My husband acquired this recipe for butternut squash curry many years ago from a local restaurant. Over the years I’ve given it a few tweaks to accommodate my nut allergies and the fact that the original recipe calls for fenugreek seeds – and most of us don’t typically have those in our kitchens, or have…
Category: Vegan
Avocado Pie
First off this is not a savory dish. This is 100% dessert – luxury dessert. Avocado pie is easy to make and if you like me LOVE avocado you’ll kick yourself for not making it sooner. I’m from California, it would seem like a sin to not love avocados. Mixing them into a sweet pie,…
Easy to Make Tofu Ricotta
2015 was the year I developed adult onset food allergies and the year of lots of recipe testing. Thanks for many of the cookbooks I obtained that December I was armed and ready for battle. It was in one of these books that I discovered a recipe for easy to make tofu ricotta. The single…
Homemade Apple Sauce
We love homemade apple sauce. Our neighbors backyard has an apple tree. Do you see where I’m going? The house was owned by an elderly woman and she told me when we first moved into our house that I could help myself at any time. I went so far as to buy an apple picker…
Chorizo Flavored Tofu So Good Your Guests Won’t Even Care It’s Not Meat
My heath kick continues and I’ve come up with a multitude of ways to eat tofu. My most recent favorite being my recipe for chorizo flavored tofu so good your guests won’t even care it’s not meat. I’m not kidding. The meat eaters really won’t care that this is not meat. I served it for…
Sautéed Marinated Tofu
I am obsessed with fried tofu. I’m so happy I found and put my tweak on a recipe for sautéed marinated tofu. I can’t seem to get enough of this. I blame my changing in eating habits on my initial participation in Arbonne’s 30 Days to Wellness. My body has been cleansed of all the…
Red Rice Salad
I found a recipe for red rice salad this past spring and never got around to making it. I’m actually glad I waited until summer to make this so I could use fresh summer peaches. Sure you could use frozen, but it just won’t taste the same. Red Rice Salad 1 Persian cucumber, washed, sliced…
Strawberry Mango Salsa
So this isn’t the most seasonal of dishes. However, strawberry season just about HERE on the Central Coast! With that I’m sharing this recipe. Strawberry-mango salsa is a great appetizer that travels well too. Think about all the holidays & family gatherings this will be good for. I really like serving this with Terra chips….
National Chili Day with Two Cooks
National Chili Day Who likes chili – you do right? Well I totally do. I’ve told you how much I like making frito boats, or “walking tacos” as they’re called in other parts of the country. This National Chili Day I’m bringing you a great recipe. I have many memories of my mom heating up…