Unless you live in the hot, sunny South, you may not be familiar with okra. Since temperatures have been soaring in the Carolinas, okra is one of the veggies that fortunately loves heat. If you've never seen okra growing, it might surprise you to know the plants can get five to six feet ...
Product Reviews
Just in time for the 4th – a truly meaty vegan burger!
Vegans and vegetarians rejoice! You finally have a plant-based burger that can compete with the "real meat" burgers at your family's Fourth of July bash. The cool folks at Beyond Meat have taken the Beast Burger up several notches with The Beyond Burger. I was thrilled to find it yesterday ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gardein Fishless Filets Beat Sophie’s Breaded Vegan Fish Fillets Every Time!
If you grew up with fish on Friday like me, your folks probably took you to Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips or Long John Silver's . . . or maybe you ate at home and had Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks. The fish was usually cod, haddock, or pollack, and was always fried. You probably ...
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 ...
Fresher Produce Means Less Waste
In a previous post on the problem of global food waste, I admitted that the very first place to eliminate food waste is in your own kitchen. I have a bad habit of seeing so much wonderful produce at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market that I tend to overbuy on Saturday mornings. I also try to ...
