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Go Green or Go Home! St. Patrick’s Day 2014
“There are only two kinds of people in the world. The Irish and those who wish they were.” – Irish Saying While I know that St. Patrick’s Day is a mostly Irish-American phenomenon, it was something I’ve enjoyed celebrating in a very green way from my childhood until now. When I was in grade school, […]
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Kinpira Style Vegetables
My last weekend of homework for the Natural Kitchen Cooking School is quite bittersweet. This weekend of recipes was titled “Kitchen Pharmacies” and focused around home remedies and other great-for-you foods. An interesting dish that I never made or tried before attending this culinary program was kinpira style vegetables, which is a Japanese style of […]
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Romaine Salad with Sesame Cilantro Vinaigrette
In our March weekend of classes at the Natural Kitchen Cooking School, we were given The Saucy Vegetarian by Jo Stepaniak, a favorite vegan cookbook author and inspiration. One of our assignments was to choose a recipe from the book and to make it this past month. It was a difficult process as there are […]
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Beyond Meat™ Chicken Fajitas
On a recent trip to Princeton, New Jersey, we went into the local Whole Foods because I heard that they carry the new Beyond Meat™ chicken strips. Low and behold, they were right in the food bar, where you could load up on as much as you’d like! If you haven’t been following the faux […]
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Erin go Vegan: St. Paddy’s Day 2013
“She sneezes once, she sneezes twice, she’ll be me bride when she sneezes thrice.” -Leprechaun* Wanting to depart from a super carb and calorie heavy St. Patrick’s Day meal, I opted on the lighter side this year. Traditional Irish meals are meat, potatoes, and hearty breads. I decided to keep the potatoes, omit the bread, […]