My rice cooker is one of my favorite kitchen appliances. It is very easy for me to add rice, water/broth and some seasonings, turn it on and then forget about it. Mine has a keep warm feature, so as long as I remember to actually start it before dinner time, it’s one less thing to… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Grains
Veggie Burgers, kale chips and mashed sweet potatoes
When I saw this post at the engine2diet website, I thought my little guy would love to help me make veggie burgers. I was mistaken. He was quite happy to eat them tho, but was too busy to help mommy in the kitchen yesterday. The guide from Engine2 is really a blueprint for how to… Continue Reading
Heirloom Beans with Brown Rice and Butternut Squash
I cooked up a batch of heirloom beans yesterday, but I think you’d get similar results with a can of your favorite beans. 1 1/2 Cups cooked beans of whatever variety you like 2# bag of diced butternut squash from Trader Joe’s 1 Cup of brown rice (uncooked) vegetable broth Dragunara spices 1 onion, diced… Continue Reading
Stuffed Acorn Squash
I was asked to bring orange food to my brother’s Thanksgiving Day table. I love orange veggies, so this was an easy task. I thought stuffed acorn squash would look great on the table (very festive) and be quite tasty. This was ridiculously easy. Thanks to Julieanna Hever, the plant-based dietitian, she did a live… Continue Reading
Accidental Dinner – Winter squash/rice/lentil sprouts stir-fry
I’ve recently started sprouting again. I know that sprouts are extremely healthy, especially if they are grown in your own kitchen, but I had difficulties with them in the past. As part of my nutrition studies, I recently took a class in herbal nutrition and we covered sprouting. I decided to try again with these… Continue Reading
Rice in the Pressure cooker
I have a wonderful rice cooker. It makes perfect rice all the time. Except when I forget to turn it on. Most days, I can remember to put the rice up about 2 (or more, since it has a keep warm function that turns automatically when the rice is done)hours before I want to make… Continue Reading
Farm Fresh Cauliflower, tofu over red rice
I’m not a huge cauliflower fan. Not sure why, it’s not one of my favorite veggies. But is is so healthy, and good for me, that when I saw it at the farmer’s market this weekend, I decided to give it another chance. It probably helped that there wasn’t any broccoli at the market. 1… Continue Reading
Lentil/Quinoa loaf and dirty mashed potatoes
First, I have to share, if you haven’t been to www.happyherbivore.com, you need to go visit her website. Lindsay cooks like I do, whole-foods based plant food with no added oils. Her recipes are easy and the ingredients are all easily available. I have a copy of her cookbook, “Happy Herbivore”, but this recipe is… Continue Reading
sprouted pasta with eggplant/mushroom/tomato sauce
I always start a new recipe with the intention of following it exactly the first time through, but somehow I end up tweaking most recipes. I’m sure the original recipe was also quite tasty. A while ago, I bought a fabulous DVD from Jill Nussinow,She does a great job of explaining how to cook with… Continue Reading
Overnight Oatmeal
This is ultra easy, but takes planning. 1/2 cup rolled oats (not instant or quick cooking) 1/2 cup plant milk (rice, soy, almond, hemp) flavored or plain 1/4 cup raisins or dried berries dash of cinnamon Mix everything in a container with a lid, and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, you can serve cold or… Continue Reading