I had a taste for Tacos and since I am not eating bread, I chose to use the romaine lettuce in my fridge as a substitute. If I had collard leaves, I would have trimmed the stalk and used those. So I found a recipe for walnut meat on www.onegreenplanet.org and proceeded to make my…
My Aunt Virginia was multi-talented. She styled hair, could knit, crochet, sew, do minor repairs and construction. She was also a phenomenal cook. Everything she made, tasted good. Each summer she would pickle green tomatoes, green beans, okra, and cucumbers and make preserves out of watermelon rinds. She was especially known for her brandied peaches…
What’s For Dinner? Baked Eggplant Please Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 50 mins Total time 1 hour “What’s for dinner?” my daughter who is 7 months pregnant and frequently ravenous, texted. Her family recently moved less than a mile from me and I couldn’t be happier. “What do you want?,”…
What a pleasure to do a Healthy Eating spot during the lunch break for a group of young fathers who were students in a Transformational Thinking Course. It couldn’t have been more timely as their conversations for three weeks had been featured on a different way of looking at things. So why not look at…
Vegan Mini Crab Cakes Save Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 14 mins Total time 29 mins This is my second time making these crab cakes. They taste good. In the past, I’ve used tofu to mimic the crab meat. When I saw a variation of this recipe using hearts of palm,…
I enjoy Pad Thai Noodles. Thai Hut in Alexandria, Virginia has the best I’ve tasted. This recipe from one green planet substitutes quinoa which sounds quite creative. I’ll be testing it out in the near future. Thai Peanut Quinoa Salad [Vegan, Gluten-Free] Gluten-free diet A gluten–free diet is a diet that excludes gluten, a protein…
This darn allergy! I coughed most of the night, couldn’t get in a comfortable position, kept having to get up until finally, I’d had it! I jumped in a hot shower, threw on some clothes, came to the hotel lobby thinking I’d grab a cup of hot tea and lo and behold, the beverage bar…
Good Friday Tofish Cutlets Save Print Prep time 30 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 45 mins This tofu dish has been a recurring item in our household for many years. Sometimes, they are served as cutlets and at other times, as mock fish sticks. My grandchildren especially like them with oven…
Vegan dishes are far from boring. Vegan refers to a type of plant based diet that excludes meat, eggs, dairy products and animal derived ingredients. Whether you are just getting started introducing plant based meals to your eating plan or you’ve been doing this for a while, you may find a dish that appeals to…
Apple Crumble Save Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 45 mins Total time 1 hour 5 mins My 10 year old granddaughter is a joy. We had the best time during her visit last week. She also has a serious sweet tooth. Each day, she would ask, “So what’s for dessert?” Are…
