These would be great Super Bowl food! It is an easy dish to do with leftover chili. All you need to do is put a little chili and grated cheese over some tortilla chips and broil in the oven until the cheese melts.  Not sure if we have shared our chili recipe so posting that here too.  To make a large batch of chili you need: 1 large white onion diced 1 can 28 oz diced tomatoes  1 can 28 oz tomato sauce  1 can 16 oz navy beans 1 can 16 oz red beans 1/2 cup chili powder 1 tbsp oregano 1 tbsp paprika  1 tea sp garlic powder…

It’s soup weather so here you go…… This makes a large batch. We have been eating it all week. Guess I need to freeze the rest for later. You will need: 1 white onion roughly chopped 1 clove of garlic chopped 2 celery stocks 8 carrots chopped 1/4 cup liquid aminos  1 bay leaf 1 tbsp dried basil 1 tbsp dried oregano 1 tea sp sage 1/4 cup red wine 1 large 28oz can of crushed tomatoes  1 can 15oz great northern beans 1 cup ditalini pasta Start by adding 8 cups of water to a large stock pot. Add the onion, carrots,garlic and celery then bring to a boil.…

It’s been a while since we have shared a sandwich. Since we got a new cast iron grill pan last weekend couldn’t resist trying it out. We had some seitan we had made earlier. Often will make a batch of it for the week and just use throughout on sandwiches or cut up in a burrito or something. This is the recipe we used this time. It is a “chicken” style one. 1 cup vital wheat gluten 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 2 tbsp chickpea flour  1 tbsp dried minced onion 1/2 tea sp sage 1/2 tea sp white pepper 1 tea sp garlic powder 1 tea sp liquid aminos 1…

So we are back from the holidays. Sorry we didn’t post much in December the month just got too crazy. Wanted to cook something a little different last night and honestly just wanted to use up the cranberries we had leftover in the fridge. Really happy with the way this turned out. Might use slightly less cranberries next time because they are such a strong note in this dish but I still really enjoyed it this way. For this recipe you need: one 12 oz bag of fresh cranberries one white onion diced one clove garlic minced 8 oz of orzo pasta 1 cup of white wine 3 cups of…

This is a meal that can easily serve a large group of people. Very easy to make. Its great for parties or tailgating. To make the beans: 1 lb dried red beans 6 cups of water 2 tbsp butter 1 large yellow onion diced 1 bell pepper diced 2 celery sticks diced 2 cloves garlic chopped 2 bay leafs  1 tbsp ground cayenne red pepper  1 tbsp paprika  1/2 tea spoon liquid smoke Soak your beans overnight or do a quick soak. In a large stock pot melt the butter and saute the onion, bell pepper and celery until soft. Add the garlic, cayenne, and paprika then saute for another…

Who does not love the old sausage balls in the crock-pot with a sauce made from cocktail sauce and grape jelly? No one that is who! It is great to have a batch made for parties and dinners for people to snack on. Ingredients for the sauce 1 cup grape jelly  1 and 1/2 cup ketchup  1 tbl spoon vegan Worcestershire sauce juice from one lemon  2 table spoons of horseradish  Mix the ketchup, Worcestershire, lemon, and horseradish in a small bowl and add to the crock-pot with the grape jelly. Set on high stirring occasionally to mix is all up. While that is getting ready it is time to…

So what do you do with all those leftovers….how about a sandwich? To make this we used: sliced sourdough bread 1/2 cup milk 1 egg 1/2 TBSP butter couple slices leftover Tofurky roast leftover cranberry sauce (we shared our recipe for this yesterday) lettuce  thin slice of brie cheese for each sandwich  Wisk the egg and milk together. Then one slice at a time dip the bread to fully cover both sides. You don’t want it to get soggy so don’t leave it in just dip when ready to use that piece. Melt a dab of butter in a pan and cook each side of the bread for a few…

Starting to think about holiday food and wanted to share our recipe for cranberry sauce. I like our version because it calls for less sugar than many traditional recipes. For this Cranberry Sauce recipe you need: 12 oz bag of fresh cranberries 12 oz gingerale 1 cup orange juice 1/2 cup sugar 1 tea spoon cinnamon 1/2 tea spoon allspice 1 tea spoon ground ginger Combine all ingredients in a medium size pot and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. The sauce will still be runny but will thicken if you chill it overnight.

This recipe is based on Julia Child’s Coq au Vin. The seitan replaces the chicken and rather than using fake bacon or smoked tempeh we tried to mimic some of those flavors with ingredients like smoked paprika. This recipe makes a large amount and can be served a few different ways. It is great served over mashed potatoes or pasta or just with some bread. First you need to bake a batch of seitan. We combined the following: 1 cup vital wheat gluten 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 2 tbsp chickpea flour 1 tbsp minced onion 1 tea sp onion powder 1 tea sp garlic powder 2 tbsp liquid aminos 1…