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Jan 25, 20214 min read
Quick and easy glazed root vegetables!
Are you still wondering what to do with those less common root vegetables? I'm talking about parsnips, turnips and, gasp! rutabagas. I...
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Jan 14, 20213 min read
Just call 'em Swedes. Mashed Rutabagas might be your new favorite, ahem, potato.
My grandmother, Ruth Valborg Isakson - and the whole big clan - was from Sweden. They came over in the first decade of the 20th c. and I...
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Jan 14, 20213 min read
This vegan, no-oil Spinach Sauce brings star-quality to soups, pasta and more
While cleaning out and reorganizing the freezer - I'm on a mission to make everything more visually accessible - I found a...
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Jan 12, 20214 min read
Sautéed mushrooms without a drop of added oil are simply delicious
If you're following the Whole-food, Plant-based, no-added-oil lifestyle recommended by Forks Over Knives, then you may be wondering - as...
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Jan 10, 20212 min read
Richly satisfying vegan Cream of Broccoli soup
This soup is so beautifully simple, and can make use of leftover potatoes. With several stalks of fresh broccoli in the produce bin, and...
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Jan 6, 20212 min read
Water Sautéed greens are so easy, so delicious!
I've seen so many people - new to the Whole-food, Plant-based, No added oil lifestyle - asking how to sauté without oil. It was a 'given'...
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Dec 29, 20204 min read
This No-Tuna Salad beats all the others! Hands down.
I've tried the rest. This is the best. A couple years ago, I tried the Good Catch vegan tuna and although tasty and convenient, one...
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Dec 29, 20203 min read
This vegan no-oil mayonnaise will be your new favorite everything.
I've tried so many different vegan, no added oil concoctions as stand-ins for mayonnaise, once I tossed out the last of a jar of...
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Dec 26, 20203 min read
Christmas dinner was pretty tasty!
Before Thanksgiving, I'd loaded up the freezer with the fancy, limited time plant-based holiday roasts. I served the Field Roast Hazelnut...
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Dec 20, 20204 min read
Carrot, Parsnip and Maple Soup from the Instant Pot
If you intend to spend much time in France, be sure that you like carrots. A lot. The French love their carrots! I've hauled many pounds...
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Dec 13, 20204 min read
Delicious, slice-able Seitan is simpler than you might think!
My first bites of seitan - the meat-like food made from vital wheat gluten - were the commercially made plant-based protein products by...
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Dec 12, 20202 min read
French Accent: Instant Pot Provençal Vegetable Soup
This classic French soup satisfies on so many levels with its' delicate broth and colorful vegetables. And, if you're looking for...
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Dec 11, 20205 min read
This Lentil-Mushroom Loaf will satisfy your entire family
I've been looking for a decent, basic lentil loaf recipe for some time, and finally decided that I needed to develop one myself. The...
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Dec 8, 20204 min read
Instant Pot Moong Dal: A healthier alternative to boring tomato soup
When the weather gets colder, and the days shorter, we start looking for comforting foods. Soups are right up at the top of the list at...
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Dec 5, 20204 min read
Butternut squash Mac 'n' Cheez with broccoli and tomatoes
There must be dozens of ways to make vegan cheese sauce on the internet. And, I've tried several. Most are pretty good but too...
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Dec 4, 20203 min read
Simply the best vegan, oil-free meatloaf recipe
Here it is! The vegan meatloaf recipe that everybody keeps asking me for. Seriously. Friends, relatives, people on the WFPB social media...
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Dec 3, 20203 min read
Simply the easiest, creamiest pumpkin soup
There are many versions of squash soups out there on the great wide web, but few easier than this one. I'd seen a recipe for a curried...
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Dec 2, 20202 min read
Simply delicious 'No Beef' Salisbury Steak
Normally, I use the ground Beyond Beef product for meatloaf. I make a killer no-meatloaf. Really. It gets rave reviews. But, it seemed...
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Dec 1, 20206 min read
How to simply 'vegan-ize' just about any recipe
When we began the journey to a whole-food, plant-based, no added oil way of eating, my first instinct was to grab for all the new...
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Nov 24, 20203 min read
"Turk'y-ish" Gumbo for the day after. And, the day after that.
We all know that Thanksgiving leftovers are one of the best things ever invented. It doesn't matter what it is. "Leftover dressing? Sure!...
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