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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

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

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

This vegan no-oil mayonnaise will be your new favorite everything.

I've tried so many different vegan, no added oil concoctions as stand-ins for mayonnaise, once I tossed out the last of a jar of...

Dec 29, 20203 min read

French Accent: Instant Pot Provençal Vegetable Soup

This classic French soup satisfies on so many levels with its' delicate broth and colorful vegetables. And, if you're looking for...

Dec 12, 20202 min read

Dinner inspiration: Number 1

There are dinners made 'on the fly' that are just simply good. Satisfying. Tasty. Comforting. And, best of all plant-based healthy. But,...

Dec 3, 20202 min read

Simply put the recipe on the bulk container of (fill in the blank).

We don't have hot cereal around here except in the winter months, but occasionally our daughter will be here and want oatmeal. Microwave...

Nov 28, 20201 min read

Stop tossing perfectly good radish leaves? Please?

Radishes are a staple in France, where I spend a lot of time (at least pre-COVID). My Auvergnate tante, Jacqueline, brings out a HUGE...

Nov 25, 20202 min read

Better broth is as close as your vegetable trimmings.

For the last several years, I've kept a zip-lok bag in the freezer to hold vegetable trim: the tops of leeks, onion peels, the butt ends...

Nov 13, 20203 min read

Peeled garlic: Don't make this harder than it needs to be

The only 'problem' - if I can call it that - that I have with my fast and easy method of peeling garlic is that it tends to make my Apple...

Nov 11, 20202 min read

Hooray For Leftovers! Really. I Mean It.

I adore leftovers. It's a challenge to repurpose them in ways that are, 1- tasty, 2- appealing, and 3- don't suck. But, seriously (?),...

Nov 10, 20202 min read

Creamy Chikin Gravy in Minutes!

Many of you were so excited about my Easiest Vegan Brown Gravy that I knew that I had to offer up a lighter version for the plant-based...

Nov 9, 20203 min read

Fast & Easy Vegan Red Pepper Soup

This is one of my 'go to' fast soups. I make one or two soups every week during the winter. Having soup on hand makes life easier and...

Nov 8, 20203 min read

Gotta Have Me Some Dumplings

Given the state of the world, vis a vis the pandemic, I sure don't get over to my favorite Dim Sum restaurants in the San Francisco Bay...

Nov 6, 20203 min read

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