Feeling a bit under the weather this week so wanted to make some comfort food. This no chicken dumpling soup is a thick and hardy. This is always a hit but especially in the winter when you want a warming meal. For the no chicken soup you need: 1 white onion chopped One and a half cups chopped carrots 1 celery stick cut in half A bay leaf 1 clove garlic minced 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning 1/4 tsp cumin 1 Tbsp liquid amino salt and peper to taste 2 cups water 4 cups no chicken broth (Better than Bouillon No Chicken Base works great) For the Dumplings: 1 cup all…

This weekend we took a trip up to the Smoky Mountains in east Tennessee. On the way up we stopped in Chattanooga for lunch at Sluggos and picked up some fresh bread from the Bluff View Bakery in the Art District. The daily special at Sluggos was vegan shepherds pie. We kept seeing signs on the interstate for a cheese farm so we decided to stop there too. We bought a smoked cheddar, gouda, and garlic cheese. The first night at the cabin in the mountains we just bread and cheese with some grapes and olive salad. The first day in the national park we spent most of the day hiking.…

This photo was at our wedding nine years ago. We gave out wax lips and chocolates as favors and at the end of the night everyone started taking photos with the wax lips. I don’t remember the food at all not sure I really ate any. We had a red velvet cake.

Red Kuri Squash looks like a small pumpkin. Its seeds can also be toasted and enjoyed like pumpkin seeds. We also roasted parsnips and beets. The parsnips we served with horseradish butter sauce. We cut the squash in half and scooped out the seeds and then coated with olive oil, coriander seed, turmeric, smoked paprika, and cumin. Bake at 400 for about an hour. After you bake the squash you can easily scoop out the flesh and add to a blender with about 1/2 cup broth. We toasted the seeds for 20 minutes at 350 after sprinkling with salt and cayenne pepper.  For the Cesar salad dressing combine: 3 Tbsp…

What’s the best or weirdest sandwich you have eaten? I really love sandwiches. One of my all time favorites is the muffaletta sandwich we posted a few months ago. My wife says she remembers enjoying green bean sandwiches at her grandmother’s house. They just put leftover green beans on white bread. For breakfast we had scrambled egg and faken sandwiches.  Then for lunch we had grilled cheese and apple sandwiches on homemade sunflower seed wheat bread.

Last night we made our entry for the PPK Vegan Chopped brunch challenge. The basket ingredients that had to be used were: Butternut Squash, Fresh Rosemary, popcorn, and Apricot Preserves. This is what we came up with. To make the seitan cupcake: 1 cup vital wheat gluten 2 tb spoons nutritional yeast 1 tb spoon chickpea flour 1 tb spoon dried minced onion 1 cup water 1 tea spoon vegetable oil 1 tea spoon salt 1 tea spoon caraway seeds 1/2 tea spoon all spice 1/4 tea spoon sage 1/4 tea spoon white pepper 1/2 tea spoon minced jalipino Mix all the ingredients together and kneed for 3 minutes.  Let…

Last night we made vegetarian country fried seitan stake with mashed potatoes and white gravy served with a side of garlic sauteed green beans. To make the seitan steak you need store bought vegetable no beef broth or homemade. We made our own broth. Its easy it just takes a little extra time. To make the the broth combine: 8 cups waters 1/3 cup liquid aminos 1 white onion chopped 2 celery stalks chopped 1 carrot chopped 2 cloves chopped garlic 1/4 cup red wine 1 bay leaf dash of salt and pepper Boil on stove top uncovered for one hour. Then strain the liquid and store for later use.…

1 large butternut squash 2 cups chopped golden potatoes 2 shallots 1 tea sp ground sage 1/2 tea sp smoked paprika 1 tb sp olive oil salt & pepper Cut the butternut squash and potatoes into chunks. Dice the shallots and add to a baking dish with the squash and potatoes. Toss the vegetables with the sage, paprika, oil, and a dash of salt and pepper. Mix until evenly coated. Bake covered at 350 for 45 minutes.

Great soup for rainy day! We have been stuck inside all day watching football. I guess things could be worse. 2 TB butter 2 onions diced 1 clove garlic chopped 1 tea sp ground cumin 4 cups vegetable stock 2 potatoes peeled and diced 1 cup creamed corn 2 cups corn kernels 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/3 cup cream Melt the butter in a large stock pot. Add the onions and garlic and cook till golden. Stir in the cumin and cook for another minute. Then add the vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the creamed corn,…

Wanted to do something simple so went with roasted fall veggies. These are two really easy side dishes.  We served with sauteed blue foot mushrooms and asparagus  For the Beets: 3 golden beets pinch of salt teaspoon olive oil 2 tablespoons butter 4 strips faken chopped 1 shallot chopped Drizzle the beets with olive oil and add a pinch of salt. Bake covered at 350 degrees for one hour. After you remove from oven let them cool enough to be able to handle. Peal and dice the beets. In a saute pan cook the shallot and faken in butter for about 3 minutes. Then add the diced beets and cook…