How are granola and chocolate alike? More precisely. How are oats – the major ingredient of granola – and chocolate alike? Both contain tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid used by your body to make serotonin, melatonin, and niacin. So, when I felt irritable, anxious, depressed, tired, have problems … Continue reading
“Its name is Garantita,” I told Gloria. I had made a new dish – kind of like a souffle – using garbanzos. After searching chef Google and finding nothing, I thought, “WOW, this is a totally new dish!” Next step – name it. “Hey, wait a sec,” Gloria said. I … Continue reading
How do you make a rich, smooth, delicious gravy without milk? Try our Cashew Nut/Sunflower Seed Gravy Base. More years ago than I can remember, Gloria began making gravy from cashews. It was wonderful. We loved it. Our girls loved it. Everyone who sampled it, loved it. For a long … Continue reading
SAGE SEITAN – My first answer to the challenge of Gloria's soy intolerance. While Sage Seitan was my first recipe, my first response was to initiate a search through our pantry – tossing all products with anything soy in it. Soy sauce. Soy oil. Soy lecithin. Soy flour. Soy protein. … Continue reading
Do you link certain foods with certain experiences? I do. This is true for coated seasoned hash browns. YUM! About 20 years ago, I helped lead a group of 30 high school students who volunteered their Spring Break to do service work in the Navajo Nation, Utah. The cook for … Continue reading
On occasion, I get this urge to have an omelet for breakfast. Or lunch. Or some other odd time. I'm usually unwilling do an egg omelet. Being vegan by choice, I attempt to resist these strange urges. Resisting doesn't make the omelet urge go away. We explored the world of … Continue reading
Ever heard of GRAINS OF PARADISE? I hadn't either until recently. Let me tell you about them. Grains of paradise grow in the swamps of West Africa. The plant is a member of the ginger family, Aframomum melegueta. The seeds, also called guinea grains, guinea pepper, and melegueta pepper, are … Continue reading
Gloria hates beets. I hate beets. Every year, Gloria plants lots of beets in the garden. Every year I ask her, “So, why do you plant beets? You know we both hate them.” “Because they are good for us,” she says. Did I mention? Gloria hates beets, and I hate … Continue reading
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