Walk into a grocery store in October in the Northern Hemisphere, and you’re likely to see winter squash of all shapes and sizes piled high in bins. These lovely vegetables have been soaking up the sun all summer long. (If you grow winter squash, you know you have been faithfully watering these babies for months. [...]
This week I made over a former family favorite – Tuna Noodle Casserole. The new version is plant-based and utilizes a meat replacement product from Beyond Meat® called Beyond Chicken Strips. If you’re already on the WFPB bandwagon, you may question this ingredient. You know that whole food, plant-based ingredients are best. If this is [...]
This satisfying meal combines two of my favorite foods – meaty Chile Con Carne and New Mexico Hatch Green Chile. It is a delicious, plant-based chili that will please even the most committed carnivore. The recipe utilizes a plant-based meat substitute from Beyond Meat®. This product makes it easy to create a healthy vegan or [...]
You won’t miss the meat in this delicious bulgur bowl! Last week, while I was perusing my recipe binder and planning the new week’s dinner menu, I ran across an old favorite from Cooking Light - Tex-Mex Rice Bowl. I decided to make a meatless version to rev up the nutritional value. In this new [...]
There are many diet labels out there. Vegetarian. Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian. Pescatarian. Vegan. Vegan before 6pm. (Yes, I know this one is controversial. I’ll explain in a minute.) Plant Strong. Flexitarian. Fruititarian. (Yes, they eat only fruit.) Raw Foodist. What I find interesting is that these labels, which are really just styles of eating that put an [...]
What can you do with limp kale and pita bread that’s past its prime? Make a delicious lunch or light dinner, of course! Fattoush is an Arabic bread salad that makes good use of common fresh vegetables and stale or toasted flatbread. The main ingredients usually include lettuce, cucumber, radishes, tomatoes, onion, mint and toasted [...]
Fennel bulb, sometimes called anise, sitting on the grocer’s shelf, is pale and unbecoming. Seasoned and roasted to golden perfection in a hot oven, it’s delicious. If you’ve been skipping this funny looking vegetable with frilly green fronds, you’ll want to add it to your basket and give it a try. In addition to being [...]
