I created burgers the other night using both tempeh and kidney beans, and they were a hit with the whole family!
Not sure why I never tried this before. These were delicious! And they held their shape especially well. Sometimes … Read more
Hearty Lentil Soup with Butternut Squash and Red Cabbage (Pressure Cooker)
The evenings are chilly again, with days that are noticeably shorter already. I don’t even know how summer flew by so fast, but fall is upon us in earnest here in Michigan.
And that makes it soup season.
I had … Read more
Curried Chickpea Salad
As the days get warmer, spending less time in the kitchen is calling my name. This Curried Chickpea Salad is easy, creamy, light, crunchy, and extra flavorful.
It’s great served in lettuce cups, and or as a sandwich on toasted … Read more
Smoky Winter Stew with Black-Eyed Peas, Red Beans, and Sweet Potatoes
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
Oven-Baked Falafel Burgers
These burgers were awesome last night! They’re basically a 2.0 incarnation of my air-fried falafel with the slightest of tweaks. As the binder, this time I used oats. All in all it was an incredible transformation of canned chickpeas and … Read more
Red Lentil and Black Bean Soup
I think a delicious bowl of hot soup makes the perfect meal, any time of year. Soup is just such good food, and this one is simple to prepare, and truly delectable over mashed potatoes. I especially love how the … Read more
Curried Sweet Potato, Eggplant, and Quinoa Tagine
This flavorful dish is my very uncomplicated version of a complex North African vegetable tagine.
Tagines are savory Moroccan stews prepared by slow cooking in a shallow cooking dish with a conical lid, and both the cookware itself, and the … 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
Oil-Free Air-Baked Falafel with Tzatziki Slaw
Ethiopian Lentil Soup
Berbere Spice Blend, an Ethiopian combination of flavors, defines this wonderful soup. It’s a mixture of paprika, red chile powder, chile flakes, sea salt, fenugreek, ginger, black pepper, cardamom, cumin, allspice, cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg, onion, clove, and garlic, and it … Read more