Vegan Chicken and Dumplings Many parts of the USA are getting pounded with snow this week and a delicious plant-based recipe is the perfect remedy for those cold, wintery days. I have lots of friends and family on the East Coast and I wanted to come up with something that would help keep them warm and cozy.…
Vegan Fish n Chips with Red Cabbage Slaw As promised, here is my contribution to Seattle Super Bowl fans who want to celebrate the flavors of Seattle without the animal protein. Today I made a beer battered vegan fish n chips with red cabbage slaw. As many of you know, Seattle is famous for their seafood…
Post From January 2015: It’s that time of year again. Super Bowl 2015 has arrived. This year I wanted to show my support to both teams by creating a lucky plant-based Super Bowl signature dish that highlights the most iconic foods of both regions. Today I started with New England. What could be more New…
Have you ever asked yourself the question: “What do I stand for?” I read a book recently that challenged me to explore why I was born into this world and what did my life stand for? It also raised the questions of what was I meant to do with my life and what is my…
Before we talk about this delicious gluten-free cauliflower crust, I want to share a story. Yesterday, I received a surprise in the mail. It was a letter I wrote to a friend when I was only 17-years-old. My childhood girlfriend was kind enough to send it to me. The first thing that struck me was my rapid-fire…
Vegan Waldorf Salad If you are not familiar with a Waldorf Salad, it was a signature dish at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. Cole Porter liked it so much that he sang about it in the 1934 tune “You’re the Top.” A Waldorf Salad is generally made with fresh apples, lettuce, celery, walnuts…
Gluten-Free Zucchini Cakes with Spinach, Arugula & Basil Sour Cream Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist, Dave Barry, once wrote: “minutes after you plant a single seed, hundreds of zucchini will barge out of the ground and sprawl around the garden, menacing the other vegetables.” A clever and funny way to describe how bountiful zucchini can be.…
A sweet potato is one of the easiest, inexpensive, and most satisfying foods you can eat. Did you know a sweet potato has 1000 times more vitamin A than a white potato? Vitamin A is important for normal vision, the immune system, reproduction, and helps all your organs work properly. The pack a wallop of health benefits…
Before we discuss this simple and delicious cannellini bean salad, I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a man in the cash register line at Whole Foods. Me, always the inquisitive one, noticed he was purchasing a six-pack of plant-based Tofurkey Brats. I immediately asked him if he was vegan. He said no and went on…
I said yum a lot while tasting this lovely dish, and I decided to call it the “no cheese vegan mac and cheese” because it reminded me so much of the old-fashioned mac and cheese I used to make. Cauliflower takes center stage in this recipe by providing the creamy, cheesy like sauce. I love using cauliflower…
