We all have ingredients we lean on and for me that's chickpeas (with tofu licking it's heels). I always fall back to chickpeas when I'm creating recipes because they're basically the plant-based version of chicken. They can and do go with just about anything...
However, I didn't want chickpeas to be my crutch when I was writing my cookbook and above all else, I wanted to showcase every bean and legume--really encompass and embrace all the variety legumes offer.
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Happy New Year!
In honor of my husband's southern heritage, I whipped up one of my most cherished recipes in the cookbook: cornbread.
Hoppin' John is "the" traditional New Years dish in the South, but cornbread is often served as a side and since I'm always up for an excuse to make this recipe... I indulged.
I can't even put it into words how obsessed my testers & I were with this bread. Now that I think about …
Let the countdown begin!
Starting tomorrow, I'm going to blog about a recipe in my cookbook every dayfor the next 25 days---until 1/25 the day my cookbook will be in stores nationwide!
[FYI some B&N's will have my book early as part of a in-store "New Years" promotion and it will be available on the Kindle and Nook 1/18 but the *official* release date is 1/25]
In the meantime, help spread awareness of my cookbook by …
Off the cuff, I really like the idea of this book!
When selecting a handful of recipes to try for a review, I zoomed in on Mardi Gras (because I have a huge soft spot for New Orleans grub) and Cinco de Mayo because Scott lives and dies for all things Mexican-inspired. I also salivated at the thought of her Irish Creme (from the St. Patty's Section; though this is more of a Xmas drink for me)...but I can't find …
Confession: I didn't eat tofu for the first two years I was vegan. This is funny to me now, as I love the stuff (I could easily eat it at three meals a day, that is, if I wasn't so focused on eating a balanced diet!) and because I was a former tofuphobe, I've created three tutorial videos about tofu for my comrades.
But this post isn't about tofu...it's about seitan...(seiten? I always struggle with spelling!) which …