TweetWe’re out of meat again, out of flour, out of cheese, out of butter, almost out of oil. My husband came home with some HUGE wild parasol mushrooms. I mean HUGE! 6 inch diameter caps. NOTE: only pick wild mushrooms if you know what you’re doing. Some poisonous mushrooms look like edible ones, but can [...]

TweetI’m not a vegetarian, but I have lived on a mostly vegetarian diet a few times in the past for various reasons. When you’re used to eating meat, and a lot of it, it’s hard to go “cold turkey” (pardon the pun). Before I left the US, we would often eat huge pork chops and [...]

TweetA couple years ago in Germany, I saw a delicious-looking can of potato and wild mushroom soup.  It looked delicious, but I didn’t want to pay so much for a little can like that (I had to feed 8 people).  So I came up with my own version.  I think it tastes thoroughly German.  It’s [...]

TweetMom’s Potato Soup This is my mom’s basic homemade potato soup.  Plain, but really tasty, especially with Ritz crackers and Colby-jack or cheddar cheese.  hehe.  You can easily make it veg, just use oil and rice or soy milk, vegan cheese, etc. 1 Tbs. Butter (feel free to sub. margarine or oil) Couple cloves of [...]

TweetWhat to do with Great Northern Beans (Or other beans) Beans are easy to cook and deal with, as long as you have a bit of time, or think ahead, or if you have a pressure cooker.  They are very versatile, and take well to all kinds of seasoning from spicy to sweet.  That’s why [...]

TweetI am going to a political rally Friday and would like to bake cookies for the fellow supporters I meet there. I made up a wonderful vegan brownie recipe that I use all the time, but haven't had the time to come up with my own cookie recipe yet. I am not a vegan, but [...]

TweetRaw Miso Soup I have been learning a lot about raw food in the last month and a half.  I will put on a complete article about it at some point. For now, here is a simple raw recipe that is great for beginners, and satisfies cravings for meat and cooked food if you’re just [...]

Looking for a quick, easy dinner that won’t break your budget and is healthier than fast food? Try a French bread pizza.

TweetThe subtitle for this book is Quick, Low-fat, Low-Calorie, Vegetarian Meals. And it should be noted that they are also vegan: no eggs, no milk, cheese, butter, or other dairy, and of course, no other animal products. Most of her recipes include some kind of tofu, or other soy product. Which is great if you’re [...]

TweetGerman. Beer. These two words just seem to go together. Beer makes us think of bratwurst, Oktoberfest, crazy drunken Germans in leiderhosen, beer steins, and so on. And German beer tastes great! Even many of the popular US beers, Busch for example, are from original recipes brought to America from Germany. According to Wikipedia, only [...]