Seared Tofu Florentine Ala Saganaki
This is one of our best meals. We enjoyed it tonight for the first time, but it will be done much more often as it was really tasty as well as being low in calories and healthy. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1/2 cup rice, cooked 4 cups fresh spinach, cleaned and steamed 1 can crushed [...]
Review: Celeriac soup with curry oil recipe
This is a very tasty soup that we enjoyed tonight. Celeriac has a milder flavor than celery stalks, and it is not stringy. The only thing I had to do was to change the “butter” to vegan margarine, otherwise the recipe was vegan, and very tasty. The curry oil really added a lot of zip [...]
Vegan Zucchini Ricotta Tarts
This is a quick and easy lunch or brunch recipe. It is very tasty, as the summer season progresses we will look forward to enjoying this more often. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 3 slices frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 small zucchini, cut in slices 3-4 tablespoons vegan ricotta cheese 1 tablespoon pine nuts or pistachios [...]
Review: Spiced rice with lentils and cauliflower
This was a really great meal. It was easy to make vegan, just by using soy yogurt. It’s basically a korma curry which is very tasty, and we used home made rhubarb chutney. The recipe makes a lot so we will be enjoying a nice meal of left overs sometime this week.
Fava, Spinach and Strawberry Salad
Strawberries and spinach are a very nice pairing for salads. The favas add a lovely nutty flavor as well as a great green color. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 cups fava beans, shelled, blanched and peeled 1 pint strawberries, cleaned, hulled and halved 100 grams tofu feta handful mint leaves, cleaned and chopped [...]
Vegan Herbed Buttermilk Biscuits
It’s great to cut fresh herbs right from the kitchen. These are really tasty biscuits. We enjoyed them for a savory breakfast or brunch but they would also be a nice dinner roll. Yield: 12 biscuits Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon [...]
Review: Sweet and Spicy Szechuan Asparagus
We enjoyed this tasty side dish this evening. It was found at BiteoftheBest.com. It is a very tasty way to enjoy fresh green asparagus. We did not cook it quite according to the instructions. We steamed the asparagus, then followed the instructions with the sauce. Perhaps you will find it as tasty as we did.
Asparagus Wraps
The asparagus season has started. Soon we will have the first white asparagus but these wraps with the green asparagus also make a really tasty, quick and easy lunch. Ingredients: 2-3 asparagus spears per wrap 1 red onion sliced thinly baby plum or cherry tomatoes, halved lettuce or arugula whole wheat tortilla wraps for the [...]
Tofu Medallions with Chili Dusted Pineapple, Avocado Cream and Browned Plantain
Tastes of the tropics. The mild taste of tofu is brought t life with the blends of chili flavored pineapple, avocado cream and crunch plantains. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1 block of tofu (12 ounces) 1 avocado 1 lime pinch of salt and pepper pinch garlic powder 1 plantain oil for frying 3 slices of [...]
Review: Warm Breakfast Plum Wraps
These Warm Breakfast Plum Wraps tasted very nice last Sunday morning. They were quick and easy to make as well. It was only a matter of using soy yogurt and agave instead of the regular yogurt and honey. I did add some cinnamon and cardamom to a teaspoon of sugar to the plums as they [...]
Coconut Cake with Rhubarb
The first rhubarb of spring, light pink in color from being grown in the dark. It brought a lovely tart flavor to the sweet coconut cake. Serving Size: 6 Yield: 1 sheet cake Ingredients: for the cake: 3 long stalks of rhubarb 4 ounces silken tofu 1 cup coconut milk 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes [...]
