This should be a simple makeover candidate for those who wish to make it a vegan dish. Gordon pan fries some ground beef and pork and adds it to a sauteed mixture of chilli pepper, ginger, garlic green onions, sesame seed oil and brown sugar. Then, he adds fish sauce, lime zest and lime juice. He places this Continue reading
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Lighter Eggplant Parmesan by Sarah Carey
Sarah bakes her eggplant instead of frying it. She uses a flour, milk, and tomato sauce mixture as a creamy filling replacing the ricotta cheese typically used in other recipes. After she layers her pre-baked eggplant, she tops it with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. This is an easy recipe for a healthier makeover by replacing the milk, mozzarella and parmesan cheese with vegan alternatives. This is another easy to make and healthy recipe that can be made ahead for use later in the week. Continue reading
Baked Eggplant Parmesan by Dani Spies
In this video recipe, Dani bakes her eggplant instead of frying it, which eliminates a lot of calories from frying. She uses 3 dairy cheeses, a ricota mixture with an egg, parmesan, and mozzarella. All three of those dairy cheeses and egg binder can be replaced with non dairy alternatives and an egg substitution. This is a great basic candidate for an easy recipe makeover, replacing all the animal products with vegan alternatives. This is an easy and delicious recipe to make, and it can be made ahead for use later in the week. With the vegan substitutions, it is also a low fat and healthy recipe. Continue reading
Mushroom, Leek and Tarragon Pasta by Gordon Ramsay
In addition to showing the ingredients in this video recipe, Gordon demonstrates techniques for chopping mushrooms, washing and chopping leaks, and how to keep pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pot of boiling water. Vegetable stock and non-dairy cream can be used to replace the chicken stock and dairy cream he uses. This is a great tasting, quick and easy recipe to make. You may want to add as one of your favorite recipes. Continue reading
Penne Pasta with Eggplant and Mozzarella by Renee Pepino
Renee Pepino demonstrates how to prepare Penne Pasta with Eggplant and Mozzarella from her book, More Than Pasta. This is an easy recipe. Simply sautee chopped eggplant with garlic. Add tomato sauce, basil and oregano to make a sauce. Top penne pasta with this eggplant-tomato sauce. Then add pieces of mozzarella cheese and shredded parmesan cheese to the dish. This dish can be transformed into a vegan meal by substituting vegan cheese for the dairy cheese. It looks good. Enjoy. Continue reading
Mild Mustard Romaine Salad by Nancy S. Hughes
Chef Nancy demonstrates a really fast salad dressing, and gives a tip on how to wash and get your lettuce leaves crisp. Her recipe includes sour cream, mustard, and mayonnaise. Both the sour cream and mayonnaise can be replaced with vegan substitutes. Simple and fast. Continue reading
Creamy Sweet Potato Soup by EasytoCookTV
The soup this recipe creates looks wonderful. This recipe is also a simple makeover candidate — the cream in it can be replaced with plant milk, such as almond milk, and the chicken stock can be replaced with vegetable stock. It’s main ingredients are sweet potatoes, celery root, pumpkin, (vegetable not) chicken stock, rose wine and (plant milk not) dairy cream. . Continue reading
Baked Penne with Sausage and Kale by Casserole Queens
This video contains a great candidate recipe for a makeover. The Casserole Queens prepared this recipe with turkey sausage, dairy milk and cheese. The sausage can be replaced by vegan sausage, and the dairy milk and cheese can be replaced with non-dairy plant based alternatives. There is a lot of cheese in this recipe. I’ll bet if it were made with less non-dairy cheese, it would still taste wonderful.
Vegetarian Enchiladas by Hilah Johnson
Cooking with friends is a lot of fun. In this video, Hilah and her friend, Carlos, prepare Vegetarian Enchiladas together. This recipe can easily be converted to a vegan recipe by replacing the dairy based components, cream and cheese, with vegan alternatives. These enchiladas could easily become a regular item on your menus. Try making them with and for your friends too. Continue reading
Black-Bean and Green-Chili Casserole by Nancy S. Hughes
Nancy Hughes demonstrates a fast (15 minute) and healthy casserole. It is made with canned black beans, fresh onions and tomatoes, packaged steamed rice, some seasonings and cheese. This recipe really is fast, easy to make, healthy and delicious. Continue reading