Vegetarian
Creamy Cauliflower Curry-Fast and Easy
I love a meal that I can just throw together and simmer for a bit, and thanks to flavorful ingredients, it tastes like you have labored for hours. In this Creamy Cauliflower Curry with Beans, Coconut milk and canned beans are the time-savers. In stead of soaking and cooking beans, I devoted a little time to chopping cauliflower and carrots. I even had time to mince fresh turmeric and ginger, for an authentic flavor that really brought it to another level.
Thai Seitan-Radish Lettuce Cups, Fast and Tasty
Lettuce Cups have it all. I used canned mock duck, but you can use other kinds of seitan, tempeh, tofu or mockmeats. If you’re looking for a lower carb meal, this is all the great Thai flavors you love, in a leaf of lettuce instead of over rice. You can avoid grains, if that is your thing, and shorten the cooking time, too. Thai Seitan Lettuce Cups are also great finger food for kids.
Pumpkin Spice Madness!
Pumpkin Spice, sans sugar, is a fragrant addition to this chili! https://youtu.be/igrSs8itVrA Watch Me Make Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Pumpkin Spice Chili! Are You Crazy For Pumpkin Spice? We seem to fall into two camps. There is a growing number of people who look...
Asian Pickles at Home by Pat Tanumihardja
Asian Pickles at Home is a treasure trove of tangy, wildly flavorful pickles from every part of Asia. Don’t be intimidated, most of the pickles in the book are quick and easy, and you can work your way up to full on fermentation. In fact, you might never get there, and still be getting lots of great pickles out of this book.
Strengthen Your Immune System with a Tasty Soup
In scary times, go to the kitchen and make immunity boosting food. You’ll feel better.
Have You Tried Kecap Manis?
Make your own kecap manis with palm sugar and tamari, for a clean, delicious sauce.
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,...
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...
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...
Plant Based Fish in Summer Rolls? Meet Me at Veg Fest for Freebies!
Plant Based Fish, The Next Big Thing Plant Based Meats have been the food trend to watch, in recent years. I even wrote a book about it. Hot on the heels of mock meats is a new growth industry: Plant Based Fish. The hunger for familiar, high protein foods that come...
Keep Cool, Bake a Slow Cooker Dessert with Summer Fruit
It's an unavoidable truth. The summer fruits are perfect for baking into pies and crisps at the same time that you don't want to turn on the oven. July and August are already heating up the house, and the last thing I want is to crank the oven for a couple of hours....
Craveable Crispy Potato and Sweetcorn Croquettes
Sweetcorn is here August is peak market time in Minnesota. Since Spring, there has been a teasingly gradual roll-out of my favorite vegetables and fruits, starting with radishes and rhubarb, moving to asparagus and raspberries, then finally, tomatoes, sweet corn, and...
Make a Pizza with Edible Flowers, It’s Like Eating Summer
I recently did a cooking demonstration at the Mill City Farmer’s Market, showing the crowd how to cook stuffed squash blossoms. The number of people who told me that they had no idea that you could even eat squash blossoms convinced me that it’s time to talk about...
Beets and Cukes in Miso Dressing with Pickled Ginger
I love beets. Their sweet, earthy essence seems to scare some people away, but not me. I do find it frustrating that the only way that beets are served in restaurants these days is in a salad with feta, chevre, or bleu. The sweetness of the beets is a perfect foil for...
Sesame Turmeric Dressing Prep Makes the Week Easy
It's all about that Prep If you want to eat well, you have to meal prep. One of the most basic meal components to prep is your salad dressing. It's sooo quick to make, and sooo much better than the store-bought stuff. If you've been known to buy salad greens, only to...
Convenient Meal Prep: Tofu Egg Salad with Kimchi
Driving across Wisconsin last month, I had occasion to look at the prepared sandwiches in the truck-stop coolers.The standard line-up of meat, tuna, and egg salad sandwiches looked thoroughly unappealing, but seeing those egg salad sandwiches reminded me of...
Make Purple Sweet Potato Gnocchi for a Colorful Bowl of Comfort
Gnocchi are pillows of joy. I've been teaching gnocchi-making classes for over 10 years, to sold out crowds. People just love the idea of making their own gnocchi, and we all get to roll up our sleeves and make mountains of tender dumplings. What few people realize...
