Jamie par boils pealed potatoes, places them in a single layer in an oiled pan, and roasts them for about 1/2 hour. Then, he gently mashes them and adds herbs before putting them back in the over. This technique produces potatoes with a crisp and crunchy outside layer, and a soft interior. He also offers three suggestions for different herb combinations. Delicious! Enjoy. Continue reading
Vegan Pumpkin Ice Cream by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Instead of using frozen bananas, Isa makes this ice cream with cashews and rice milk as her base. She places her base ingredients in a blender, and adds her flavors, pumpkin puree, sugar, sea salt, vanilla, corn syrup, pumpkin pie spice (ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and all spice), and a little olive oil. She uses an ice cream maker to freeze her mixture. But, you could also make it without an ice cream maker. She tops her home made ice cream with candied, pumpkin seeds which she also demonstrates. This is a delicious, dairy free ice cream. Enjoy. Continue reading
Honey Roasted Carrots by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on Food Tube
Hugh roasts rough cut large carrots with canola (rapeseed) oil and sesame seeds. Then he plates them, and coats them with a sauce made with orange zest, orange juice, raisins, and honey, and toasted almonds and chopped parsley. This is a delicious and healthy side dish or appetizer. Enjoy. Continue reading
Dairy Free Chocolate & Vanilla Ice Cream by Amber Locke
Amber demonstrates an amazingly simple way to make delicious “ice cream like” treats that are dairy free, sugar free, and gluten free. The basic ingredient is ripe frozen bananas, which are blended in a food processor with other flavorful ingredients such as vanilla, cocoa powder, etc. You can add any other ingredients of your choice to easily make delicious and healthy treats. Enjoy. Continue reading
Chocolate Fudge Brownies by Anja
You wouldn’t believe you could make chocolate brownies with these healthy ingredients. In a blender, Anja adds black beans, bananas, brown rice malt syrup, cinnamon powder, cocoa powder, and vanilla powder. After she blends the mixture, shes adds oats, and pours her batter into her pan and bakes it. She likes to serve them with chocolate mouse. Wonderful! Try it, and Enjoy. Continue reading
Festive Spicy Roasted Nuts by Gordon Ramsay
Toast a festive mix of nuts and add some flavorful spices to create a personalized snack for your family and friends. This is a wonderful, delicious snack for special occasions. Enjoy. Continue reading
Mediterranean Polenta Stack by Anja
Anja demonstrates a Mediterranean polenta stack that looks great, is easy to make and is delicious. She shows the process for cooking polenta and forming polenta rounds using small cake molds. She tops the polenta rounds with roasted red peppers, an avocado mix, diced tomatoes and red onions, and drizzles on some balsamic vinegar. The recipe is great for an appetizer, lunch, dinner, snacks… or any time at all, really! Enjoy. Continue reading
No Oil Hummus Recipe by Anja
Anja shows how to make a quick hummus recipe using canned chick peas and canned butter beans as the main ingredients. She blends these with some spices, and makes an almost instant hummus dish. Once, you have this basic hummus dish, you can add different ingredients such as roasted garlic, roasted tomatoes, roasted peppers, etc. Unlike traditional hummus recipes, this one does not have any olive oil in it, which makes it is a much healthier recipe. Serve it with crackers, vegetable slices, or as a spread on sandwiches, etc. Enjoy. Continue reading
Calabacitas Recipe by Cobi Kim
Cobi presents another veganized ethnic recipe. This time it’s a Mexican dish that can be served with cheese and tortillas, or as a vegetable side, or left over and used as a component in burritos. Cobi offers several alternatives for ingredients, and gives a tip for getting more flavor in your food by how you add your spices to your dish. This dish is easy to make with ordinary ingredients, and with or without vegan meat substitutes. Try it. You’ll Enjoy it! Continue reading
How To Make Vegan Filipino Rice Porridge (Lugaw) by Richgail Enriquez
Richgirl has presented us with an opportunity to try a dish with which we would not normally be familiar. It’s a veganized version of a traditional Filipino recipe. It’s not difficult to make, and it’s healthy. But, it does have an unusual ingredient, which you will probably have to get at an Asian market. That’s not a problem if you plan in advance. Why don’t you grab a foodie friend or two, and make this dish as part of a cooking party. You’ll like both the dish and friends’ company. Enjoy! Continue reading