Vegan Sausage with Vegetables, and Macaroni

This is a recipe my friend, Stan Cohen showed on his Facebook page a few days ago. When I asked for the recipe, he asked if I ate sausage. When I said, “No.” He replied, “Then, this recipe isn’t for you.” SILLY WABBIT! When will meat-eaters realize… we have our magic ways! 😉 I told … Continue reading

Dairy-Free Ricotta

If there’s one thing I miss since being diagnosed with a cow’s milk allergy — it’s ricotta cheese. I found this recipe at Tastes Lovely dot com Sunday and I made a lasagna immediately thereafter. It was delicious! With the leftover ricotta we had open-faced ricotta sandwiches drizzled with olive oil and salt and pepper … Continue reading

Vegetarian Fried Rice with “Cheese.”

This recipe came up in my feeds on Youtube today and realized I already had some leftover white rice from our Chinese night, which was going to make dinner even easier for me. Yes, please! I found this yumminess on Mary’s Test Kitchen. Her version is completely vegan. Mine is vegetarian due to the addition … Continue reading

Tempeh Bacon

Hey there! Happy New Year! Hope you are well. I made tempeh bacon the other day and was surprised to find that it was pretty darn good. There are many recipes for this, but most called for liquid smoke. I made a marinade from what I had on hand and hoped it would bake into … Continue reading

Joyce’s Kanella

If you read memoir or are writing your own, and are not already reading and following Joyce Maynard on social media, I would recommend that you do. I took Joyce’s Creative Live writing course last year; which is now on sale for ten dollars, and it was hugely helpful. Joyce shared this cookie recipe on … Continue reading

Raw Pad Thai

I have an entire shelf in my library dedicated to cookbooks. This recipe came from Raw Vitalize by Mimi Kirk and her daughter, Mia Kirk White. Mimi is a raw vegan, chef and author. Mia is a nutritionist. Raw Vitalize is a 21- day reset program where you eat three raw meals per day to … Continue reading

Sesame Encrusted Tofu Steaks

I love tofu! But, it gets such a bad rap for no reason and it’s so good for us! We eat it each week; sometimes several times per week. I eat it because I love it, but it also inadvertently helps reduce my menopausal hot flashes. I will link some articles at the bottom of … Continue reading

Pad Thai

Chances are you probably have some of these ingredients in your frig and pantry, so what is one to do? Add a few more ingredients and make some Pad Thai. Easy. Ingredients: 3 – eggs 1- pack rice noodles 2 – 4 Green onions Fresh Cilantro 1/2 cup or so- Crushed peanuts Lime wedges Bean … Continue reading