Cranberries!

Every year for all Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday family gatherings, I bring the cranberries.  I first made them soon after I got married, and people have been requesting them ever since.  Here is the easy, yet time consuming recipe. Ingredients 2 (12 oz) bags of fresh cranberries 2 cups orange juice 1 1/2 cup raw [...]

Fried Bananas

Looking for a yummy Valentine’s Dessert?  Something that is not made entirely of chocolate?  Try some deep fried bananas!  They are really yummy, and kind of remind me of a doughnut.  They are great right out of the frying pan, or topped with chocolate, carmel, or even cinnamon, vegan powdered sugar and/or cocoa powder. Ingredients [...]

Crepes

Valentine’s Day is on a Monday this year, so I did my Valentine’s Breakfast today instead.  I made the crepes recipe from Dr. Neal Barnard’s Get Healthy Go Vegan cookbook.  It is a really easy crepes recipe, and super yummy!  He stuffs his crepes with mushrooms, but I filled mine with either plain peanut butter [...]

Daiya Cheese

My local grocery store finally started carrying Daiya Shredded Cheese!  The first time I tried it was at a local pizza restaurant that actually has vegan cheese on the menu, and they use Daiya cheese.  I really liked the pizza I had there, and so I was really excited to see the same cheese that [...]

Fast and Easy Tortilla Soup

After all the big holiday meals, it’s nice to just relax and have a big bowl of soup.  This is a really easy soup to throw together, even if you’re not in the mood to cook. Ingredients 1 (16 ounce) can Refried Beans 1 (16 ounce) jar of your favorite salsa 1 (15 ounce) can [...]