My husband and I often share meals. However, the same food might look quite different, as I strive to add more plant-based foods. When I say that, I mean real food, coming from the earth, not what you might find in the supermarket (natural food or not) in a box, can or frozen. I am not referring to Impossible or Beyond burgers or anything like
New to the Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker? Read this
I originally wrote this post a number of years ago but the information on the Instant Pot still rings true but some of the facts don’t: I have been using the Instant Pot for more than a decade now. It’s a wonderful electric pressure cooker. You can create beautiful dishes like this one for black beans in almost no time. How about 6 minutes at
Taco Tuesday or Tamale Tuesday, Which is your favorite?
I wish that I were a poet as I would certainly write an ode to tamales. If you have my cookbook The New Fast Food, you will find an Ode to the Pressure Cooker poem written by a good friend, Laurie Reaume. I won’t repeat it here, but it’s good. Instead of writing that ode, I will share with you my tamale-making experience and you
Soy Yogurt and Savory Oats in the Instant Pot
Post Valentine’s Day Back to Reality Now that you have been bombarded with Valentine’s Day chocolate and sweets, let’s get back to some kind of non-sugar normalcy. Is this possible? It is such as sugar-filled world. I find even the original types of some plant milk too sweet for me. I buy unsweetened whenever possible. And I make my own soy yogurt because it’s not
Instant Pot Mixed Beans Italiano
Let’s look forward to 2020! Here are some of the events when you can find the Veggie Queen and a delicious recipe for Instant Pot Mixed Beans Italiano. Is it OK to still say Happy New Year? Can I please do it all of January without seeming silly or contrite? I hope so because while it’s the New Year, it’s the same me. I like
Three Unique Time-Saving Tips and Tricks for the Instant Pot©
The Instant Pot© hit the cooking world by storm and those that fell in love with it are constantly discovering new tips and tricks. Many of my favorite tips have been shared by people in my Instant Pot Beginners Veg Support group on Facebook. Still, sometimes things get lost in the shuffle so today I am sharing some of my favorite time-saving tips for the
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,
Healthy Living at the Library – Roseland, Santa Rosa, CA
Learn healthy cooking at the library at Roseland in Santa Rosa.
Instant Pot and Pressure Cooking 101 Redux
After my first class at Gualala Arts at the end of January 2019 which was sold out, we decided to offer another class. While the basics will be the same, the menu will most likely be different as March is a different season than January, and I have a library of more than 400 recipes from which to choose. So come join me at Gualala
Rohnert Park Library -Free Cooking Demonstration
Join me at 6 pm on February 25th for a free cooking demonstration at the Sonoma County Library in Rohnert Park. The Workshop entitled Healthy Cooking at Any Age runs from 6 to 7:30 pm. Food samples will be served.