Fresh shelling beans or “shellies” such as black-eyed peas, crowder peas, and butter beans can be hard to come by. Shelling beans have edible seeds, but the pods must be removed which can be a cumbersome and time-consuming task. Many farmers prefer to let the beans dry before harvesting because the beans are easier to remove from the pods and they are a shelf-stable crop
Tempeh “Fish” Tacos – Plus a GIVEAWAY of Fermentation Book: Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty Ferments
Fermented foods are excellent for the digestive system. They are filled with beneficial bacteria which can help to balance the good bacteria in our guts and aid in digestion. Plus, fermented foods can be delicious. Kristen and Christopher Shockey continue to explore fermentation in their latest book Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty Ferments (I’m giving away a copy, so be sure to see the
Salad Days
Late spring and into summer is made for eating salad. The weather in most parts of the country is perfect for growing abundant amounts of lettuce and other veggies. Here in California, we have been enjoying salad for days, and my sister, who lives in New York, told me that her salads have been amazing. I recently picked up this massive head of lettuce, and
Red Beauty Vegetable Sauce
A hearty red sauce can add flavor, nutrients and even color to a variety of dishes. When thinking about red sauce, a tomato-based sauce is probably what comes to mind. You might be surprised when you realize that this Red Beauty Vegetable Sauce is nightshade-free which means that it doesn’t contain a single tomato! (Although we have included a variation below that does include nightshades,
Millet on My Mind: Use the Pressure Cooker
A few years back, this post appeared on my pressure cooking blog which will go away one day. Back then, in the olden days, I was the guest chef at VegNews magazine for their special Cafe VegNews lunch. I made my prize-winning recipe for Spicy African Sweet Potato and Ground Nut Stew which wasn’t very spicy that day. What goes along with it is millet.
Plant Based SuperPowers EBook Special
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Instant Pot Apple Raisin Walnut Cake
There was just a big sale on the Kindle version of my cookbook Vegan Under Pressure. It has already come to my attention (again) that the publisher did not update the ingredient list for the Apple Raisin Walnut Cake. Sadly, there is no photograph for it – and I am too busy to make it and take one. So, you will have to believe me
“Perfect” Brown Rice in the Instant Pot
If you eat brown rice one of the biggest, and perhaps, most important Instant Pot questions is “how to get brown rice just like you want it”? After reading hundreds of answers to posts about brown rice, I am convinced that there are multiple issues involved when cooking brown rice so that it’s “perfect”. First, it seems like we don’t all like our brown rice
When Your Instant Pot Reads ON: What does that mean?
Here is one Instant Pot myth worth exploring. I just read someone exclaiming in a Facebook group that the pot says ON but nothing is happening. The response she received is that once the pot comes to pressure it will start counting down. FALSE… Once the pot decides to count down it might already be at pressure for a minute or two. I haven’t actually
Instant Pot Max Review: It’s New but Is it For You?
I just cooked 2 sweet potatoes in the new Max Instant Pot. I found it very easy to use because it is touch control. Much easier for me than the Ultra which requires you to dial through the programs to get to the desired setting and flashier than the Duo. If you have read my cookbook The New Fast Food you know that I have