Category Archives: entrees

Grills Gone Vegan! With Jim’s Favorite Pizza!

Have you heard? Grills Gone Vegan is hot off the presses and ready to make this your best grilling summer ever. It’s packed with 125 recipes that are geared to the grill, but also have indoor options for those of us who live in changeable weather locations. Even the indoor variations capture that deep, dark, [...]

Cat Cuteness and a Little About Our Thanksgiving Dinner

    Time really flies, doesn’t it? December, already? I thought I’d share what we had for Thanksgiving, and with tweaking, it might be something you’d like to have for a Christmas dinner. It’s a portbello with greens wrapped in puff pastry. For sides, we had maple glazed brussel spouts, garlic mashed potatoes with  super [...]

The Unturkey Roast

 With mashed potatoes and gravy, cider caramelized brusselsprouts with cranberries    The roast is easy to cut in thick or thin slices. Americans have always associated Thanksgiving with food. This recipe is a modification of the Gobbler Slices in Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day. If you’re lucky enough to have leftovers, this roast is a [...]

Sausage and Chard Stew

    Thanks to the cooler weather, I’m happily breaking out the stews. Soups and stews are perhaps the most forgiving of  meals to prepare, and they are also wide open for creativity. Swap out the pasta for a prepared grain, or use beans instead of sausage. Of course, any green will work. Canned: Corn [...]

Creole Spaghetti

  Canned: Jalapeno Bread and Butter Pickles sub: store-bought pickled  jalapenos Creole Sauce (Complete Book of Home Preserving) sub: tomato sauce with sliced scallions, chopped green bell pepper, garlic, cayenne, and hot pepper sauce   I love tossing hot pasta with a touch of olive oil and spinach or arugula. A quick minute or two [...]