Come join me at the Healdsburg Public Library on Thursday May 23rd at 11 am. I will be doing a cooking demonstration using the Instant Pot and other cooking (or raw) methods. The event is FREE and takes place from 11 to 12:30 pm. Samples of seasonal, organic vegetables and other foods will be served but it will not include lunch. This is not a
Pressure Cooker Vegan Munggo
When my late dog Bear was alive, I used to cook him a brown rice and mung bean dish. One day after I accidentally overcooked the mung beans I posted on Facebook asking my friends for something to do with them. Luckily my sister’s childhood best friend, Lisa, responded that she would make a Filipino dish called Mungoo. She gave me rough directions and here’s
Vaquero Bean Tempeh Chili
If you know me, you know that I am pretty crazy about beans of all kinds. So when Kathy Hester first told me about her bean book last year, I got excited. I am still excited because the book is out now and it covers everything that you need to know about beans, their choosing them and cooking them. Kathy is an incredible recipe developer
Make Food, Not Bombs: Using a Pressure Cooker the Right Way
I hate tragedy. It brings out the worst in me. I get melancholy and morose, go inward and want to hide. And this time is no different except that the people responsible for the bombings in Boston not only attacked other human beings who were out running for their health and life, but have now put a crimp in what I do: teach people how
Another Wonderful Veggie Burger: Sunflower Lentil Quinoa
There is something so satisfying to me about wrapping up 4 homemade veggie burgers in wax paper and tucking them into a freezer bag to be eaten sometime later when I have no time, energy or inclination to cook. Today’s veggie burger magic, similar to most of my imaginings, came out of what was in the refrigerator. Without too much bogging down in the back
Vegan Eating and the Olympics: Every Day is Different
Poor Mckayla Maroney As I watched the Olympics last night and saw Mckayala Maroney mess up one of her vaults, my heart sank for her, considering all the hard work that she had put in up to that point. My husband actually left the room because he couldn’t watch any more after Mckayla was unable to stick the landing on her vault. The commentator seemed
The Veggie Queen Loves Sea Vegetables: You Can Win Some
You only have a few days to get in on this sea vegetable giveaway If you know me, you know that not only do I tout the health benefits of sea vegetables but I go out and harvest them. I consider sea vegetables superfoods of the highest order. So, when I had a chance to let one of you lucky readers get a gift box
Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oats
Over at Pinch My Salt people are going ga ga over steel cut oats. And they have to cook them for at least 25 minutes. I, too, like steel cut oats and in fact Alex of the Facebook group Lorna Sass is my homegirl reviewed my DVD and saw that I have a recipe for a cooked cereal. He asked about cooking steel cut oats.
Pantry Cooking on a Budget and Whole Foods $50 Gift Card Giveaway
I don;t know about you but I love to do easy cooking from my pantry. So, when Whole Foods contacted me to see if I’d like to participate in the $50 pantry challenge with the offer of giving away a $50 gift card to one lucky reader, I loudly said YES. Included in the challenge were a few foods that aren’t on my vegan diet
Big Vegan: Squash Quesadillas with Cranberry-Jicama Salsa
These tasty quesadillas from the new Big Vegan cookbook by Robin Asbell taste as good as they look. Actually in my photos, the dishes often taste better than they look.