Roasted Red Peppers

It always amazes me how expensive roasted red peppers are because they are so incredibly easy to make.  Here’s my technique, you’ll notice sans brown paper bag.* Favorite ways to enjoy roasted red peppers?  Simply with fresh Italian or French bread and a little sharp provolone cheese.  I add them to sandwiches, salads, pasta.  There’s…

Not tonight…

How many times have you walked into your kitchen and just said, “Oh not tonight, honey!” at the meer idea of turning on your range.  You are too tired – and maybe even too hungry?? – to make a move in the direction of a pot or a pan.  But yet that damn tummy of yours will…

Black Beans and Rice

Tonight I made a quick and easy dinner consisting of some salad, Italian Morningstar chick’n patties and this rice and black beans dish.  The whole grain brown rice has a nice chewiness to it and the dish is filling, healthy and great when it is cold out.  Eat as a side dish or as a main course. Black Beans…

Funky Monkey Cookies

These cookies are adapted from the Cowboy Cookie Recipe in Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar.  It is the sequel, if you will, to the fabulously delicious Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World which proved to yours truly that vegan can be even tastier – yes, friends, TASTIER – than the animal product laden treats I was so accustomed…