As the days get cooler, nothing tastes (and smells) better than a hearty stew or soup simmering all day in my slow cooker. Lentil soup has long been one of my favorites, and I’m sharing a simple recipe that I've made since my teens. Lentils are inexpensive, nutritious, high in protein and fiber, ...
Slow Cooker Recipes
Pappardelle with Sausage Bolognese
One of the lovely things about being snowed in (which is a rarity for us in the Carolinas) is the opportunity to cook hearty dishes that take a long time to make. For example, last night I made French Onion Soup and the night before in the leadup to our winter storm, I experimented with my own ...
Vegan Chorizo and Black Bean Stew
With the dog days of summer upon us, I frequently reach for my slow cooker. In fact, I use my slow cooker as much in the summer as I do in the winter months! My Vegan Chorizo and Black Bean Stew uses spicy vegan chorizo from Asheville-based No Evil Foods instead of one of the vegan ground ...
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 ...
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 ...
Could Feijoada be the tastiest black beans and rice dish on the planet?
Feijoada has always been one of my favorite vegan dishes. I was introduced to it as a junior at Oberlin College when I read Frances Moore Lappe's seminal book, Diet for a Small Planet. Since meat analogues and plant-based protein products weren't around in the 1970's, my college version contained ...
Peruvian Vegetable Stew: Vegan and Gluten-Free
With cooler weather rapidly approaching, I love turning to my slow cooker for easy weeknight meals. But I also like to play with flavors – and since I do a ton of Italian, French, and Mediterranean cooking, I decided to change things up and concoct a stew that borrowed some elements from the ...
Peachy Vegan Chili – with a Bourbon Kick!
Peach season is at its peak in South Carolina. And yes, South Carolina is second only to California in growing delectable peaches. (I was amazed to learn that Georgia, whose nickname is the Peach State, is now a distant third in peach production.) Unfortunately, the peach crops in both ...
