Hi everyone! As I was shopping in Sprouts last week, I noticed they had filet mignon roasts on sale, likely from Valentine’s Day. They were marked down $10.00 a lb, bringing it to $9.99 a lb instead of $19.99 per pound. Now, normally I would just roll-on by as that is still SO expensive, and … More Filet Mignon Roast
Hi Valencia Cooking Club Members and follows. Here is a fabulous, easy recipe for you to try from one of my favorite vegan bloggers — OHSHEGLOWS . This soup is super easy, healthy, gorgeous and best of all — it tastes great! Most of my diet is plant-based. My body likes it better, the scale likes it … More Chunky Beet Soup (OHSHEGLOWS)
I have to admit, I’m so tired of chicken dishes I had pretty much stopped eating chicken. That’s fine for me, as I mainly eat a plant-based diet but my family likes meat so I decided to try to create some new flavor profiles that we would enjoy. My mom, who is 90, loves orange … More Orange Chicken
The sun sets a little earlier and the night air is a little crisper and I, for one, am so happy that fall is in the air. This summer has been brutally hot which doesn’t exactly give me the incentive to get in the kitchen. But, now that fall is in the air, I feel … More Crockpot – Autumn Pork Stew
I’m not sure why folks like to call this mock tuna, or faux tuna, when it isn’t tuna at all, and most vegans and vegetarians don’t need the association “tuna” to make us think of good food. Apparently carnivores need to be fooled into trying a meat-less dish by claiming “surprise this tastes like the … More Mock Tuna Salad Spread
Sometimes you just want a different flavor profile to shake up the same-old, same-old routine. I created this stew last winter and was surprised at how good it was, but for those of us who cook without recipes, I wondered whether I would be able to create it again from memory. Thankfully, I was able … More Moroccan Stew
I was intent on doing a Sunday cook to prepare healthy food to eat throughout the week. I wanted to make a vegan lasagna, but was annoyed when I found out the lasagna noodles I purchased had egg in them. I was going to go forward but when I looked online for vegan lasagna noodles, … More Vegan Ratatouille Lasagna
I could eat soup everyday — as long as it’s homemade. Can’t stand the canned stuff, overcooked vegetables, a faint taste of metal…that is nothing to look forward to. So I make soup often, at least twice a week during the winter and on some lazy Sundays I will cook up two or three different kinds … More Italian Meatball Soup
My basil plants have been abundant this season! I planted three types in my hydroponic garden, sweet Italian, lemon and Thai. Only one seed of each and they just took off in the hydroponics. Then I scattered a couple more seeds around my tomatoes in hopes it would help deter the dreaded tomato worm (which … More Basil and Walnut Pesto
Beef and Ale Pie A couple of friends of mine recently traveled to London and their favorite dish was a pub food favorite, Beef and Ale Pie. Over a couple cocktails I’m suddenly volunteering to recreate this English fare. Here comes another five pounds! I’ve never tried a meat pie other than the childhood stable Chicken … More Beef and Ale Pie
