During our chilliest winter months, nothing hits the spot like a big hearty bowl of stew.
Made with sweet potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and two kinds of beans, this one is as easy as can be, plus deeply flavorful and super … Read more
Three Bean Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts
With 2020 behind us, let’s get the fresh start we deserve.
More than 71 million Americans have gained weight during this pandemic. Let’s make it a happy and healthy New Year with a whole-food plant-based diet.
If this way of … Read more
Sweet Potato and Cauliflower Peanut Stew
With all that’s happening around us and our collective nerves on edge, it’s time for comforting soups and stews.
I’ve got you covered with this recipe. It’s creamy and delicious with white beans, tomatoes, and spinach, added to sweet potatoes, … Read more
Homemade Baked Beans
Our family has always liked baked beans. I grew up with canned baked beans, but now I make them myself, and they are so much better!
I take a shortcut with canned navy beans, but you could definitely cook beans … Read more
Brown Rice and Black Beans Molé
Our annual family reunion took us to the Hudson Valley in upstate New York this summer, and it was here, on one of the very hottest days of the year that we headed to Gaskins, in Germantown – a family-owned … Read more
Spicy Tempeh Skillet with Red Cabbage, Black Beans, and Sweet Potatoes
Tempeh is a family favorite for us, with its uniquely firm and chewy texture that holds up so very well to roasting, grilling, or sautéing.
This Tempeh Skillet creates a hearty backdrop to red cabbage, black beans, greens, and sweet … Read more
Roasted Beet and Roasted Garlic Hummus
Recently, I started creating my own beet hummus, and my daughter and I have fallen in love with this. It’s creamy and deeply flavorful, and we’re enjoying it with raw vegetables (of course), on sprouted grain toast, in salad wraps, … Read more
Easy Seven-Layer Tex-Mex Dip
This simple Seven Layer Dip and celebrations of all kinds are made for each other.
My very favorite way to serve this is in pretty little glasses, but if short of time, just spread ingredients one layer at a time … Read more
Smoky White Bean and Potato Stew, and Book Review: The Vegan 8 (100 Simple, Delicious Recipes Made with 8 Ingredients or Less)
The Vegan 8 cookbook, from author Brandi Doming, is finally available, and it’s lovely, with striking ideas for breakfast, snacks, dinners, sauces, and desserts, and each one representing the author’s commitment to utilizing 8 ingredients or less – not counting … Read more
