I truly love the texture of pretty much all Asian noodles. Well, all noodles. But rice noodles, soba noodles, ramen noodles, udon noodles, bean threads… I don’t know, they have an extra bite to them that I enjoy an awful lot. Sometimes, I think there is a feeling that foods from different cultures or with…
Category: Vegan
Vegan Oyster Sauce
Oyster sauce is a thick sauce made mostly from salt and sugar. It adds richness and deep flavors to many Asian dishes. This sauce is a great replacement for both those that do not eat oysters for diet or lifestyle preferences as well as those that are on a budget. It uses items that you…
Sweet Chili Eggroll Dipping Sauce
I can’t even tell you how much I love the simplicity of this recipe. Mix the ingredients in a microwave safe bowl, heat for 1-1 1/2 minutes, allow to cool for a moment and serve! You can also double this recipe and heat in a small saucepan since the microwave doesn’t work as well for…
Toasted Veggie Wrap
This is just a simple and easily customized wrap recipe. I served this for dinner with mushroom onion soup and oven roasted potato wedges. It was so satisfying! We have been reducing the animal products in our diet for several reasons and this vegetarian meal was truly enjoyable. You can use whatever fillings you would…
Mushroom Onion Soup
I don’t know how your weather has been, but ours is back and forth between warm sunny days and cold rainy days. A nice hot soup helps take the chill off! Usually, I find onion soup made with beef stock. I both didn’t have any and have been trying to eat less animal products lately….
Savory Kidney Bean Tostadas with Cabbage Slaw
This recipe had it all. The decadent crunch of the fried tortilla is the first flavor and texture you encounter. Savory red beans offered a creamy, melt in your mouth feel. The corn and black bean salsa added sweet and tangy flavors with fresh corn bursting with luscious juices with every bite. The piquant acidity…
Corn and Black Bean Salsa
I had some leftover oven roasted corn that I wanted to use up and decided to make this salsa as a topping for kidney bean tostadas. I was aiming for something sweet and slightly tangy and this worked out perfectly. As usual, I started off with dried beans. You could easily use a can of…
Easiest Oven Roasted Corn
I really can’t say enough how much I love recipes that are easy and convenient yet delicious. This corn recipe is my favorite to do use in the summer when corn is both inexpensive and most flavorful. Here is how you do it: take your corn, husk and all, and stick it in the oven….
Whole Wheat Garlic Knots
I don’t know why I don’t make these more often. They go with anything and appear more complicated than they actually are. If you can tie your shoes, you can make these because they are literally knots. Start off as you would with any yeast bread dough by dissolving and activating your yeast. Add your…
Garlic Roasted Asparagus
Springtime means: asparagus season! This recipe is one of the most delicious ways to eat asparagus but is also one of the most simple to prepare. The end result has a lot of flavor with very little effort. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees and set your oven rack close to the top of your…
Lavender, Lemon, and Sage 