When I write recipes I don’t usually label them as “the best,” “the ultimate” or “perfect” as some people do. I’ve always felt that sounded a bit conceited and was up to the eaters to decide for themselves. But calling this recipe just “Potato Nachos” didn’t seem accurate. It needed something else. And something more […]
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Vegan Soy Curl Caesar Salad and Cheesy Breadsticks
My favorite salad has always been Caesar salad. There was a time that it was the only thing I ever ate when I would go out to lunch. If I ever ordered something else, I ended up regretting not getting the Caesar salad. Caesar dressing is just so good. It’s thick, creamy, salty and delicious. […]
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Fudge
This may be the shortest recipe I’ve ever posted. Unlike most of my savory dishes, it doesn’t have a dozen herbs and spices. And unlike many of my recipes, it has only 4 rather than 40 ingredients (5 if you count the cooking oil spray which is optional). Even my dessert recipes usually have a […]
Vegan Jamaican Curried “Goat” Stew with Upton’s Naturals Seitan
Time does not heal all wounds. I know that I will be vegan for the rest of my life but that can never change that I wasn’t for the first half of my life. It can’t bring back all the animals who suffered and died for my appetite. While I look back and feel shame, […]
Vegan Meatball Parmigiana Hero Made with Neat Italian Mix and Egg Replacer
I reviewed Neat – a Healthy Replacement for Meat a few months ago when I made my Vegan Sloppy Joses using their Neat Mexican Mix. Today I’m writing about their Italian mix AND their new egg replacer, the Neat Egg. The Neat Egg Mix is made with chia seeds and chickpeas. You just mix it […]
Product Review: The Lazy Dog Cookie Co.
We love our dogs and fur babies more than anything so it doesn’t make sense to feed them food or snacks that are anything but the best. That seems obvious yet so many dog foods and treats have questionable ingredients. The way I see it, if I wouldn’t eat it, I’m certainly not going to […]
Vegan Strawberry Cheese Blintzes with Strawberry Basil Compote and GO Veggie!® Cream Cheese
Whenever my mother made blintzes, she would make dozens…literally. She would easily make about 100 blintzes – cheese and potato – and freeze them so we could enjoy them for weeks and months to come. My favorites were the potato blintzes with mashed potatoes mixed with caramelized onions. I’ve made a vegan version of my […]
Italian White Bean Dip and Plentils from Enjoy Life Foods
When it comes to salty, crunchy foods, I have very little willpower. You can keep your chocolate and your ice cream; just give me the chips. It’s because I have so little control over potato chips that I either try to avoid them or I make my own Homemade Baked Potato Chips. So when a crunchy […]
Baked Cauliflower “Mac” and Cheese with Peas and Review of Teese Vegan Cheddar Cheese
We all love mac and cheese but now that the weather is getting warmer and our sweaters are put away, it’s time to lighten up our usual dishes. Since cauliflower is the new kale and people are using it for everything, it only made sense to use it for a low-carb substitute for pasta. Mac […]
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with this Skillet Cheesy Enchilada Stew
Today is Cinco de Mayo, a day of celebration and lots of good food and drinks. So I had to share this amazing dish I made. Well, it’s not really a dish – it’s an entire pot full of ooey-gooey cheesy, soy curl-y goodness. For some reason, I had cheese fondue in my mind. I’ve […]
Vegan Orange Soy Maple Sticky Tenders with Beyond Meat Homestyle Tenders
A couple of weeks ago I was reading a cooking magazine and they had an article on 25 different types of chicken wings. They all looked delicious and disturbing at the same time. Delicious because I used to LOVE eating chicken wings and disturbing because I used to LOVE eating chickens’ wings. What a difference […]
Product Review: UrthBox
The only thing better than getting packages in the mail is getting packages filled with yummy, vegan goodies! And the only thing better than that is getting a box of yummy, vegan goodies every single month! UrthBox not only makes it easy but they do it with snacks that are also healthy. Face it, we […]
Asparagus Tofu Tartines with Light Vegan Hollandaise Sauce
