In this video, Chef Gordon Ramsay demonstrates both knife skills and techniques for finely chopping an onion. And, he offers a tip for avoiding the tears that many of us suffer while slicing onions. With a little practice, it’s easy to finely chop an onion the way he does. Continue reading
Tempeh Bacon by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
You can use tempeh bacon as a vegan baking substitute for real bacon in many, many dishes. In this video, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau explains what tempeh is, and a simple technique for making tempeh strips taste like bacon. This technique is really easy, and the tempeh tastes amazingly good. 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
Grilled Seitan and Tempeh by Toni Fiore
Toni Fiore demonstrates it is to very easy to grill both/either seitan and tempeh, while presenting some good grilling tips for them. She creates a barbeque rub with seasoning and a little oil, and also uses some sugar free barbeque sauce. Any number of seasonings, regularly available in supermarkets, can be used in her easy techniques. The grilled seitan and tempeh are vegan grilled meat alternatives, and are delicious. Continue reading
Chocolate, Cheese, Meat, and Sugar — Physically Addictive; a lecture by Dr. Neal Barnard
Dr. Neal Barnard is a prominent and active researcher into the relationships among nutrition and health or disease. He is particularly active in fighting diabetes.
In this video lecture, he describes the causes and offers solutions to combat our food cravings, particularly for chocolate, cheese, meat and sugar. Continue reading
How To Clean And Slice A Portobella Mushroom by John Burton
Here are some preparations techniques for portobello mushrooms by Chef John Burton. He is the Executive Chef at Stella Restaurant in the Cedar House Sport Hotel in California.
Lasagna Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms (Main Dish) by Rocky Barragan
Portobello mushrooms are a favorite ingredient in many healthy vegan recipes. They have a meaty flavor, good texture, and can be included in many types of preparations and with different toppings. This delicious recipe includes ingredients typically found in lasagna recipes, including several different cheeses. These cheeses can easily be replaced by vegan alternatives. Try it. I know you’ll like it. Continue reading
Vegan Tacos by Hilah Johnson
Hilah replaces the meat in traditional tacos with tempeh in this recipe, which requires a simple sauteing of the tempeh with some other fresh vegetables, spices and seasonings. It’s easy, fast and delicious. Try it. Continue reading
Vegetarian Lasagna by Laura Vitale
Laura demonstrates a delicious vegetable lasagna. This recipe is vegetarian because it includes dairy products and eggs. What do you think? Would it be a good makeover candidate if we replace the dairy and egg ingredients with vegan substitutes and whole wheat lasagna noodles instead of the white flour processed noodles? Regardless of how you make it, this is a special recipe and will definitely please your family and friends. Continue reading
Vegan Sour Cream & Enchilada Sauce by The Vegan Zombie
In this video, Jon, the Vegan Zombie host, demonstrates how to make two basic sauces. The sour cream is cashew based and easy to make. The enchilada sauce is another easy to prepare tomato and chili pepper sauce. These recipes are part of the Vegan Zombie Mexican theme series. Continue reading