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
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 Ancho Chili Lentil Tostadas
Tostadas (toasted tortillas) are one of my favorite meals – for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, so I’m endlessly exploring new variations. This version marries ancho chili with fresh lime juice for a little extra kick, but with very little extra … 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
Simple Salad with Radicchio, Hazelnuts, and Vegan Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
A vegan buttermilk ranch dressing – that’s whole-food, plant based – and delicious? Yes, yes, and yes. This creamy dressing might be the answer you’ve been looking for all this time. It’s become a favorite at our house.
This time … Read more
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables with Arugula Pesto Pasta
Flavor-packed and dramatic, this is a jazzy dish that’s perfect for guests, yet easy enough for a great family dinner.
An easy arugula pesto is tossed with cooked pasta and loads of oven-roasted shallots, zucchini, bell peppers, and tomatoes. The … Read more
Summer Corn and Potato Salad
I love potatoes so much that I’m always looking for new ways to enjoy them.
Here’s my current whole-food, plant-based summery potato salad. It’s simple, oil-free, and entirely delicious. Celery and red bell pepper brighten each bite with a little … Read more
Easy Tex-Mex Potatoes
June is shaping up to be a scorcher, and about the last thing I feel like doing in this sweltering heat is making the kitchen any hotter, and that’s where these Tex-Mex Potatoes come in.
A few very simple ingredients, … Read more
Curried Cauliflower Stew
Here we are in the middle of winter. So, after a long hard day, who wouldn’t love to come home to a steaming bowl of soul-soothing Curried Cauliflower Stew?
This intoxicating curry serves up amazing flavor complexity, and yet is … Read more
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