Archives for April 2012

Curly Endive & Broccoli Salad with Raisins in Avocado Sauce

Looks like our Kale & Avacado Salad‘s cousin, right? It’s very similar in appearance, but the taste is very different. The raisins give it a great sweetness and the endive isn’t quite as bitter as the kale. This is one of John’s favorite dishes, and I love making it because it’s really easy to make, […]

Quinoa, Corn & Black Bean Cilantro Salad

All of our favorite vegan ingredients rolled into one simple, delicious dish! 2 cups cooked black beans 2 cups cooked quinoa 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped 1 cup organic frozen corn 3/4 cup green onions, chopped 1/2 cup red pepper, chopped 2 tbsp fresh chives 2 tbsp lime juice 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp […]

Broccoli & Lemon Zest Asparagus Pasta Toss in Garlic Wine Sauce

Jim and I have been cooking vegetarian for a little over a year. And we only ever learned to cook at ALL, over 2 years ago. The first thing we ever learned to cook was chicken, ziti and broccoli in a white wine and garlic oil sauce. We were extremely proud of it at the […]

Trying to Please Non-Vegans on Easter: Homemade Peanut Butter and Cashew Cups

Holiday food pleasing usually isn’t too hard with my mom’s side of the family, like my aunts and grandmother, who are always willing to try new things. Not so easy to please are my junk food loving brothers. As we colored Easter eggs this past weekend, they binged on hamburgers, milk fat filled breads and […]

My Writing Roots & Contest-Worthy Recipes

I wanted to take some time to do some non-recipe related blogging. Since writing was my first love before cooking, I’ve been trying more and more to incorporate the two together, and I’ve been using health websites, recipe and essay contests and a friend’s herbal business to put pen to paper as much as possible […]

Homemade Seitan Nuggets

This attempt at homemade seitan, was actually the first time I had ever had seitan of ANY kind. I didn’t really get what it was (turns out it’s mostly just wheat gluten), so I held off on testing it under because it falls under the “fake meat and/or soy” category. I was hoping these nuggets […]