Red Beans BourguignonI found this recipe in the Vegetarian Meat & Potatoes Cookbook, and it is excellent! I served it over baked potato, but imagine it would be good over crusty French bread as well. Enjoy! 8 ounces pearl onions1 Tbsp olive oil8 ounces white button mushrooms, quartered8 ounces baby carrots2 garlic cloves, minced2 Tbsp [...]
Stuffed Peppers with Arborio Rice and BasilOne of my favorite recipes from Vegan Italiano, an excellent, vegan, Italian cookbook. 2-1/2 Tbsp Extra-virgin Olive Oil1 medium onion, finely chopped3 large cloves garlic, finely chopped1-1/2 lbs ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped1/4 c low-sodium vegetable brothSalt and freshly ground pepper, to taste1 cup arborio rice, slightly undercooked1/2 [...]
Pasta PuttanescaI’ve always had a love of Italian food, and now am adjusting my diet to include Italian food sans meat. A light dusting of Pecorino Romano on the finished plate still lingers. This is a favorite hearty sauce of mine – excellent with whole wheat spaghetti. For those of you who don’t like the [...]
Pasta Fagioli (Vegan) The very first vegan dish I ever made was Pasta Fagioli, forwarded to me as encouragement. It has since been a staple recipe; a very hearty, satisfying dish. 20 slices of vegan pizza pepperoni sliced in half 1 medium onion, chopped1 red or green pepper, chopped2 clove of garlic, minced2 Tbsp olive [...]
Banana Split Muffins In the November/December issue of VegNews, I found a scrumptious receipe for Banana Split Muffins. I made these this morning, and the baking time filled my house with a wonderful, warm, yummy smell on a cold, winter morning (well, as cold as it gets in Charlotte, NC). The muffins did not disappoint [...]
For the Love of Teese? Probably the thing I’m having the hardest time giving up enroute to becoming a vegan is cheese. I’m a huge fan of cheese – from the sharp, salty Parmigiano Reggiano, to the somewhat aggressive taste of a veiny Gorganzola, to the deliciously creamy Mozzarella on top of a good New [...]
Sweet and Sour Peppers – it’s what’s for dinner!I found lots of good peppers at Harris Teeter yesterday, and put them right to use in a recipe from ‘Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home’ tonight. I changed the recipe a bit to suit my own tastes – dropped the number of peppers and added straw mushrooms. [...]
Fresh Corn ChowderMy mother, with whom I’ve just recently re-established a relationship, was a chef in previous work experience. She’s now a hospice nurse and is caring for people during the last stage of their lives. I sent her The China Study to read; as I’ve said, it’s a book you want to share with [...]
Vegetarian Chili I have been craving good chili, probably due to the cold weather we’ve been having. Looked around for a good veg chili recipe, and found a new one that I decided to try (courtesy of Emeril Lagasse). I tweaked it a bit to suit my own tastes, and it turned out great – [...]