For starters, the backbone and brilliance of this recipe is a slow extracted bone broth made with 9 soup bones and grass fed chuck, taking 24 hours in the crockpot.  This was key on many levels, but especially when it came time to consider salting at table.  The broth presents this mineral complexity, which made
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36 oz Veg broth1 can Coconut milkCornCarrotsPeasOnionGarlicPotatoesRosemaryCeleryThymeOreganoSaltPepperPaprikaRed pepper flakes2 tablespoons corn startch

I had the opportunity to invite a German colleague of mine for a simple dinner this week. And as he gifted me with a bottle of the excellent 2018 vintage red wine from his family vineyards in Germany, I felt the urge to return the favor with some authentic Bauernbrot (farmers bread) or Dinkelbrot (spelt
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I found some short grain Turkish whole wheat berries in the grains pantry and decided to pressure cook it as a side for a soup dinner. The directions on the bag said to boil it in 4x water for about 20 minutes and drain — which sounded completely ludicrous to me. Who would want to
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Shout out to Alton Brown for the base recipe here that I modified to make it more WFPB friendly: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sweet-potato-waffles-recipe-2013843 This version replaces the white flour with a home ground blend of organic hard red winter wheat, spelt and Ohio grown soft white wheat (2:1:1). The egg whites are replaced by ground chia seed gel
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Let’s be honest, a veggie burger tastes 10x more like a regular hamburger when you can pair it with an outstanding bun and traditional toppings (like pickles and cheese and special sauce). And if you are trying to stay veggie — the cheese can be vegan and the special sauce can be made from tofu
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This recipe is one I adapted from a more traditional version that uses lemongrass and galangal, but substitutes the more commonly available fresh lemon, lime and ginger root. What it lacks in complexity it makes up for in fresh aroma and flavor over store bought pre-made paste. The chilies I show here originated from 6
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With mushrooms, red bell peppers, onions, zucchini, and snow peas with roasted cauliflower and chickpeas over quinoa. Cook the onions and bell peppers down with ginger and garlic and after cooking them down put red curry paste in (but be careful cuz it can be spicy) and cook that with everything for a little and
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Chickpeas, peas, sweet potatoes, carrot, onion, cauliflower, brown rice, cilantro and spices. The sauce is pretty yum Water Avocado Garlic Salt Lemon juice Cilantro

While I have to give a shout out to my favorite chef-writer of all time, J. Kenji López-Alt, I had to tinker with his awesome vegan burger recipe just a lil bit. https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/03/homemade-veggie-vegan-burgers-that-dont-suck-recipe.html By adding a 1/4 cup of whole potato flour to his yummy published recipe with eggplant and cashews and mushrooms, I was
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