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Lentils alla Norma

I've made the classic dish, Pasta alla Norma for years. It's one of my standards when I have a nice eggplant to use. But, as I was...

Feb 23, 20214 min read

Pasta Alla Vodka for two

Hey, there's no need to order takeout for a richly satisfying Italian dinner for two! Get the red checkered tablecloth out. Light some...

Feb 16, 20213 min read

Vegan No-Oil Heavy Cashew 'Cream' is fast, simple and richly satisfying

You've joined the 'just say "No" to dairy' crowd, but are wondering what to do when you've gotta have heavy cream for a recipe. Hmmm....

Feb 16, 20213 min read

France meets Asia: Lentilles du Puy and the perfect bamboo steamer. C'est si bon!

Just the other day, I received another package of 'caviar'. Well, the 'caviar' of lentils, that is, since we roll WFPBNO (whole-food,...

Feb 7, 20215 min read

Mushroom Bolognese with Seitan

The mushrooms looked so very tempting in my local Winco the other day that I bought a few. Well, a lot. Probably too many. Truth? I...

Feb 3, 20215 min read

This Creamy Cauliflower Soup is deliciously vegan, and no-oil, too!

As I was rehabilitating and organizing my freezer stash of frozen vegetables - I came across a large bag of frozen cauliflower. Hmmmm....

Jan 31, 20214 min read

Creamed Spinach: A steak house standard, modernized.

If you're of a, ahem, certain age, you probably remember the all-American Steakhouse. It's where people went to get their slabs of meat,...

Jan 29, 20214 min read

Quick and easy glazed root vegetables!

Are you still wondering what to do with those less common root vegetables? I'm talking about parsnips, turnips and, gasp! rutabagas. I...

Jan 25, 20214 min read

Get to know the tender 'Baby' of the Bok-Choy family for dinner tonight.

If you haven't tried tender-crisp, juicy baby bok choy, then you're really in for a treat! I have a favorite Asian market here in Reno,...

Jan 24, 20215 min read

Sautéed mushrooms without a drop of added oil are simply delicious

If you're following the Whole-food, Plant-based, no-added-oil lifestyle recommended by Forks Over Knives, then you may be wondering - as...

Jan 12, 20214 min read

Add 'water sauté' method to your cooking techniques and you'll never look back.

This was a 'light bulb' moment. I had been convinced - like so many other cooks - that you absolutely needed oil to sauté foods. Boy, was...

Jan 6, 20212 min read

Christmas dinner was pretty tasty!

Before Thanksgiving, I'd loaded up the freezer with the fancy, limited time plant-based holiday roasts. I served the Field Roast Hazelnut...

Dec 26, 20203 min read

Carrot, Parsnip and Maple Soup from the Instant Pot

If you intend to spend much time in France, be sure that you like carrots. A lot. The French love their carrots! I've hauled many pounds...

Dec 20, 20204 min read

This Lentil-Mushroom Loaf will satisfy your entire family

I've been looking for a decent, basic lentil loaf recipe for some time, and finally decided that I needed to develop one myself. The...

Dec 11, 20205 min read

Butternut squash Mac 'n' Cheez with broccoli and tomatoes

There must be dozens of ways to make vegan cheese sauce on the internet. And, I've tried several. Most are pretty good but too...

Dec 5, 20204 min read

Simply the best vegan, oil-free meatloaf recipe

Here it is! The vegan meatloaf recipe that everybody keeps asking me for. Seriously. Friends, relatives, people on the WFPB social media...

Dec 4, 20203 min read

Simply delicious 'No Beef' Salisbury Steak

Normally, I use the ground Beyond Beef product for meatloaf. I make a killer no-meatloaf. Really. It gets rave reviews. But, it seemed...

Dec 2, 20202 min read

Another simply delicious, vegan Thanksgiving dinner.

Could I pull it off again? Or, was last Thanksgiving just a lucky fluke? To try and make it more than a 'one-off', I stuck with the...

Nov 27, 20204 min read

Simply beefless stew will comfort and satisfy

Warming stews are a must-have here in Reno, Nevada. It gets dark sooner, and the nights are colder, dipping into the 20's. That's why a...

Nov 20, 20204 min read

I'll simply be making a Galette for the holiday dinner.

I used to make pies, back in the day, but have decided over the years that a galette, in the French tradition is somehow more satisfying...

Nov 19, 20206 min read

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