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Weeknight Quickie Summer Pasta-Tricks for a Quick Meal!
Think you are too busy to cook? Not when you can make this easy, plant-based pasta in minutes! Good extra virgin olive oil is key to the flavor, so you need to learn more about where your oil comes from.
What Are Garlic Scapes, and What Do I Do with Them?
Garlic Scapes appear briefly at the Farmer’s Market and in CSA boxes in early summer, and are worth snapping up for a seasonal feast.
“Down and Dirty” Stir Fry-with Korean Flavors
Do you feel overwhelmed at the end of a long day, with no ideas for a quick meal for the family? Try an easy Korean-style Stir Fry, made with canned mock duck and an easy, flavorful sauce.
You Don’t Hate Tofu! Try Thai Marinated Tofu on the Grill, and My Pro Tips!
https://youtu.be/M7uZtT7ddmM Have you ever known something for so long that you forget about it, then suddenly realize that it's time to get back into it? That's just how I feel right now about tofu on the grill. It seems that our time has come, because of the...
Who Needs Meat? We Have Lentils for Delicious Meals.
Red Lentil-Carrot Hummus I recently put together a cooking segment for my favorite local TV show, Twin Cities Live. Since Covid, we are doing them via skype, from my kitchen. In light of the current situation, with so many people out of work, I wanted to get the word...
Stalking the Wild Morel for Stuffed Morels!
I’ve always been intrigued by the hollow shape of the morel, and decided that I wanted to make stuffed morels, if I did find any. I toyed with ideas for fillings, and settled on one that is so simple that it makes perfect sense. A saute of shiitakes, another intense mushroom in their own right, would make a dense, woodsy puree that I could stuff into that cavity. Then, each mushroom would explode with over-the-top mushroomy-ness when you took a bite.I’ve always been intrigued by the hollow shape of the morel, and decided that I wanted to make stuffed morels, if I did find any. I toyed with ideas for fillings, and settled on one that is so simple that it makes perfect sense. A saute of shiitakes, another intense mushroom in their own right, would make a dense, woodsy puree that I could stuff into that cavity. Then, each mushroom would explode with over-the-top mushroomy-ness when you took a bite.
Make Rhubarb Scones-No Eggs, No Milk, Just Delicious!
If you haven’t had a rhubarb dish that you like, try this technique, for tender, sweet bits of rhubarb throughout the scone.
Watch Me Make Chickpea Burgers on Twin Cities Live, Via Skype!
During this time of social distancing, we can still cook together on TV, via skype! Make a pantry chickpea burger, skip the meat today…
Aphrodisiac Asparagus Spears Wrapped in Phyllo, with Romesco, a Spring Celebration!
Ahrodisiac Asparagus, Crispy Phyllo and Piquant Romesco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKn3BESv4X4 Watch me make Aphrodisiac Asparagus with Romesco Sauce Is anyone else ready to eat like it's a normal Spring? Just a bright, sunny, buds-are-busting-out-all-over kind...
No Flour, No Eggs? No Problem! Make Oat and Chia Waffles
When the shelf that used to have wheat flour on it is empty, grab some oats, and make these flourless, eggless waffles. It’s quarantine cooking at its best.
Make a Decorated Focaccia, Brighten the Day
Decorated Focaccia is the Easiest Bread! In these days of "stay the F#%! home," many of you have been finding time to bake. If anything good comes from our current disaster, I hope that it is a new and sustained interest in baking and cooking at home. Home made has...
Strengthen Your Immune System with a Tasty Soup
In scary times, go to the kitchen and make immunity boosting food. You’ll feel better.
Make Your Own Pantry Veggie Burgers
So you’re stuck in the house, with a can of beans? Make these tasty Pantry Chickpea-Caper Burgers with Avocado Tzatziki and be well.
Stay in and Bake Banana-Tahini Muffins with Crystallized Ginger
People are putting tahini in everything these days, and these muffins are a perfect example of how versatile the sesame seed butter can be.
Whole Wheat-Chia Buns in the Slow Cooker
Start slow cooker baking to make delicious whole wheat buns with chia in about an hour and forty five minutes, for fresh, warm bread to go with your meal.
Have You Tried Kecap Manis?
Make your own kecap manis with palm sugar and tamari, for a clean, delicious sauce.
