Portobello Steak with Tomato Caper Sauce is a hearty plant-based main dish! I am happy to share it with you from my cookbook Eat Well, Be Well. This dish is perfect for those times when you want a dinner that requires a knife and fork. Something you can sink your teeth into, but still 100% plant-based. Portobello Steak with Tomato Caper Sauce After spending time in my carefully-crafted marinade, they are cooked on a stovetop or grill. These tender portobello steaks are then topped with a ...
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Bounce Back Detox Juice (Gluten-free, Plant-based)
Bounce Back Detox Juice (or Smoothie) -- not your average green drink! Its powers are extraordinary, and they go to work from the very first sip! This post may be longer than my usual, but I was so inspired by the healing power of plants that I wanted to share my personal healing experience with you! A Drink For All Seasons Green detox juice renews and restores any time of year. Not just the four seasons, but the various seasons in life -- both the anticipated and the unanticipated. ...
Homestyle Marinara Sauce (Gluten-free, Plant-based, Sugar-free)
Homestyle Marinara Sauce entices you with its simplicity while seducing your palate with a masterful blend of seasonings. Only 10 minutes of prep time, then let your burner do the rest! A gluten-free, plant-based marinara for all seasons! Jar No! I have been spoiled my whole life when it comes to red sauce. I can count on one hand the number of times I have had jarred sauce. Every summer my father had a vegetable garden that yielded buckets upon buckets of tomatoes. My parents would can ...
Roasted Leek Potato Slaw (Gluten-free, Plant-based/Vegan, Sugar-free)
Roasted Leek Potato Slaw. Add a sprightly splash of color, flavor and texture to your lunch or dinner! Color Galore Don't you wish you could bring the exuberant colors of your fresh spring flowers to your dinner plate? Consider it done! This dish will hit your table with all of the glory of a fresh picked bundle of wildflowers. A delicious plant-based, gluten-free, sugar-free fusion of potato salad and coleslaw. A salad that makes a statement! Nutrients Galore Thanks to the ...
Chickpea “Chicken” Salad (Gluten-free, Plant-based / Vegan, Sugar-free)
Chickpea "Chicken" Salad is guaranteed to satisfy your sandwich craving. You know what I'm talking about -- we all get it! The desire to cradle two fresh slices of bread in your hands with something delicious and mouth-watering tucked in between peeking out at you. Something you can sink your teeth into and experience an abundance of diverse tastes and textures all in one bite! Chickpea "Chicken" Salad Sandwich Chickpea "Chicken" Salad is the answer if sandwich is the ...
6 Plant-based & Gluten-free Ways to Make Cauliflower Decadent & Delicious
A fresh head of organic cauliflower is like a blank page in a typewriter: nothing but promise! One of the best veggies for your brain and body, it begs to be consumed as frequently as possible. But too many times folks get stuck cooking it the same way--steaming, mashing, adding salt & pepper--and burnout ensues. Would you have guessed cauliflower could be the base for a rich, decadent Fettuccini Alfredo? Or the secret sauce for a creamy pan of Vegan Au Gratin Potatoes? Well, dull ...
Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Spread (Gluten-free, Vegan/Plant-based)
Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Spread - A perfect flavor pairing. So creamy, rich and smooth you will never guess it's plant-based. The Magic of Roasted Garlic Is there anything more appetizing than the scent of garlic roasting in olive oil? Once roasted, a flavor that can sometimes be a little pungent, transforms into a tempered, smooth, nutty deliciousness! For this very reason I knew that using cashews for the creamy base would be a great success. Add in a little red bell ...
Eggplant Cauliflower Dirty Rice (Gluten-Free, Vegan / Plant-based, Low-carb)
Eggplant Cauliflower Dirty Rice satisfies cravings for both carb and zest, while actually being a low-carb, plant-based meal! What Makes Dirty Rice Dirty? Dirty Rice is a traditional Cajun/Creole dish that takes white rice and combines it with sautéed vegetables, spices, and chicken livers or giblets (Yuck! Even when I wasn't eating a plant-based diet, organ meat never sounded enticing). The latter is the part that brings the "dirty" look to the rice dish and how it gets its ...
Eggplant Caponata (Gluten-Free, Vegan/Plant-based, Sugar-Free)
Mangia! My favorite Italian word. (Right up there with Vino! and Salute!, in that order.) If Italian food is placed before me you don't have to tell me to mangia twice. One of the great hallmarks of this cuisine is its reputation for simplicity. Italian cooks focus on the quality of the ingredients rather than the quantity to produce an abundance of flavor. Eggplant Caponata fully embodies this philosophy, producing such a full and distinct taste. Caponata from the Old ...