I hate football. Let me not mince any words about that. Not a fan of the game in any form, so I don’t really “do” the Super Bowl. However, I still manage to get sucked into the national hype enough to make some kind of party-type foods to eat while the rest of the country [...]

Salt and Pepper Shrimp
One of my favorite restaurants does a version of this dish that I love, and I probably order it once a month. They use smaller shrimp and leave the shells on, then fry them and top them with a sweet-and-hot pepper dice. You eat them shell and all, and they are crispy, spicy, and delicious. [...]

Roasted Cauliflower and Walnut Salad
Organic cauliflower is available year round, it stores well, and is one of my favorite vegetables to have on hand for winter recipes. This is a warming winter salad that works well as a side dish or as a vegan main course. Roasting the cauliflower lends it a sweeter, somewhat nutty flavor that is intensified [...]

Buffalo and Mushroom Loaf with Caramelized Onions
Continuing my buffalo kick with this easy, vegetable-filled meatloaf, made without grain-based fillers. Things like bread and oats have traditionally been added to meatloaf to stretch the meat, but they are not really needed as a binder. For this recipe I added finely chopped cremini mushrooms and carrot to the ground buffalo, and topped it [...]

Simple Seafood Stew
I have been busy wrapping up a significant chapter of my life, so cooking has not been a top priority. I didn’t think you all would want to see my recipe for “bag o’ salad” or “scrambled eggs,” which is the way it has been running for the past couple of weeks. Things are winding [...]

Red Lentil and Toasted Walnut Pate
My first experience with a lentil-walnut pate was many years ago when I was in England. At that point I was a full-time vegetarian, and I was surprised at the number of meatless options available in most of the places we traveled. I had a version of this pate at a pub in the Lake [...]













