The Doctor Who Loves Pressure Cooking: Eben Davis, DC
Dr. Eben Davis is a chiropractor with an office in San Francisco. I have been writing for Dr. Davis’s newsletter/blog for at least a couple of years. His goal is to help his patients gain all aspects of health. Here the story of how and why he started pressure cooking. A couple of months ago, Davis asked me about my pressure cooker ecbookbook, The New Fast Food. He sent a bunch of questions about making the recipes and... [Read More...]
Cashew Cheese Post by Maggie Sloan
This is another post by my "virtual" intern Maggie Sloan, a vegan nutrition school graduate working her way toward becoming a Registered Dietitian. I have learned how to cook some really awesome food since becoming vegan earlier this year. I love it! It’s so much more creative than the traditional American diet. I’ve eaten/made so many dishes I never would have thought about if I were not vegan. One of my favorites that I’ve... [Read More...]
Did You Say Vegan Burrito Contest? My Vegan Burrito
When I saw a post on Epicurious Vegan about making, and posting, about a vegan burrito to win a ticket to the Vida Vegan Bloggers Conference in Portland, OR, I thought that I'd give it a go. I was busy doing other recipe development and generally have the ingredients for a burrito hanging around, although I don't always have the tortillas. I usually use sprouted corn tortillas stashed in my freezer to make tiny tacos but they are much... [Read More...]
Seasonal Vegetable Simplicity Results in Synergy: Onions, Mushrooms, Asparagus
Once again, I'd have a photo of the dish that I just cooked in my pressure cooker but I was too hungry to stop and shoot it. It also wasn't the most beautiful looking dish but it certainly hit the culinary mark for me. Now that I am satiated, I can write more clearly about what I just cooked and why it matters to anyone but me. (Or maybe it doesn't?) Yesterday I was shopping at Trader Joe's and did a quick scan of their organic... [Read More...]
Why Using a Pressure Cooker for Brown Rice Makes Sense, Saving Energy and Time
I recently spoke to a group of vegans, vegetarians and those who want to eat more vegetarian food at Osmosis Day Spa and Sanctuary. I had a great time and got such wonderful questions. One of them was, "Why should I cook my rice (or maybe anything else) in a pressure cooker when I already know how to cook it on the stove top and time isn't an issue?" That question made me think, which I have become accustomed to doing well on my feet.... [Read More...]
Maggie Makes The Veggie Queen’s Hummus
This is another guest post by Maggie Sloan, nutrition school graduate from Alabama, who has been vegan since January 2011. Hummus is one of my all-time favorite foods! When I saw this recipe for hummus in The Veggie Queen cookbook, I had to make it. Hummus is also simple to make. All you have to do is throw everything into a food processor or blender and it’s done. This recipe is fantastic! I have never seen a hummus recipe that uses Bragg liquid... [Read More...]
Why Eat a Vegan Diet? Guest Post by Maggie Sloan
Maggie Sloan has a degree in nutrition and will be contributing to my blog on a regular basis. Her blog is Vegan Fat Kid. Here's what she has to say. Why did I start following a vegan diet? I'm from Alabama and it's absolutely unheard of for anyone to be vegan in this state. Occasionally you'll find some vegetarians, but rarely any vegans. Alabama is known for it's large obese population with very high rates of health-related... [Read More...]
Raw Kale Salad: A Green Time of Year
Today at the farmer's market a guy that I don't think that I know directly asked me if I'd seen any bok choy at the market. I said, "No" because, I hadn't. Then he asked me if I'd seen chard, and since I was right at the Triple T Ranch and Farm booth, I pointed to the basket of Swiss chard. He went over to it, and I remarked, "Why don't you use kale, there's lots of it here today?" He walked away... [Read More...]
Tempeh — Don’t Serve Without a Warning, Tempeh Vegetable Stir-Fry
I just had the most fascinating email chat with Mark Scarborough about tempeh. Now, how often does one get to do something like that with a kinda famous cookbook author? Not part of my usual day. Mark described his current desire for tempeh and vegetable stir-fries arising from having raised his own pigs and dealing with the aftermath in his meat-filled freezer . This may not be something that you can relate to, I can't (or it might be, don't... [Read More...]
Are You Afraid of the Pressure Cooker?
I am diligently working on my pressure cooking ebook titled, The New Fast Food: The Veggie Queen Pressure Cooks Whole Food Meals in less than 30 Minutes. I know that the title is more than a mouthful but if you just remember The New Fast Food, The Veggie Queen and Pressure Cooks, or any combination of those words, that will be fine. Since I am immersed in polishing the book, I'm talking a lot about it. Yesterday I attended a publishing conference... [Read More...]
