Easy Slow Cooker Seitan

Depending on what you want to”do” with your seitan there are dozens of ways to prepare vital wheat gluten. Today, I needed SIMPLE. I also didn’t want to chop fresh onions, and I had no mushrooms. So I was going to need to grab flavor in other ways. Here’s what I had on hand, and …

Banana Chip Sconettes

Okay, full disclosure I had intended to make banana bagels after watching a REEL. But despite putting holes in these, they turned out more of a scone shape and had a fluffy banana bread texture so ChatGBT suggested I name the recipe Sconettes ♥ ChatGBT also said this healthy creation has good fiber (4g), (7 …

HotMESSdish

Hotdish is an upper midwest staple with roots that date back to the great depression when every penny counted. We’ve certainly made hotdish before with plant based meats, frozen veggies and the quintessential TATER TOTS! Tonight would have been no exception but as it turned out NON of the FROZEN FOODS came in our online …

Whole Grain Brioche Two Ways

Admittedly, I didn’t gauge my flour well when making this dough and we ended up with enough for TWO LARGE LOAVES. So one because a lovely Green Olive Brioche and it was a big hit. The egg and oil in the bread make for a light and fluffy crumb even when using whole grain flour.

Pasta Fagioli

Growing up in Jersey a staple for our house in the 1970s was Campbell’s bean soup with ditalini pasta. It was simple and satisfying. This pasta fagoili soup is reminiscent or my family. We served it with a hearty whole grain brioche. It can be quick and easy to assemble if you are using canned …

Creamy Chilladas

We’ve done a lovely red sauce or a white sauce enchilada bake before but this Creamy Chillada is the BEST of both worlds. Tonight we made it with Veggie Crumble but it would be lovely with baked tofu or veggie chicken.

Vegan Black Bean Brownies

Tricia made these with her kids and they absolutely loved them and so did everyone else! It’s been a while since we’ve made a bean cake. Tricia switched it up a bit and decided to make these vegan (no egg whites). And they were every bite as delicious. High fiber and protein, low fat and …

Apple Ring Fritters

Don’t make these. They take a long while. There’s lots of standing at the stove. But most important, they TASTE AMAZING and you will want to have them every day!! For a lower fat version you can simply spray oil on your hot cast iron pan and make them much like a traditional pancake. However …

Halloween Pasta Dumplings (Not Your Grandma’s Gnocchi)

Truth is Grandma Pauline never made Gnocchi. I can’t recall having it growing up, and possibly never actually had it ever in my life. But my daughter Tricia loves Gnocchi and knew enough the last time we made it to determine it was an epic fail. Which at our house translates to CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. And …

Stuffed Crust Tortilla Pizzas

File this under Karma saw a TikTok and the rest is history. But to be fair it was a breakfast reel with a whole egg on top of ham and cheese. I showed it to the redneck and asked his thoughts, and he said he’d prefer it as a pizza dish sans egg. So here …