Vegan Macaroni Salad For Your Summer Holiday Parties

July 1, 2020

  OK. Trust me. This vegan macaroni salad was beyond delicious. Truth be told it was inspired by The Pioneer Women macaroni salad recipe, but I made it lighter, lower calorie and 100% vegan! But I got to hand it to that women, the combination of the pickles, black olives, and roasted red pepper is…

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Healthy Vegan Collard Greens with Potatoes & Nutritional Yeast

February 15, 2018

This healthy vegan collard greens creation really took me by surprise. Why? Because I had no idea that I liked collard greens. Collard greens are a cruciferous vegetable like broccoli, cabbage and kale. Most people think of collard greens as a part of southern US cooking and many don’t know how to cook them properly.…

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Roasted Cauliflower Recipe with Garlic, Parsley and Red Wine Vinegar

April 15, 2017

This roasted cauliflower recipe contains the perfect balance of texture with a fantastic flavor profile of garlic, parsley, crushed red peppers and red wine vinegar. The first time I experienced this recipe was at a restaurant in Venice Beach called Gjelina.  I honestly couldn’t stop eating it. As soon as I got home, I attempted to reinvent…

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Bulgur: One Of The World’s Best Foods For Weight Loss

August 30, 2016

Bulgur is a whole grain that often takes a back seat to more traditional grains like quinoa. Did you know quinoa with 222 calories per cup has nearly twice the calories of bulgur, which has 112 calories per cup? Cup for cup, quinoa has more macronutrients except for dietary fiber. However, if you eat two cups…

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Creamy Polenta with Cabbage Topped With Greens & Pine Nuts

February 15, 2016

Creamy Polenta with Cabbage Topped with Greens & Pine Nuts Last night I made some creamy polenta with onions, cabbage and garlic. I added some nutritional yeast to give it a bit of a cheesy flavor and cabbage for richness. I don’t cook polenta very often because it’s often difficult to find non-GMO, organic polenta.…

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Roasted Cabbage with Lemon Yogurt Dressing

January 18, 2016

Roasted Cabbage with Lemon Yogurt Dressing An unusual roasted cabbage recipe was featured in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday. Anything that includes cabbage always catches my eye. The recipe called for the cabbage to be blanched for one minute in boiling water, dried, drizzled with oil and placed directly into the barbecue coals. Rotate every…

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Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes 2014

November 13, 2015

Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes 2014 The holidays are upon us again and I have so much to be grateful for. First and foremost, I would like to thank all of you for being part of our compassionate community. I appreciate all your comments and feedback and the generosity you show me when you share my recipes with your…

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