Those of you who are friends and family know that my 93-year old mother, Ida Olah, died six weeks ago. My posts have been sporadic (at best) the past six months, since my mom was extremely ill and under Hospice care in her home. Since I did all the cooking for my mom during the last dozen years ...
Vegan
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, ...
Spicy Sesame Noodles with Vegan Porkless Bites
I love taking meaty recipes - and making them meatless! This month's issue of Cook's Country had an interesting recipe for Spicy Sesame Noodles with Pork . . . so I decided to simplify it and make it meatless! For my meat analogue, I chose Gardein's Porkless Bites. I've used Porkless ...
Delicious Hungarian Chicken Paprikash – with vegan and gluten-free options!
Every few months, I get a hankering for Hungarian dishes from my childhood. One of my favorites was Chicken Paprikash - but even though I ate meat until I was 19, I still enjoyed the delicious sour cream, bell pepper, and sweet paprika laden sauce over wide buttered egg noodles much more than I did ...
East Skillet Bratwurst Dinner – featuring Beyond Sausage Brats!
Move over, Tofurky and Field Roast . . . Beyond Sausage is here! I've never tasted a vegan sausage that tasted so much like meat - before now. My carnivore hubby, ever eager to please, brought me Beyond Sausage Brats home from Sprouts - and we couldn't wait to them them out in some of my ...
Easy Vegan Jambalaya . . . Just in Time for Fat Tuesday
Fat Tuesday came to my home a few days early (yesterday, to be precise!), so that I could figure out how to streamline my recipe for Jambalaya. With a little tinkering, I eliminated four ingredients, reduced eight steps to three, cut the prep time by 20 minutes, and reduced the cooking time by ...
Gardein Barbecue Wings and Tri-Color Hash
I’m always intrigued to find a new plant-based protein product, and Gardein has hit a home run with its sweet and tangy Barbecue Wings. With 15 grams of protein per serving and just 160 calories, one package made a tasty mid-week vegan dinner for me and my hubby - along with my Tri-Color Hash - all ...
Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup – with a kick!
If the week before Christmas is as crazy busy for you as it is for me, you might want to try my butternut squash and sweet potato soup. It can cook all day in the slow cooker while you're at work or doing some last minute shopping, and only needs a few minutes of hands-on time when you get home ...