You Need Meal Prepping, and Caramelized Onions Make Life Better
Meal Prepping is The Key to Eating Well Ask people what keeps them from eating healthfully, and most will say: lack of time. Somewhere along the line, we became convinced that it's just as good to grab packaged food, to save time for other things. But the real...
Make a Fast Meal with Roasted New Potatoes and a Pumpkinseed-Cilantro Dip
Everybody is in a hurry these days, especially when it comes to getting a meal on the table. I get it. I love writing recipes that people will actually use, not just aspire to make. Time is of the essence. In that spirit, I'm sharing this easy Creamy Pumpkinseed...
Jumbo Tofu Beet Sushi Rolls-When Bigger is Best
Big Fat Sushi Rolls Do you ever feel that sushi is too precious? The most authentic sushi comes to you in tiny bites, designed to make you really appreciate what's in your mouth. But sometimes, you just want a big fat sushi roll. Americans love sushi, and we want our...
Hasselback Purple Sweet Potatoes with Sage, for a Colorful Side Dish
Hasselback is the Way to Go A plain, baked sweet potato is a pretty great thing on its own. Just sliced or mashed, adorned with a little salt or maple syrup. But when it's time to entertain, you want something with curb appeal. For a dramatic presentation, go for...
Rich, Luscious Truffles, Easy, Fast (and Vegan)
The holiday season is in full swing, and you really should have some treats planned by now. No? Well I'm here with a simple little treat that everybody will think was hard to make. I'm talking about Vegan Truffles. No Special Skills Are Needed to Make Vegan Truffles I...
You Need a Comforting Pasta to Keep You Warm This Winter. Try Farfalle with Roasted Tomatoes and Pistachios
I know, it's a crazy-busy time of year. We are all running around trying to get things done, as the temperature drops and it gets dark earlier and earlier. It's disturbingly easy to take refuge in bad choices, and comfort yourself with fast food and snacks. For the...
Autumn Vegetable Gratin Is the Peasant Food You Need Now
Autumn Vegetable Gratin, with Roots It's Autumn. The leaves are afire with brilliant colors, the mornings are briskly frosty, and the harvest has been brought in from the fields. Now is a perfect time to crank the oven and make an Autumn Vegetable Gratin. Root...
Cool Off with Homemade Peanut Butter Pops with Chocolate Drizzle
Is it the heat, or is it the humidity? Who cares? It's Summer, and we love every minute of it. Even when we are seeking shelter in the air conditioning, we get to revel in the best summery foods. And that includes easy, homemade frozen Peanut Butter Pops. With...
Make These Easy Rhubarb Strawberry Shortcakes, Celebrate Local Berries
The local strawberries have made their dramatic entrance, red and ripe and ready to add joy to your life. Rhubarb is still booming in my backyard, and the two flavors are a classic, seasonal combination. Because it's so hot and humid out, I planned ahead and baked the...
See Red with Chipotle Beet Hummus
We love hummus. The eternal combo of chickpeas, tahini and lemon is a crowd pleaser, and has spawned endless variations. So let me join in and make a riff on hummus out of one of the most maligned vegetables out there. Beet hummus! I married a beet-disliker, so when I...
Make Blue Potato Salad with Chive Blossoms for a Quick and Colorful Meal
Does it seem that I'm obsessed with blue food? Purple sweet potatoes, purple corn and purple barley have made frequent cameos here on the blog, in all their chromatic glory. Blue Potato Salad is just the latest. I suppose my eye is drawn to the exotic, as I traipse...
Eat the Rainbow on Cinco de Mayo with Purple Sweet Potato Quesadillas
It's Cinco de Mayo, and time for us to eat some Mexican-inspired food, to celebrate the victory of the villagers of the City of Puebla over the French invaders. I'm using it as an excuse to eat the rainbow. This Purple Sweet Potato Quesadilla with Blood Orange Salsa...
Celebrate St Pat’s with Rosemary Garlic Hasselback Potatoes with Greens
As St Pat's rolls around, are you a traditionalist, who craves the same Irish-inspired dishes year after year? Or are you just in it for the green beer? I'm more interested in tweaking the usual fare, to avoid boredom. That's why I made Rosemary-Garlic Hasselback...