While many of you are no doubt tired of snow and are longing for spring, here in Colorado we have had another extremely dry winter, so our current snow “storm” is an incredible relief. I put storm in quotes because I lived in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a few years, and this doesn’t really rank [...]
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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 [...]
Cashew Vegetable Korma
This is a rich, warming, vegan dish bathed in a sauce based on cashews and coconut milk. Korma is one of my favorite winter foods, and there are dozens of variations on the sauce base–some use yogurt or cream, for instance. This is a dairy-free version that works well with any type of vegetables you [...]
Chilled Sorrel Soup
Right now I am out on the back deck, and it is 101 degrees. It’s a dry heat, so it only feels like 97. Balmy. We are in the midst of a pretty rough summer here in Colorado. So, let’s take our minds off of the heat and the wildfires, and have some cold soup: [...]
Red Lentil and Roasted Carrot Spread
Canadian Lentils is holding a blogger contest for original lentil recipes, and given that they are one of my personal favorite food items, I thought I would toss my hat in the ring. This is a favorite dip/spread/soup that I am entering in their “freestyle” category, as I use it in multiple ways. As a [...]
Simple Chocolate-Orange Mousse (Vegan and Dairy-Free)
I was working on “veganizing” a King’s Cake recipe (more on that soon), and ran across this technique to make non-dairy whipped cream using coconut milk. Brilliant! I decided to give this a try but wanted to see if I could make a dairy-free chocolate mousse using the same technique, and it worked really well. [...]
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