I’ve been a fan of Rachael Ray since before I was vegan. So much of what I know about cooking I learned from watching her. Once I became vegan, I continued to watch her shows, read her magazines and learn more. I also attempt to veganize many of her recipes. My dream, after all, is […]
Vegan Mozzarella-Stuffed Cannellini Burgers with Spinach Pesto
Over the years I have made a lot of vegan burgers. I have Kidney Bean-Walnut Burgers, Black-Eyed Pea Burgers, Buffalo Lentil Burgers, Chickpea Burgers, Hoisin Black Bean Burgers, Moussaka Burgers, Eggplant Burgers, Trudy’s “Beefy” Burgers, QBC (Quinoa, Broccoli and Chickpea) Burgers, Roasted Beet Burgers, and Green Chile Queso Beast Burgers. I’ve written articles here and […]
Raw or Almost Raw Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake
I don’t post a lot of raw recipes. In fact, this may only be the second one in the years since this blog began. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for raw food but except for salads, I prefer my food hot. The hotter, the better. Cheesecake, however, is one food you don’t eat hot […]
Jewish Food Hero Holiday Menu Service
Passover is fast approaching and like most holidays, the focus is very much on food. Passover has many food restrictions and when you’re vegan on top of that, it can be downright challenging. Searching for recipes that are both vegan and appropriate for the Jewish holidays can be difficult; the resources are few and not […]
Vegan Tofu Veggie Pot Pie with Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuit Top
Everyone is talking about EatPastry cookie dough. It comes in 7 different flavors that you can bake into goodies or eat raw. Unfortunately, I can only live vicariously because no one sells it where I live. Everyone is not so fortunate to live near a Whole Foods supermarket. The company did send me their gluten-free […]
Warm Vegan Chicken and Black Bean Salad over Zucchini Noodles
The weather is finally getting milder and the huge mountains of snow are starting to melt. It’s been in the 40s the past two days but the nights are still really cold, in the 20s. I have been craving salads lately and I plan to make them for dinner but by the time I get […]
Vegan Holishkes (Stuffed Cabbage)
Yesterday was my mother’s birthday and I wanted to make one of the dishes she always made when I was growing up. I had a large head of cabbage so I decided to make holishkes or stuffed cabbage. When I was a kid, my mother would make these all the time. My father loved them. […]
Vegan “Chicken” Paprika over Wide Noodles and Kale
One of my favorite spices is paprika. It’s in my top 5 of herbs and spices I can’t live without, sitting alongside garlic, oregano, cumin and nutmeg. I add it to pretty much all my dishes so the idea of making an entire sauce with it is tantalizing. Chicken paprikash, also known as chicken paprikas […]
Tofu Teriyaki Bowls and Nasoya Tofu
It was just six years ago that I thought I couldn’t live without chicken. Then I watched “Meet Your Meat” and never ate another bite of flesh again. Today it’s tofu I think I can’t live without. I find that funny because there was a time that I insisted no tofu be in any dish […]
Green Chile Queso Beast Burger with Guacamole and Beyond Meat’s Beast Burger
Prepare yourselves: The Beast is coming! Just when I thought I couldn’t love Beyond Meat more, they are unleashing The Beast. The Beast is Beyond Meat’s new burger. The Beast Burger is amazing! Beyond Meat is changing the whole veggie burger game with this one. This quarter-pound vegan burger is incredible. It looks like a […]
Product Review: Three Paws Gourmet Dog Treats
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and that means it’s time to focus on love, hearts and the warm fuzzies that come from true love. What better topic could there be than my Benny? We all know that when you want to find true love, you’ll find it with animals. Benny is my little valentine (whether he […]
Homemade Calzones, Easy Queso Cheese Sauce and a Review of Field Roast Cheese Slices
I’m pretty sure every vegetarian and vegan knows about Field Roast and if they don’t, they need to get acquainted with them right away! Field Roast makes grain meat and they do it exceedingly well. Field Roast was created in 1997 in Seattle when Chef David Lee combined the European tradition of sausage-making with the […]