Good food you can feel good about
Good food you can feel good about
Karma’s Grandma Pauline made a wonderful braciole, and it was one of the things Karma missed about being a vegetarian. And while she still makes her grandmother’s version for the people in the house who eat meat, she wanted to share the love of this dish with her whole family.
There was no such thing as “vegetarian” lasagna growing up. Grandma Pauline’s lasagna never had meat in it. The meat balls and braciole was always served on the side. I had no idea people put meet in lasagna or spinach for that matter until I moved to California. But this dish was how Grandma made …
Growing up in Karma’s house meant there was lots of attempts to fashion bean cake with tofu frosting into a kid friendly dessert. Her now adult children, will say she was by and large unsuccessful in her endeavors. However Karma still tries to create minimally sweet treats that won’t spike blood sugar. These blueberry muffins are a good compromise and have mainstream appeal.
Admittedly we are still tweaking this to get a creamier texture. But so far we have at least one family member say they prefer THIS to traditional mac and cheese!
We enjoy a very mild and basic enchilada dish that can be dressed up or down to suit your mood. We’ve made chickie (as well as chicken, because not all of us are vegetarians), steak, veggie crumble etc. but most people like the plain cheese best. We made a side order of chicken enchiladas for Dan who wanted to avoid dairy tonight. Easy to do! If you substitute wheat flour with another thickener, like corn starch these can easily be gluten free.
You don’t need to be vegan to fall in love with this light and lovely very chocolaty snack cake.
Perfect addition to hummus night. This easy flat bread can be made ahead and warmed before you serve your meal.
Hummus night is one of our family favorite meals. Tonight we had the pleasure of two vegan friends joining us and we included a new vegan tzatziki and ended the night with a wonderful and easy vegan chocolate cake with chocolate cream frosting!
When you don’t have any fresh basil and someone’s allergic to walnuts you make due with what you have and call it a poor excuse for pesto!
A popular side dish in the 1970’s (80s or 90s) “The San Francisco Treat!” was the original hamburger helper. This dish may not make you remember the box brand, but it pairs well with our plant based piccata.
