It was dinner time and I wanted to prepare something that was simple and delicious. So I grabbed some chickpeas, pasta, and tomatoes and came up with this easy one pot meal. Chickpeas also known as chana, garbanzo beans, or Egyptian peas to name a few. Can be used in salads, falafels, soups, stews, to … Continue reading Chickpeas & Pasta
Pigeon peas are small to medium size and range from bright green to a brown color. Although these legumes are called peas they are actually beans. Some think they look similar to black eyed peas. I much prefer the taste of pigeon peas to black eye peas. These yummy beans are high in nutritional value … Continue reading Coconut Rice & Pigeon Peas
As a child my mother loved dates and I didn’t really take to them. But as an ever growing vegan I discovered these dates while shopping at Whole Foods and decided to give them a go. I was happy to find these organic Medjool dates. Let me tell you they are very sweet. To me … Continue reading Banana Date Nice Cream Smoothie
If you haven’t read my post on tofu. I’ll tell you that in the post I state how I think that cold tofu taste similar to egg whites. Even though I haven’t had eggs in years just my taste memory says tofu makes a better tasting egg salad. I use to like egg salad and … Continue reading Vegan “Egg” Salad
Colorful, wonderful, tasty vegetable pasta salad. Yes there are so many variations with cucumbers, red onions, olives, zucchini, avocado, beans or tofu, omit vinegar and oil and hummus or mayo. My daughter loved it as school lunch but the hubs ate for breakfast too! Easy, light, versatile, and very delicious! Ingredients 12 oz pasta 2 … Continue reading Vegetable Rotini Pasta Salad
I haven’t posted in such a while. Not like I haven’t been cooking. Being a SAHM you cook just about everyday, typically three times a day. I do enjoy take out days, just saying. Anyway I mostly cook without recipes. Sometimes it calls for a bit of creativity. Not one dish is ever the same … Continue reading Tofu Bolognese
I recently visited Ichicoro Ramen a Japanese ramen restaurant and cocktail bar tucked in an indie hipster neighborhood called Seminole Heights in my hometown of Tampa, Florida. Greeted with simple Asian decor in a modern causal atmosphere. It features an open kitchen, limited seating, rap music, & chefs who are decorated with tattoos, cornrows, and … Continue reading Hiyashi Soba @ Ichicoro Ramen
Sometimes it’s nice to make a one pot meal. Creating a simple, quick, delicious dish that is also satisfying is great! So about this soup I used vegan no salt added vegetable bullion cubes as I always do. They are soft so they sort of melt with the garlic. If you have hard cubes it … Continue reading Three Bean Soup Vegan
I love rice noodles! The first time I had them I was 25 living in Pittsburgh. I went to a nice sit down Chinese restaurant with a friend and they suggested Singapore rice noodles. This same friend also introduced me to Chai tea latte another of my favorite treats. Cheers to good friends. Anyway, it … Continue reading Spicy Coconut Curry Rice Noodles – Vegan
Oh, tofu it’s so delicious! Before I was vegetarian or vegan I had never eaten tofu. I heard horror stories of how gross it tasted. But its been my experience that some think that all vegan food is gross, insipid, void of taste & creativity. What could be further from the truth?! Many folks say … Continue reading Tasty Tofu
