Category: Dinner

  • Popcorn Tofu Hoagie

    On a trip to Austin, Texas last year I was blown away by the well-known and beloved Popcorn Tofu Po’Boy from Wheatsville Co-op. For Valentine’s Day this here, Mr. Tuxedo Cat decided to re-create the sandwich for our dinner from the original Wheatsville recipe which can be found in Sunny Days in Texas (a vegan cookzine […]

  • Minestrone

    If you are looking for a healthy, low-cal soup favorite, this dish has what you need. I have never been on a diet in my life, nor have I ever been one to really count calories. Lately though I have been more cognizant of my calorie intake as I have been having difficulty fitting into […]

  • Ital Stew

    Every weekend at the Natural Kitchen Cooking School, we have a guest chef to bring something fun, new and creative to the mix. During our January weekend, we had the pleasure of having NKCS graduate Nancy Street, of Hummingbird’s Kitchen, create fabulous Jamaican dishes for us. I was impressed and tantalized by her Ital Stew, […]

  • Beet Burgers

    One of the many exciting things we get in our goodie bags during our monthly cooking classes at the NKCS is a vegan cookbook. Our most recent surprise to go along with “The World of Beans” weekend was a book I have never heard of before called Meatless Burgers by Louise Hagler. I enjoy Hagler’s […]

  • Collard Greens White Bean Soup

    For one of my homework assignments with the Natural Kitchen Cooking School, I needed to make Escarole White Bean Soup. I did not have any escarole on hand, but it was easy to substitute another green leafy vegetable in its place. Since I had an abundance of collard greens in my weekly CSA share, I […]