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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
Cranberry Sauce - Ditch That Can, and Make Your Own!
My mother made a unique cranberry relish. Really. I looked forward to it all year. It was straight out of the aqua-kitchen appliance...
Nov 5, 20203 min read
Fall Fruits Are Begging To Become Your Next Salad.
Yes, actually they are. You're missing a bet if you're relying on the same, tired lettuce and tomato salads. My eyes are drooping just...
Nov 4, 20202 min read
Have You Tried Leek and Potato Soup?
I've been on a trot all weekend, and it only occurred to me this afternoon that I hadn't make the Soup of the Week! Yikes! How could I...
Nov 2, 20204 min read
You See Leftover Pasta. I See Potential.
I encourage cooks - particularly young cooks - learn the benefits of 'batch cooking'. By this, I simply mean cooking a bit more than you...
Oct 31, 20203 min read
The Easiest Vegan Brown Gravy Ever
You've been there. Trying to figure out how the gravy got lumpy, and desperately trying to find a way to fix it at the last minute,...
Oct 28, 20204 min read
This Ain't Your Mom's Tomato Soup
As the days get shorter, and the temperatures plummet, the need for something warm and comforting seems to go up. The other day, tomato...
Oct 26, 20204 min read
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