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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

Creamy, Vegan Fire-Roasted Hatch Green Chili and Corn Soup

If you're a chili aficionado, you've no doubt heard of the world-famous Hatch chilies from New Mexico. These amazing, meaty pods have a...

Feb 7, 20214 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

Yes, Virginia. You can have fresh, tasty salad without a single lettuce leaf.

Salads can be the definition of 'missed opportunity'. So many people think that if they don't have lettuce leaves and tomatoes, then it...

Feb 2, 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

You'll throw rocks at any other Coleslaw after trying this one!

We both LOVE coleslaw! It just hits all the right notes: crunchy, sorta sweet, sorta tangy, fresh, healthy. Well, not so healthy with all...

Jan 24, 20213 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

No-Egg Salad takes you back to the day ... only better. Way better.

I'd toyed with this plant-based version, based on another recipe, of 'no-egg' salad before, but wasn't impressed. A few months passed and...

Jan 17, 20213 min read

Just call 'em Swedes. Mashed Rutabagas might be your new favorite, ahem, potato.

My grandmother, Ruth Valborg Isakson - and the whole big clan - was from Sweden. They came over in the first decade of the 20th c. and I...

Jan 14, 20213 min read

This vegan, no-oil Spinach Sauce brings star-quality to soups, pasta and more

While cleaning out and reorganizing the freezer - I'm on a mission to make everything more visually accessible - I found a...

Jan 14, 20213 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

Richly satisfying vegan Cream of Broccoli soup

This soup is so beautifully simple, and can make use of leftover potatoes. With several stalks of fresh broccoli in the produce bin, and...

Jan 10, 20212 min read

Steam-line your breakfast routine with your Instant Pot

When the winter sets in, we love our bowl of hot cereal in the mornings. Filled with mixed whole grains, dried fruit and nuts, it's just...

Jan 9, 20213 min read

Water Sautéed greens are so easy, so delicious!

I've seen so many people - new to the Whole-food, Plant-based, No added oil lifestyle - asking how to sauté without oil. It was a 'given'...

Jan 6, 20212 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

Here's the list of herbs and spice products I use, and recommend.

If you've been following my recipes and cooking tips, you'll see links to several products - and online stores - that I've really come to...

Jan 1, 20213 min read

This No-Tuna Salad beats all the others! Hands down.

I've tried the rest. This is the best. A couple years ago, I tried the Good Catch vegan tuna and although tasty and convenient, one...

Dec 29, 20204 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

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