Realistic Vegan Cooking
I love good, old-fashioned comfort food recipes like this tasty lentil mushroom meatloaf. Being able to make and serve the dishes I was raised on, that our whole family loved, is a delight. Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and corn-on-the-cob sides was a regular meal in my family. When Mister Key Lime and I started following […]
Making homemade vegetable broth is so easy. If you use it often or have room in your freezer to store it, you should try making it yourself. Homemade broth is less expensive and also has less salt in it. You can control the ingredients and the density of the broth, too. The vegetables used to […]
For a quick and satisfying meal, try this crunchy fresh pasta salad. The pasta is filling and celery, bell pepper, and onions add a ton of crunch. Mustard, vinegar, lemon juice and dill add delicious, tangy flavor. Try a different type of pasta! Beet, spinach, and chickpea pasta are great alternatives. Many of the healthier […]
I came across this chopped kale cranberry salad in a local restaurant. The ingredients sounded so tasty, and I found the idea behind the salad to be impressive. But the restaurant chef was a little stingy with the ingredients, and for a pile of chopped kale it seemed a bit pricey. When I got home, […]
I love having this simple potato leek soup as a “go to” slow cooker fall potato soup – for those days when I am busy, but want something warm and filling for dinner. This pot of soup cooked while we were at a movie. When we came home, the house smelled spectacular and we were […]
The flavors of this Irish farmhouse soup come from warm vegetable broth, potatoes, barley, carrots, leek and onion. Farmhouse soup is delicious and light as a simple broth soup, or you can thicken it for an even heartier meal. My family is Irish American and it is so fun for me to continue to play […]