Earthy, spicy Indian food – mmm…mmm…good!
Do you love the earthy, spicy texture and flavor of Indian food as I do? I used to run down to my corner on Devon Ave. in Chicago for delicious Indian food any day of the week I wanted some. These days
Category: Vegan
5 Reasons Vegans Shouldn’t Publish Disturbing Animal Pictures
Last week I got into a FaceBook discussion with someone who posted a picture that was disturbing to me, a pregnant cow whose throat was being cut. I never, ever look at these pictures and have several times unfriended and unfollowed those
Vegan Matzah Ball Soup for Passover – or anytime!
This year was my first vegan Seder. The seder wasn’t all that difficult since I had offered vegetarian sedarim to my protesting non-vegetarian family for years. This was just another step. My son’s comment was, “Vegetarian seders have been . . .
My first vegan seder
Since I moved away from the city twelve years ago, I haven’t had a seder in my own home. That has been a function of scheduling issues as much as geographic issues. I went to work outside my home in a community at some
Falafel
I love Falafel with all its fixings — for me, that means the Falafel itself, good whole wheat Pita (I prefer Lebanese style Pita), creamy Hummus, Jerusalem/Israeli Salad, Tahina and good hot sauce, which for me is either Z’hug or Harif. What
Curried (Vegan) Cauliflower & Leek Soup
This creamy Curried Cauliflower & Leek Soup is a delicious addition to our repertoire in the Cafe and has been very popular. It was the first creamy soup I had tried using a non-dairy milk. The original recipe that I picked up
Creamy Vegan Corn Chowder
I love potatoes and consider them a great vegetable despite the bad rap they’ve gotten in recent years. I know the arguments about their role in spiking blood sugar — but the peel counteracts that. Whole foods – that’s the key. Ingredients
Matboukha (Moroccan Salsa)
I often serve Matboukha as a salad in the typical Middle Eastern style with pita (or Challah) for dipping. It is a delicious and versatile cooked tomato salad. I have also used it for Shakshouka, a Middle Eastern dish in which eggs
Butternut Squash & Spinach Lasagna
I saw a beautiful picture of Butternut Squash and Spinach Lasagna and thought I would like to make it for our Vegan Thursday entrée along with some roasted green beans, red pepper and cabbage slivers. Butternut Squash is often used in dishes
Quick & Easy Fatoush
In an earlier post about Fatoush, made the old-fashioned way, I wrote about “value-added products.” There are some good ones out there, and here’s one I love: a “Salad Kit” from Eat Smart, which I get at Costco. Most of the bag