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Chickpea & Red Quinoa Salad
Preparing colorful salads makes eating my veggies that much more pleasurable. In this salad, I combine ingredients that by themselves are delicious and healthy, but together, make a gastronomic masterpiece. (This also is my entry into Vegan Mofo’s Iron Chef Challenge #1 for chickpeas.) Enjoy! Chickpea & Red Quinoa Salad 1 head chopped romaine lettuce […]
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Red Potato Soup
I love fall and when I start getting an abundance of red potatoes in my CSA. Red potato soup has been a favorite of mine as well for the past couple of years. I found a simple recipe from the Potato Patch website for red potato soup. I used a combination of rice and almond […]
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Vegan Quesadillas
Another simple and quick lunch idea that I make on occasion are vegan quesadillas. Using Daiya cheese (and in this meal, I opted for the new pepperjack flavor), you can get the desired melt factor one typically thinks of with quesadillas. It is very easy to make. Throw a tortilla (I usually use whole wheat) […]
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Black bean & kale soft tacos
A friend recently asked me what I usually made for lunch. This got me to ponder what I actually eat (since most of the time I focus on making hearty meals for dinner). Most of the time I eat leftovers from dinner from the night before. I decided to start documenting the times though that […]
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Glen Mountain Bakery & Market Review, Watkins Glen, NY
Before I moved to upstate (or technically “central”) New York, I would visit Farm Sanctuary (in Watkins Glen) and Ithaca about twice a year. At least one of those trips I lovingly referred to as my “all-girls’-vegetarian-road-trip.” I would ask 3 of my girlfriends who were either vegan, vegetarian, or just open-minded/veg-curious to join me […]