Creamy Polenta Sofritas Bowls with Black Beans

I had many reasons to want to put these bowls together.  I have been dying for sofritas lately,  I also received my shipment of this very special corn meal I’ll tell you about in a minute and Cinco de mayo is coming!  What I didn’t expect is how amazing all the flavors are together!  Yumm!  … Read more

Black and White Chicken Chili – The Perfect Halloween Stew

Halloween is going to be tricky this year, no pun intended! If you’re handing out candy, taking little ones trick or treating, or just keeping the lights off and pretending to not be home, you’ll need something warming, simple and healthy-ish that can be kept on the stove top and ready for no matter what … Read more

Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers with Vegan Cream Sauce

Oh, I love me a stuffed pepper!  Brings back memories from my youth. My Mom would make them with ground beef and rice stuffed into whole green peppers with a simple, but flavorful tomato sauce over them.  We loved them!  This is my modified (as always) version, to make them healthier, prettier and with that … Read more

Stuffed Turkey Breast with Wine Gravy

Ahhh, Easter!  For those that celebrate it, it tends to have all those feeling of re-birth and rejuvenation and is a highly religious holiday that celebrates not only the resurrection of Jesus, but the re-birthing of the land and all its flora and fauna.  We eat eggs and spring greens and ham and peas.  Maybe … Read more

Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Chickpeas, Lemon and Greens

Depth of flavor with simple ingredients, this is a great recipe for batch cooking because it comes together pretty quickly after the squash is roasted and removed from the shell. The flavors all meld so well and the umami flavors of the olives and sun-dried tomatoes really give it depth.  I urge you to try … Read more