vegan

Shojin Japanese cooking class

Who knew that having two smoothies per day could bring so many health benefits?! And in ONLY 21 DAYS!! 🙌⁣⁣So, how does it work? Check the link and take the ➡️ “21 smoothie diet challenge” On Monday night my husband and I attended a Shojin Japanese Cuisine cooking class at […]

Purple cauliflower soup

Who knew that having two smoothies per day could bring so many health benefits?! And in ONLY 21 DAYS!! 🙌⁣⁣So, how does it work? Check the link and take the ➡️ “21 smoothie diet challenge” Fall weather always makes me crave creamy soups. Maybe it’s because they’re so comforting and […]

My Journey to Homemade Vegan Yogurt

Back in the olden days, early to mid 70s, when I was vegetarian and not vegan, I used to make my own yogurt. I had a square ceramic hotplate-type yogurt maker with four square eight-ounce glass jars. I’d throw a towel over the filled jars, and the base would keep […]

Pancakes with blueberry topping

Every once in a while I need pancakes. But does anyone really need another pancake recipe? No, I don’t think so, but here’s one anyway. I made these without looking at a recipe – no following directions to tax my bleary morning mind – and they are pretty basic. My […]

Crunchy granola

I love a good breakfast, but I always seem to get stuck in a breakfast rut of repetition. There’s never enough time during the week to to do much besides slurp a bowl of dry cereal, and none of my imagined breakfasts for the weekend ever seem to happen. The […]

Vegan French toast for breakfast

What’s come over me. I was lying in bed thinking about french toast and how I would make it if I weren’t so lazy and the next thing I knew I was in the kitchen. No company, no kids — just two of us and I was pulling bread out […]

Oats and wheat pancakes

Miss E, our two-year old granddaughter, arrived Sunday afternoon for a sleepover. It’s always fun to have the charming Miss E running around the house (she never walks), sharing meals and snacks with us. She loves to eat and is willing to try just about anything before passing judgement. She’s […]

Long beans with tofu, potatoes and peppers

Madison has a fantastic, award-winning farmers’ market that spans both sides of the four long stretches of sidewalk surrounding the State Capitol grounds. When our kids were young, it was a Saturday morning ritual for our family to trek to the market by 8:30 a.m. to avoid the huge crowds […]