So yesterday I was visiting my favorite local spot Becky’s in Marblehead, MA and picked up a gorgeous zucchini. I instantly thought “ZUCCHINI LOAF” but wanted to do some research, because vegan/egg free/low sugar/whole wheat zucchini loaf has generally failed to live up to my expectations. It’s usually soggy and gummy, or FULL of sugar…
Month: January 2016
Roasted Squash Burritos with Cashew Cilantro Sauce (vegan, gf, soy free)
Today was hard, and I wanted comfort food. Specifically, I wanted burritos, but I wanted to make burritos that were nutrient-packed, full of veggies, and yummy. And I wanted them not full of empty calories. I also wanted lots of good protein and whole grains. I wanted low salt and no added sugar. I wanted my…
All hail the yummy Kale chips (no oil, low salt, vegan, soy free)
I know Kale chips are overdone–EVERYBODY has a recipe and EVERYONE is selling them at the low, low cost of just $6/Tbsp. Many of you might be over kale and kale chips, because they’ve been everywhere. I get it, but I have have to tell you: I am not over kale chips. Specifically, I am not…
Oops I made Goddess Dressing. Let’s eat all the veggies (vegan, soy free)
Ok, so I came up with this great Kale recipe using tahini and nutritional yeast and hummus and then realized that I was just covering the kale with gorgeous dressing and dehydrating it and scoffing it up. And that is ok, because this is a super healthy recipe. I figured I could make the dressing…
My teeth oh my God my teeth: aka Go eat a cookie
I am not looking forward to seeing my dentist tomorrow about the issue of low enamel and a possible chipped tooth from said low enamel. I saw an endocrinologist last week about hair loss and low vitamin levels and sluggish metabolic rate, because multiple organs responsible for endocrine function just gave up a few years…
Working on new recipes
I’ve been having a blast experimenting with new recipes and thinking of new ways to feed my family and myself in a healthful way. In the past two days, I’ve tried green curry (success!), oatmeal brownie bites (needs work), chickpea meatless balls (needs lots of tweaking), and samosa chickpea and lentil burgers (needs tweaking… the 3…
Seriously easy breakfast Pumpkin custard (vegan, gluten free)
So, last night I was looking at a can of pumpkin that I had purchased some weeks ago with the idea of making bread, but that never happened and then WOOSH I thought of actually not the recipe that I ended up making at all. Sometimes things change mid-stream. Anyway, this is an easy pumpkin…
The LAST whole wheat bread loaf you’ll ever need (vegan)
100% whole wheat bread has been the bane of my baking life for years. The whole grain can be dry, or gummy, or dense. Many of the conventional ways to offset this is to add oil, sugar, and refined white flour. I have been working tirelessly for weeks on end slaving in the kitchen trying out recipes…
Jack Monroe’s Mushroom Rogan Josh (VEGAN)
Making this right now… Ooooh the house is filled with delicious smells. We have mushroom allergies in the house, so substituted the mushroom with eggplant, then threw in some beans and potatoes. Yum Cooking on a Bootstrap Last night I fancied a curry, a nice hot curry to warm the very cockles of my draughty…
Ployes aka Buckwheat pancakes (vegan, soy free, gluten free)
Buckwheat pancakes, known as Ployes, are a beloved staples of the Maine French-Canadian breakfast. My recipe is less traditional, and for that I am sure a Grand-Memere of the past is cursing me from the grave. But Ployes traditionally take planning to prepare, though they are simple enough. You basically take your buckwheat with a little…
You won’t miss anything Chicken Pot Pie (vegan, soy free, one pot)
Ok, so this recipe is so easily made vegan, I tucked it under my vegan recipes. I typically have made it as a chicken pot pie, using leftover roast chicken and the stock I make from the roast (this is by far the cheapest way to do stock and chicken breast), but I encourage you all to…
The Run Beet is not actually dying of death but she is going vegan
So, update. I ended up in the emergency room twice last week with the dying death of a thousand horrible deaths with stomach pain. It was pretty bad. I’ve had babies and I run long distances for fun, so I know pain. And we’re talking rolling around on the ER floor screaming. It was an…
