I've made a lot of batches of meatless chili. In fact, my Mexican Black Bean Chili is one of my most requested recipes from Fool a Carnivore. Nothing prepared us for the beefy wallop of Beyond Meat Beef-Free Feisty Crumbles. In fact, my carnivore husband took his first taste and had just two ...
Slow Cooker Recipes
Fourteen Bean Soup
Sometimes I like playing with recipes from Fool a Carnivore to create something different. This is a new version of my Fifteen Bean Soup recipe that I’m calling Fourteen Bean Soup, because that was the number of beans in the organic mix I used today. For the record the beans were red kidney beans, ...
Fix Meatless Jambalaya for your Mardi Gras Dinner
On the Tuesday before Lent begins, we celebrate Mardi Gras in our home. We don beads, wear purple, green and gold, play some jazz, and pretend we're in New Orleans! I generally make jambalaya at Mardi Gras because good, fresh okra is hard to get in late winter in the Carolinas. (Although if you can ...
Is a Vegan Pot Roast Possible?
What current or former carnivore doesn’t fondly remember pot roast? My mom didn’t have a slow cooker (they weren’t invented it back in the 1960’s) but she made a darn good pot roast for Sunday dinner, cooking it slowly in her gas oven. I think my vegan pot roast is pretty darn close to the real ...
Does Fig Food Co. Make the Best Organic Black Beans?
Cold winter days leave me hankering for warm, nourishing soups and stews - especially ones I can create effortlessly in my slow cooker. Although it is always better (and cheaper) to make your own beans from dried beans, my busy schedule means that I am always looking for shortcuts that don't ...
High Praise from a Butcher’s Daughter
My recent blog on Sweet Earth Chipotle Style Seitan inspired a fellow foodie friend and unabashed meat eater (the daughter of a butcher, no less!) to try one of my recipes from Fool a Carnivore. Check out Deborah Quok's review here. Deborah is a long time friend from the commercial real world, ...
A Different Way of Welcoming 2014
Our home was hoppin’ last night – our friends and neighbors feasted on three different types of Hoppin’ John, collards, and cornbread. My guess is that all of them are meat eaters, and yet no one complained about the lack of animal protein in my dishes. My Hoppin’ John recipe for a crowd has ...
Who Couldn’t Use More Luck?
Ringing in the New Year – Southern Style While most of you are probably preparing for a big night on the town, we’re spending a quiet evening at home getting ready for the real party tomorrow night. We host an annual New Year’s Day Good Luck dinner at our home. We invite an interesting mix of ...
