant-based protein being “processed food.” I’ve found a new company in Asheville, North Carolina called No Evil Foods that makes an amazing vegan Hot Italian Sausage they call “The Stallion” with eight simple ingredients – all of which are non-GMO and three of ...
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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 ...
Celebrating My Mom’s 90th Birthday with Vodka Pasta
Celebrating life’s milestones with family and friends is one of my greatest pleasures. Last Thursday, I was thrilled to host a dinner party for my remarkable mother’s 90th birthday. Ida Menage Olah (known as Eda to her Cleveland family and friends) doesn’t like to be the center of ...
Bitter Melon Proved Me Wrong
I have a boundless curiosity about food and am always willing to try something new. In fact, I'm a big believer in trying any new food three times before deciding not to eat it again. So, I approached bitter melon with eager anticipation. I'd been seeing those green squash-like veggies, covered ...
8-year-old NC Chef Attending Kids’ State Dinner
Congratulations to Alex Tschegg of Matthews! He's the 8-year-old chef-in-the-making from Matthews, North Carolina who was the winner from North Carolina of the 2015 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. Alex is one of 55 talented young people who will be dining with First Lady Michelle Obama at the Kids' ...
Life happens between blogs . . .
Wow - it's been a month since my last post. Life sure has gotten in the way of my blog! Let's see - our son graduated from college, we celebrated his 22nd birthday, fulfilled business and family obligations, and took our annual scuba diving trip to Pirates Point at Little Cayman - that will take ...
Oyster Mushrooms Berkeley over Tagliatelle
Back in the 1970s-1980s, every vegetarian owned a copy of The Vegetarian Epicure by Anna Thomas. One of my all-time favorite recipes from that cookbook was Mushrooms Berkeley. Over the years, I have made a lot of different variations, including my Beef and Mushrooms Berkeley included in ...
My Favorite Polenta and Sausage Dish
As I was preparing for my Herb Gardening Made Easy class tomorrow at the main branch of the York County Library in Rock Hill, I was looking for my recipes that use rosemary - and found this post - still sitting in "draft" on my website - waiting to be published. Sometimes, I just have too much ...
