Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Thanks to one of our followers on Facebook Cynthia Marin-Soria for this recipe. If you don’t know what to cook for ThanksGiving, this will cover all of your basis tomorrow or anyday of the week.   Lentil Shepherd’s Pie Recipe 1 1/2 C GARDEIN HOME STYLE BEEFLES TIPS previously prepared optional * see below 2 CUPS…

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ThanksGiving Veggie Feast!

Since I started cooking vegetarian meals for Raul @rj_c , holiday menus always stumped me. Our first ThanksGiving, I made him an eggplant lasagna. As we started expanding our vegetarian menu, I found a soy based dinner roll and a mycoprotein dinner roll, with several side dishes.   Photo by hapatxn This year Raul is trying…

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Not Just Cowboys and Cow for Dinner in Dallas

Dallas has a reputation:  Southern drawls, women with bleached blond highly hair sprayed coiffures, JR Ewing, Urban Cowboy and the Dallas Cowgirls in high boots and almost-not-there skirts. My first trip to Dallas was more than 25 years ago. It was a business trip, and I felt some culture shock when at a business dinner,…

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Good Shakti (Energy) at Bhakti Fest

            This is a place to let loose, beyond stretching your muscles and connective tissues. Bhakti Fest is a great way to exercise your spirituality. This is not for everyone. The 2011 fall festival attracted about 4,000 serious yoga practitioners over the four-day weekend. These were not the ones that…

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Mofongo with Quorn Cutlets or Vegetables

Living in Puerto Rico on a day-to-day basis can be a culinary challenge if you are a vegetarian. Some of my family members like my father, think that cooking vegetarian means cooking without any flavor. A few years ago as I started to cook vegetarian meals, I decided I wanted to make more Puerto Rican inspired…

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