This recipe is from his new cookbook, “Gordon Ramsay’s World Kitchen”. It’s simple, healthy and delicious. This soup gets better as it sits in the refrigerator. It’s a great “make ahead” recipe. With vegetable stock, and vegan feta or parmesan cheese, this recipe is completely vegan, low fat, and healthy. The way he serves it with very little broth, it’s almost like a stew. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Cheesy Enchilada Casserole w/ Mexican Lemonade by Yahcna
Yachna calls herself – the “Queen of Vegan Soul Food”. In these 2 videos, Yachna demonstrates how she makes an enchilada casserole and a special and refreshing drink she invented. Her casserole is very easy to make with refried beans, vegan ground beef substitute, and vegan cheese. Unlike a traditional enchilada casserole with real beef and dairy cheese, Yachna’s casserole is healthy as well as delicious. Continue reading
Tackling diabetes with a bold new dietary approach by Neal Barnard, MD
Diabetes is a major problem in the United States. Over 100 million people have pre-diabetes or diabetes. This is an epidemic. Diabetes has serious consequences, leading to amputations, cardiovascular disease, blindness, etc.
In this lecture to the TEDx audience in Fremont, California, Dr. Barnard describes in simple terms how and why diabetes occurs. He then describes how diabetes can be controlled and actually reversed with a low fat plant based diet. 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
Amazing Vegetarian Chili by Chef Buck
Chef Buck demonstrates a very healthy and delicious vegetarian chili. It’s all about chopping up a variety of good fresh vegetables, initially sauteing onions and garlic to get started, then adding the vegetables and canned beans in layers, and letting the entire mix simmer for a while. It’s simple, easy to make, and healthy. Top it with some vegan cheese and serve it with some crusty bread. Delicious! Try it. Continue reading
Vietnamese Vegetable Spring Rolls with Orange Almond Sauce by Jaden Hair
Do you know it is really easy to make spring rolls. Watch as Jaden shows how to include vegetables in a rice paper wrapper to create a spring roll. You can use any kind of filling you wish. The trick is to moisten and soften your rice paper wrapper correctly. In this video, Jaden also shows how to make a delicious “Orange Almond” dipping sauce. These spring rolls are good food for appetizers, lunch, brunch, dinner, or finger foods. They also make a nice treat to take to a party. Continue reading
Harissa Tahini Romaine Wraps by Jenné Claiborne
Jenne prepares a one dish recipe, creating a healthy filling that can be used in a lettuce wrap or in a more classic salad. The fillings main ingredients are quinoa, chickpeas, black beans and carrots. Jenne also creates a “harissa tahini” dressing, which is basically some harissa (a Tunisian favorite spicy condiment) combined with tahini. Jenne pours her harissa tahini mixture over the filling on romaine lettuce leaves and over a salad made with lettuce and her filling mixture. This recipe is very easy to make and it’s very healthy and delicious. Continue reading
Orange Glazed Tempeh by Jason Wrobel
If you like sweet and sour crispy glazed chicken, you’ll like this healthy orange glazed tempeh substitute. Like many substitute recipes, it’s really easy to make with a few ingredients. Serve it with brown or fried rice or quinoa for a delicious and healthy lunch, brunch or dinner. Or, serve it with volcano rice as J-Wro suggests in this recipe demo video. Continue reading
Dijon Tempeh by Toni Fiore
Here is a much heather meal than chicken dijon. Toni demonstrates the simple steps to create tempeh dijon, which would make a delicious entree for a main course. It can be served with any sides you choose. Toni also suggests it’s great in a sandwich. I think I’ll try it in a sandwich with my panier press. Continue reading
How To Make Hummus by Hilah Johnson
Hilah Johnson demonstrates how simple and economical it is to make hummus at home. You only need a few simple and readily available ingredients and a blender. Other flavors of hummus can easily be made by adding other ingredients such as spinach, roasted red peppers, etc. Hummus is a healthy dish with a lot of protein that can be used as a dip or a spread with bread, crackers or vegetables. It can be used as an appetizer, lunch/brunch or snack, etc. If you keep some in your refrigerator, it’ll be easy to grab it when you are needing a healthy snack. Enjoy it. Continue reading