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Tomato-based soup with minimal effort using off-the-shelf marinara sauce and frozen veg
Jump to Recipe We all get jammed up for time. There was a day recently when the weather turned rainy and cool-ish. I wanted soup in a...
Sep 10, 20235 min read
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Seaweed: Delicious. Healthy. Sustainable.
Having spent some time over the years in Japan, I'm fairly familiar with seaweed in dishes beyond the Nori used to wrap Sushi rolls and...
Aug 26, 20239 min read
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One diet resolution to rule them all
What if you could make just one change that could help you lose weight, reverse disease, help the planet, eliminate animal cruelty and...
Jan 8, 20227 min read
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Fritatta without fear!
If you've gone plant-based, and are foregoing eggs, you needn't deprive yourself of easy, satisfying egg-based entrees like the humble,...
Jan 4, 20223 min read
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Tofu-based Mayonnaise rocks it, and is perfect for salad dressings.
Although I love my cashew based mayonnaise, I understand that raw cashews may not be widely available, and are a bit expensive - even...
Oct 4, 20213 min read
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Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadillas
Having seen several versions of this on the internet, I decided it was high time to make my own! Finding a package of whole wheat...
Sep 30, 20213 min read
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West African Collard, Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew: Authentically satisfying.
You may have already noticed that I love Collard Greens. Big time. I could give up every other kind of green leafy vegetable except for...
Sep 17, 20214 min read
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Quick, healthy treats are right in your pantry.
I've never really been much of a 'dessert' person. Back when I was still using animal products (butter, in this case), I made the...
Aug 12, 20213 min read
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Creamy Vegan Carrot Cauliflower Soup - from Instant Pot to the blender. Bam!
Another totally simple soup that will garner rave reviews - earthy, subtly sweet and satisfying. This soup comes together - out of the...
Jul 26, 20214 min read
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You'll eat more veggies if they're tastier and more appealing.
Back in the 1950's - when I was, ahem, young - American home cooks had an amazing talent. They could take beautiful, fresh vegetables and...
Jul 22, 20216 min read
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Fresh, fast and fabulous: Vegan Pea Soup Parisian
If this soup was any easier, it would be in a can on the shelf - except it wouldn't be as healthy or fresh tasting. And, it's as close as...
Jul 19, 20214 min read
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Yes, Virginia. You can have fresh, tasty salad without a single lettuce leaf.
Salads can be the definition of 'missed opportunity'. So many people think that if they don't have lettuce leaves and tomatoes, then it...
Feb 2, 20215 min read
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This Creamy Cauliflower Soup is deliciously vegan, and no-oil, too!
As I was rehabilitating and organizing my freezer stash of frozen vegetables - I came across a large bag of frozen cauliflower. Hmmmm....
Jan 31, 20214 min read
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No-Egg Salad takes you back to the day ... only better. Way better.
I'd toyed with this plant-based version, based on another recipe, of 'no-egg' salad before, but wasn't impressed. A few months passed and...
Jan 17, 20213 min read
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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...
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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Moving toward a plant-based, more sustainable diet
We're there now, but it wasn't always so obvious to us. Rather it came down to incremental changes, where each 'next step' just seemed to...
Jan 4, 20212 min read
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Caramelized Shallot Tomato Soup
Rich and satisfying, this easy soup has a touch of honey for a subtle, earthy sweetness that perfectly compliments the slowly...
Dec 23, 20203 min read
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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...
Dec 13, 20204 min read
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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...
Dec 4, 20203 min read
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Dinner inspiration: Number 1
There are dinners made 'on the fly' that are just simply good. Satisfying. Tasty. Comforting. And, best of all plant-based healthy. But,...
Dec 3, 20202 min read
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