Savor Citrus in Red Curry Mock Duck with 3 Oranges over Fonio
Red Curry Mock Duck with Three Oranges In the dark, cold months of January and February, we can thank the citrus growers of Florida and California for shipping us rays of edible sunshine. Just as the winds howl and the snowbanks grow tall in Minnesota, our southern...
Smoky Carrot Lox Tartine, Make the Easy Home Version
Smoky Carrot Lox Is the Bomb If you read my reviews of the hot Plant Based restaurants in DC and Miami, you might have noticed that smoked carrot lox was featured on two of those menus. For the plant-based eater with nostalgic memories of bagels and lox, the smoky...
Crush Brunch with a Frittata with Kala Namak
Caramelized Onion and Chickpea Frittata with Kala Namak There are a few ingredients that will take your plant-based cookery to the next level. Miso, nutritional yeast, and dried mushrooms come to mind. But one you should really get to know is Black Salt, or Kala...
Meal Prep Some Garlic and Veg Confit, Break Out of Your Rut
Garlic confit, if you aren't familiar with it, might sound like a complicated French dish. But really, it's a simple and easy way to prep all the garlic you need for weeks, or even months. The technique is also a great way to make vegetables into buttery soft,...
Buckwheat Biscuits, With A Crunchy Secret Ingredient
It's biscuit season, and just in time for Veganuary, I'm baking up lots of these plant-based, versatile Crunchy Buckwheat Biscuits. There are many secrets to making a great whole grain biscuit, but these pack a crunchy punch that you may never have tried before. The...
Celebrate with Tajin-Bashed Potatoes, Go Plant Based for Veganuary?
Happy New Year! Wave goodbye to 2019, and start fresh in 2020, woo hoo! It's been a rocky year for me, I lost my Mother to cancer, and there have been a few other hard knocks, just show me my own strength. On the other hand, some great things have come my way,...
Get Crabby with Jackfruit-An Appealing Appetizer
Plant-Based Meats are Hot! We've been watching the world of non-meat "meats" expand and evolve over the last few years, with great anticipation. Whether you are excited about the possibility of stunningly realistic fakes, or could care less if they seem just like the...
Wow Your Guests with Purple Sweet Potato Pie
Still looking for a fun dessert for the holidays? Now that you've got Thanksgiving under your belt, so to speak, it's time to plan the coming feasts, parties and get-togethers. Why not shake it up with a technicolor purple pie? Yes, this Purple Sweet Potato Pie is...
“Just Enough” Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan’s Buddhist Temples
This is the season for indulgence, when we all find ourselves eating, drinking and acquiring things with abandon. So, instead of another recipe for dessert, consider taking a few bites of wisdom from Gesshin Claire Greenwood, and reading her latest book, "Just Enough;...
Poached Pears Make an Elegant Dessert, For a Break from Pumpkin!
I know we are in pumpkin pie season, but really, how many pies can you eat? Dare we break away for a moment to celebrate the beauty of the pear? I've been playing around with desserts that don't have any added sugar lately, and this recipe for Poached Pears in Cherry...
The Speedy Sheet Pan Meets Tofu and Veggies!
Thanksgiving is coming, and your instagram feed is filling up with holiday food porn, so you can start planning for the big day. But between now and then, you still need to eat. If you like to make a big feast, you might find yourself putting all your kitchen time in...
Roast a Whole Stalk of Brussels Sprouts for a Showpiece Dish
We've all been there. As the family sits around a table, a roasted turkey or ham is carved into slices. It's a primal scene. It's part of some hunter-gatherer genetic memory, one that's baked into our brains. Well, I think I've found a vegetable dish that has the...
Bake a Raspberry-Nectarine Slab Pie, Make People Happy!
On a fine Saturday morning, everything seems possible. The day stretches before me, like a bottomless well of time, free to do something adventurous. Rested and ready, I make my way to the Farmer's Market most Saturdays, where tables of colorful produce stretch out...
Make Life Easy with New Potatoes, Chickpea and Fresh Mint
Fresh Mint Forever You really only have to plant spearmint once. I can't remember when I made the fateful move to put a little mint plant in my garden, but it was years ago. The mint flourished and spread and persists, year after year. After we eat tabouli and minty...