Plant-based Fresh and Foraged Recipes
You don’t need a lot to achieve a hearty, rich broth- this one is accomplished by cooking beans with tomatoes and beets. Most of the heavy lifting is done by the beans, which create a thick and savory broth as they cook. This easy minestrone …
This light and creamy roasted romaine soup really captures the essence of romaine. It’s hard not to think of a fresh Caesar salad while eating it, despite the warm and silky texture. Although romaine is the strongest and most predominate flavor, it is layered with …
This creamy, lightly spicy, one-pot green curry noodle soup is everything a weeknight dinner needs to be- simple, quick, delicious, filling, and low on the clean up. Tofu, noodles, peas and carrots make up the bulk of the soup, which is brought together with a …
We may be hit with a little bit of warm weather as I write this- today peaked in the sixties!- but as we continue into February, things are bound to get colder. February is the coldest month of the year, so temperatures below zero are …
Looking outside and watching snow fall down, or coming inside after shoveling, or even just spending all day inside a house your too environmentally conscious (cheap) to heat beyond a barely livable point all leaves you wanting something warm and homey for dinner. When the …
Cream of mushroom soup is a beloved classic. So is cream of chicken soup. Imagine if you could have both, and have it still be vegan? From this was born my vegan cream of chicken of the woods mushroom soup. Creamy, and velvety on your …
Click Here for a Print-Friendly Version I love summer- the long days, new plant growth, swimming in warm lakes, watching mushrooms pop up, drifting lazily in a hammock. All lovely things. One of the downsides, however, is trying to convince yourself to go into your …
I adore beets! Red, purple, yellow, these stunning roots are always welcome on my table. Whether we’re making beets into sweets, replacing meats with beets, or serving up app-beet-tizers, beets are a treat that just can’t be beat. Moving past the puns for a moment (they can …
Starting around December 1st, holiday carols become a staple in my life- I turn them on for my drive to and from work, and then again every evening to cook dinner. It only took about a week of listening to carols to feel the need …
To me, winter soup is brothy and warming. They contain a lot of items that last well in a pantry (lentils, beans, roots and grains), augmented with a few bright flashes of fresh vegetable for interest. Although this was first written in Autumn, I built …