Saturday morning we went downtown to the Pepper Place farmers market. We were excited to see all the fall veggies starting to come in. We bought a pretty wide variety of things including the brussel sprouts we used in this casserole. Heron Hollow Farm had some young collar greens. Those should be fun to use because they don’t need to cooked as much. We also bought some radishes and shallots from him. There was also a stand selling shiitake mushrooms and we couldn’t pass those up. Will try to post a recipe using the mushrooms later this week. To make the Quinoa Brussel Sprout Casserole you need: 1 cup quinoa…

Picadillo is traditionally a ground beef Latin American dish. This is our version without the meat where we incorporate the same spice flavors. Its great served with a side of black beans. For this recipe you need: 1 white onion diced 2 cloves garlic chopped 1 cubanelle pepper, deseeded and sliced 1 jalapeno pepper, deseeded and sliced 2 cups crushed canned tomatoes 2 cups vegetable broth 2 oz raisins 1/4 cup sliced green olives  3 cups cooked white rice 1 tbsp oregano 1 tbsp cumin In a large pan saute the diced onion and peppers. When they are starting to brown add the garlic, oregano, and cumin stir cook for…

Growing up in Chattanooga like my husband Eric did you quickly develop a love or hate of Krystal’s sliders. They are small little greasy burgers that people eat by the sackful. That’s what inspired this post for vegan sliders. The secret ingredient here is the pickle. You can make with ketchup or mustard but you have to have the pickle. To make Vegan Sliders you need: Small rolls or buns Small white onion diced and sauteed with a pinch of sugar Mustard or Ketchup Dill pickle slices Seitan “burger” patties This is the recipe we used for the seitan patties: 1 cup vital wheat gluten 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1…

First to make the biscuits you need: 3 cups flour 1 tea sp baking powder 1 tea sp baking soda 1/4 tea sp salt 3 tbsp softened butter 1 1/4 cup buttermilk Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl mix all the ingredients together by hand. Lightly grease a baking sheet and then drop small handfuls  of dough onto the sheet.  Its should make about 8 biscuits. Bake for 25 minutes. To make the gravy: 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp flour 1 cup milk 7 oz ground sausage style veggie protein salt and pepper to taste In a nonstick skillet brown the ground veggie sausage. Then add…

We had some leftover pinto beans we wanted to use up from dinner last night and we had some okra we bought at the farmers market so decided to combine the two and make tacos. Today made some quick chow chow relish to top it. For the Southern Style Tacos: Cooked pinto beans Chow Chow (see recipe below) Okra  2 eggs 1 cup butter milk 1 cup flour 1 cup corn meal oil for frying Taco shells To fry the okra first mix two eggs with a cup of butter milk. Then in a second bowl mix the flour and corn meal. Chop the okra into bite size pieces.  Dip…

Texas Caviar is a veggie dip that is great with tortilla chips or on a burrito. We used yellow pear tomatoes and field peas from the farmers market and cherry tomatoes from our garden. To make a large batch of Texas Caviar you need: 3 cups field peas 2 ears corn 1 jalapeno pepper deseeded 2 cups pear tomatoes 1 cup cherry tomatoes 2 limes 2 avocados diced 1/2 cup diced red onion 1/8 cup cilantro 1 tbsp olive oil oregano chili pepper Start by cooking the field peas in salted water. Bring it to a boil then reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes. Drain the peas and set…

The mint in the backyard is growing wild. It smells great every time I mow the lawn. To make one Blackberry Mint Cocktail you need: handful fresh mint 6 blackberries 1 1/2 oz rum simple syrup Start by muddling the mint in your glass then add the blackberries and crush them up a bit. Pour in the rum and fill with ice. Top the drink with simple syrup to fill the glass. Like to drink? Strawberry Kombucha Cocktail Cranberry Bourbon Arnold Palmer  

Been rainy for past few days but went to the farmers market anyways Saturday. Bought some Boozer Farms peaches and thought it would be a great addition to this Caribbean flavored meal. To make the rice and peas you need to start by soaking your beans overnight. For the Rice and Peas we used: 1/2 lb kidney beans (red peas) 5 cloves of garlic 1 can of coconut milk 2 cups white rice 1 serrano pepper 3 green onions If you are starting with dried beans you need to soak them overnight then when you are ready to start cooking drain and rinse them again. Add the soaked kidney beans…

Last summer we shared our recipe for fried green tomatoes. This time we tried the same recipe with soy milk instead of butter milk and it worked just as well. For this sandwich we mixed 1/8 cup of mayonnaise and one tea spoon of siracha and spread that on the bread. Then we just added our fried green tomatoes and little lettuce. Need more sandwiches in your life? Arugula & Tomato Sandwich Monster Vegetarian Club Sandwich Vegan Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders