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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Gardein’s Sizzling Szechuan Beefless Strips Made My Meatless Monday Simple!
If your Mondays are as busy as mine are, you may like Meatless Monday options that are super easy and don't involve a lot of thought or preparation. My family was pleasantly surprised at how tasty Gardein's Sizzling Szechuan Beefless Strips turned out to be. I had tried an earlier version of this ...
Butternut Squash Ravioli
Although I love to make dinner from scratch almost every night, I've had some very busy days in my law practice lately. And since I'm determined to get back my bitchin' beach bod by our scuba diving trip in June, I'm hitting the gym with our son Nick six nights a week. So, if you don't start ...
Vegan Sweet and Sour Pork
Sounds like a contradiction in terms . . . right? How can you make Sweet and Sour Pork . . . without the pork? Well until Gardein introduced its new product, Sweet and Sour Porkless Bites, the answer was that you couldn’t. We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of one of Gardein’s newest ...
