Pin it These plantains are moist inside and caramelized on the outside. So yummy! Pin it Plantains look a lot like bananas. They can be found at Mexican markets, Whole Foods and some grocery stores. The ones I buy have stickers on them that tell what stage of ripeness they are in. You want to…
Plant-Strong Recipes
Caribbean Rice
Pin it The rice is a simple mixture of mango, cilantro, bell peppers, brown rice, lime juice and green onions. Serve it warm, room temperature or chilled. Feel free to sub pineapple for mango, use any colored pepper you have. Delicious served with Cuban Black Beans and Oven Baked Plantains with Coconut Dipping Sauce. Caribbean…
Cuban Black Beans with Kale
Pin it Cuban Black Beans with Kale low sodium vegetable broth, a few Tbsp 1 large yellow onion, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger (using a microplaner if you have one) 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 15 ounce cans black beans, undrained…
Tempeh Tamale Pie
Pin it This amazing recipe comes from Mama Pea and you can see her original recipe here. I tweaked it to my personal likes and was very happy with the results. Please note that hubby Tom had to have two servings to fill him up. One was plenty for me with some romaine lettuce and salsa…
Confetti Cornbread
Pin it Did you know cornbread makes a delicious breakfast? I made a few changes to the original recipe such as eliminating the sugar – we didn’t miss it and cutting the salt in half, using almond milk instead of soy milk and cut it into 12 servings instead of 8. With those changes each serving is…
Confetti Cornbread / Birthday Blessings!
I wanted to make cornbread but I wasn’t sure how to go about making a no added fat cornbread that would still be moist and tasty. As usual Chef Google didn’t let me down and I went with a recipe found at Fat Free Vegan Kitchen. The confetti comes from colorful chopped bell peppers and…
Greek Chickpea Salad
Pin it On the really hot summer days I don’t want to heat up my kitchen to make a meal so I turn to salads that are hearty enough to be a meal. This chickpea salad not only keeps the kitchen cool but it will cool you down as well. It was good the first day and…
Greek Chickpea Salad
On the really hot summer days I don’t want to heat up my kitchen to make a meal so I turn to salads that are hearty enough to be a meal. This chickpea salad not only keeps the kitchen cool but it will cool you down as well. It was good the first day and…
Quinoa Bean Salad – It’s The Best!
This is the perfect recipe to take to your next pot luck or serve at a backyard BBQ! This salad is filled with so many wonderful flavors like grated carrots, walnuts, tomatoes, currants, red onion, red, green and yellow bell peppers, garlic, chili powder and a little low sodium soy sauce. Crunchy, slightly sweet, packed with protein,…
Yonanas
Since I gave up dairy I have been on a quest to find a suitable substitute for frozen yogurt which is one of my favorite summer treats. First I tried the frozen food aisle at Whole Foods but after reading the labels of the dairy free frozen concoctions at the supermarket I left empty handed….