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Once a Month Cooking - How to Prep at Home and Shop

Once a Month Cooking – How to Prep at Home and Shop

Once a month cooking is an intriguing and exciting idea that can help insure that your family is well-nourished with a minimum of daily effort. Last month, we introduced you to the idea of bulk cooking. This month we are taking you through a few more steps. We will show you how to evaluate your...
Wakame Seaweed and Cucumber Salad

Wakame Seaweed and Cucumber Salad

Trace minerals are one of those things that we don’t think about but just a small deficiency can cause big impacts on the body.  Whenever I’m feeling a little tired-for-no-reason, I amp up on the foods that have trace minerals.  Traditionally we got all our minerals from eating foods grown in mineral-rich soil, but these...
Banana Wrap in Phyllo and Mango Sauce

Banana Wrap in Phyllo and Mango Sauce

Want to make an easy dessert that will make you feel like a real vegan foodie?  This is the one.  It’s easy to do but plates up very fancy.  If you’ve never used phyllo before, take courage, it’s simpler than you imagine.  We at Tasty and Meatless love phyllo and you can too! Banana Wrap...
17 Tips for Successful Weight Loss and How to Use a Food Journal

17 Tips for Successful Weight Loss and How to Use a Food Journal

Most experts contend that obesity (or being overweight) must be accepted as a “condition,” that, like diabetes, requires constant life-time monitoring to control. Reaching a goal weight and then returning to “normal” eating is not an option. “Normal” eating caused the problem. This is why we are told that diets do not work—they are short...
Garbanzo Beans with Beets and Parsley Salad

Garbanzo Beans with Beets and Parsley Salad

This dish is easy to make and packed with nutrition. Our blood needs those beets and the garbanzo beans add protein. Cooking them separately keeps them from turning red with the beet stir fry and makes for a nicer presentation.  The  parsley makes a fresh salad that can be served with any meal to add...
Bolognese Bean Ragu

Bolognese Bean Ragu

If you ever wondered about pressure cookers then reading this recipe will be educational.  There are tips and tactics all the way through on how to make perfect beans and rice with this kitchen gadget.  We hosted Food Writer Wanda Adams in our kitchen and she shared this recipe with me.  I do not own...
Basil Herbs Sesame Pesto

Basil Herbs Sesame Pesto

I love pesto but many people put cheese in it so I learned to make it myself.  Although most people typically think that pesto means a Basil sauce, it actually is an Italian word that describes the process rather than specific ingredients.  Pesto means “to pound or crush” usually with a mortar and pestle.  It...
Acorn Squash with Tofu and Wild Rice Stuffing

Acorn Squash with Tofu and Wild Rice Stuffing

It’s fun to eat food that’s been stuffed with more food.  Like getting a two-for-one deal for the tongue.  And your friends will think you’re fancy.  You can make the stuffing a day ahead to make it faster to get this dish ready to serve.  Make a little extra stuffing and use in sandwiches for...
Mini Soy Chicken Katsu Bites

Mini Soy Chicken Katsu Bites

Growing up in Hawaii I have many childhood memories of getting plate lunch, a local favorite that always had two scoops white rice and one scoop macaroni salad along with some meat dish.  I always had mine with chicken katsu.  Since it really is all about the sauce, this vegan version satisfies completely. Mini Soy...
Carrot Raisin Bread

Carrot Raisin Bread

The prospect of making bread can make even a confident home chef take a little pause.  But have no fear, this recipe is a good one for first time bread bakers to feel some success.  After you make the bread, it makes the perfect french toast and we show you how to do it all...
Pasta Scampi with Two Variations

Pasta Scampi with Two Variations

Ah, butter sauce.  Need I say more?  It’s so easy to be vegan now that Earth Balance has perfected the soy-based butter substitute.  Mixed with olive oil creates an almost instant sauce that tastes rich enough for special occasions.  My friend insists these soy shrimp actually have the texture of the real thing, but I...
New TV Show Explores Life WIthout Meat

New TV Show Explores Life WIthout Meat

Avoid the V words, producer Joy Waters says. Vegetarian – that’s scary. Vegan – even scarier. “I think the term ‘vegetarian’ is still very alternative, all these stereotypes of skinny people eating sprouts,“ Waters says. She prefers the word “meatless,” which is how she refers her own lifestyle of flesh-less eating. It’s also the term...