A while ago my friend Jill Nussinow, The Veggie Queen, invited me to contribute a few recipes to her new book, Nutrition CHAMPS. I wanted to contribute something to the greens section so I immediately thought of this recipe for Collard Green and Quinoa Taco Filling. What does CHAMPS mean? CHAMPS is Jill’s acronym for cruciferous vegetables, herbs and spice, alliums, mushrooms,…
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This crazy weather has me craving comfort food. It was 9 degrees not so long ago, and they say we’re about to get more snow tomorrow. I live in North Carolina, not Minnesota! I’m determined to get through this winter with some pasta tossed with my new Creamy Vegetable-based Vegan Cheese Sauce. This sauce has cauliflower, turnips, and carrots as…
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Even if you are avoiding refined sugar, you can still have some of this Stevia Chocolate Chip Shortbread. Lily’s Chocolate sent me some of their new stevia chocolate chips to try out. I really like them and they baked well in these cookies. Don’t expect them to be as sweet as regular chocolate chips though. Their dark chocolate chips are vegan…
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I love chai tea, and lately, I’ve been drinking it every morning. I seem to alternate between craving an iced chai latte and an iced coffee. It’s so much cheaper to make your own Homemade Chai Concentrate. Plus you also get to choose the sweetener you want to use and the kind of tea you’d like to use. What Is…
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Sometimes things get so busy that I am craving something comforting and flavorful like this Slow Cooker Navratan Korma. Before I went vegan this was my favorite Indian dish – it’s creamy, slightly sweet and full of veggies, nuts and raisins. The traditional recipe uses yogurt, cream, and ghee – which makes it a landmine of dairy. It’s so easy…
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