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Vegan McMuffins & Hash Browns
Back in my pre-vegan days, I was a big fan of McDonald’s Egg McMuffins with Canadian bacon. When I used to go to vegan potlucks in New Jersey, I wanted to bring something to wow the crowd during brunch meetups. Making a healthier, cruelty-free Vegan McMuffin was easier than I imagined. Finding hash browns that […]
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Asparagus Risotto
To be able to cook delicious meals for my gluten-free and Celiac friends, I bought The Gluten-Free Vegan by Susan O’Brien. One of the first meals I remember making from the book was this recipe for Asparagus Risotto. I had never made risotto before, and it was a bit time consuming, but definitely worth it! […]
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Vegan Vietnamese Hoagie (Bánh Mì Chay) & Sweet Potato Fries
Being married to a Vietnamese-American means that I get the low down on all of the restaurants that have authentically made Vietnamese dishes. My husband is a hard critic of Vietnamese food and rightly so. I’ve had a few Vietnamese hoagies (the good, the bad, and the ugly). Yeah, I called them “hoagies.” I’m originally […]
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Chickpea Shepherd’s Pie
One of the great things about following hundreds of other VeganMofo’ers is the creativity and variety of recipes you stumble upon. For the first Vegan Iron Chef Challenge, the secret ingredient was chickpeas. I ran across this divine recipe at the Unhealthy Vegan’s blog for a chickpea-based shepherd’s pie. Oh my! It had complex flavors […]
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White Bean & Cauliflower Soup with Truffle Oil
One of my all-time favorite vegan upscale restaurants was Horizons in Philadelphia. It is closed for business, as the owners Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby are opening a new restaurant called Vedge (to be open in the coming weeks hopefully). A great recipe that I made from their Horizons: New Vegan Cuisine cookbook is the […]