Vegetarian Recipes and Eclectic Conversation
Falafel are one of my absolute favorite foods. These deep fried balls of ground chick peas, spices, and love served in a pita with hummus, tahini, chopped veggies, and hot sauce is about a perfect a meal as I will ever find. However, for those with gastric intolerance to chick peas and other legumes or... Continue Reading →
I was recently at a vegan diner that offered walnut taco meat as a topping for its Southwestern bowl. I discovered, to my chagrin, that the walnut taco meat was basically just that, ground up walnuts with taco seasoning. How uninspiring. I offer here a vegan taco meat with walnuts, vegetables, rice, and tomato paste... Continue Reading →
JUMP TO RECIPE (vegan, gluten free) This recipe has undergone many iterations, starting as an ill-fated attempted to create a gluten-free millet cookie (I had my reasons), to becoming a fairly decent gluten-free almond cookie, to become a fantastic almond cookie that just happens to be gluten-free and vegan. The cookies are firm to crispy... Continue Reading →
My youngest son, who is on a gluten free diet, was tired of all my GF bread recipes having too much integrity (well, actually, he complained that they were too dense and grainy, but I'm sure he meant "integrity"). He found me a recipe for hamburger buns online which created a much softer bun. After... Continue Reading →
This cake is vegan and gluten-free, but don’t let that fool you. It is also wickedly good, combining sweet warming spices with a tender crumb. Cut yourself a piece, poor yourself a cup of tea, settle in your favorite chair, and let the world get along without you for a little while. INGREDIENTS 7½ ounces... Continue Reading →
The Chicago Diner has a wonderful Radical Reuben sandwich with an incredible vegan seitan corned beef. The sandwich is perfect in every way except, of course, that it is not gluten free. I stole some of their recipe ideas to create my own vegan gluten-free mock corned beef made of tofu. The trick here is... Continue Reading →
Wolfsong Diner 