Category: Vegan

Toasted Quinoa – The Lightest, Fluffiest, Most Flavorful Quinoa

Toasted Quinoa – The Lightest, Fluffiest, Most Flavorful Quinoa Toasted Quinoa – Protein-Rich Quinoa Makes A Meal Out of a Bowl of Soup

The idea came to me a couple of weeks ago while enjoying a bowl of Caramelized Onion Fennel and Mushroom Soup. Hmm, I thought, this soup would be perfect over a scoop of quinoa. Maybe even toasted quinoa. Interesting thought considering that I’d never before tasted toasted quinoa. Continue reading Toasted Quinoa – The Lightest, Fluffiest, Most Flavorful Quinoa

Rich Mushroom Stock – Deeply Colored, Richly Flavored

Rich Mushroom Stock – Deeply Colored, Richly FlavoredRich Mushroom Stock Foundational for Caramelized Onion/Fennel and Mushroom Soup

There are three important recipes for making rich, tasty and deeply flavored Caramelized Onion Fennel and Mushroom Soup. This Rich Mushroom Stock, Toasted Quinoa and, of course, the soup recipe itself. Like me, you may Continue reading Rich Mushroom Stock – Deeply Colored, Richly Flavored

Summer Succotash Salad – Crisp, Bright, Fresh from the Summer Garden

Summer Succotash Salad – Crisp, Bright, Fresh from the Summer Garden

Summer Succotash Salad – Upgraded Succotash for Summer – Fresh Corn Off the Cob, Baby Lima Beans, Tomatoes, Green Beans, Sweet Pepper

Take a look at these bright green lima beans. Cooked from frozen, they’re an essential ingredient in Summer Succotash Salad (recipe). Upgraded succotash for summer looks more colorful and tastes much fresher than the succotash I grew up with as a kid in California. Then, the succotash Continue reading Summer Succotash Salad – Crisp, Bright, Fresh from the Summer Garden

Kitchari – Indian Spiced Mung Bean Brown Rice Vegetable Stew

Indian Spiced Mung Bean Brown Rice Vegetable Stew--Kitchari

Kitchari – A One-Pot Meal for Chilly Spring Days

A flavorful and satisfying one-pot meal served for breakfast, lunch or dinner. When it’s cold outside a steaming bowl is particularly comforting and delicious. With nine plus inches of snow in a recent forecast, the time was right for a bowl Continue reading Kitchari – Indian Spiced Mung Bean Brown Rice Vegetable Stew

Tamarind Chutney Papadum – India’s Crispy Crunchy Flatbread

Tamarind Chutney Papadum – India’s Crispy Crunchy Flatbread Tamarind Chutney Papadum –– Appetizer/Snack in Northern India, Accompaniment to Meals in the South

Ever since my first crispy bite of a papadum over 40 years ago, they’ve remained one of my favorite food memories. That first bite happened while at London’s Cordon Bleu School where they were part of an Indian meal we cooked. They were so much fun. Continue reading Tamarind Chutney Papadum – India’s Crispy Crunchy Flatbread

Roasted Tamari Almonds – Tasty, Quick, Easy-to-Make High-Protein Snack

Roasted Tamari Almonds – Tasty, Quick, Easy-to-Make High-Protein Snack Roasted Tamari Almonds – Just Two Ingredients Yet Almost Too Tasty

Roasted Tamari Almonds entail so little time and attention to become crisp and tasty. Roasting in an oven, tossing with tamari and roasting again is all that’s required for a more easily digested and very tasty, high protein snack. Made from just two ingredients, Roasted Tamari Almonds are almost too tasty. Pace yourself. 😊 Continue reading Roasted Tamari Almonds – Tasty, Quick, Easy-to-Make High-Protein Snack

Green Mango Kachumber Salad – A Little Sour, A Little Sweet, A Little Spiced, A Lot Refreshing and Delicious

Green Mango Kachumber Salad – A Little Sour, A Little Sweet, A Little Spiced, A Lot Refreshing and Delicious
Green Mango Kachumber Salad with Amazingly Healthy Raw, Green, Unripe Mangoes

Mmm, ever since my first bite of a ripe, juicy, golden fleshed, sweet and delicious mango, I wondered where they had been all my life. Now, all these years later, I’ve tasted and reveled at my first bite of a hard, unripe, pale fleshed, sour and crisp green mango. Continue reading Green Mango Kachumber Salad – A Little Sour, A Little Sweet, A Little Spiced, A Lot Refreshing and Delicious