Spicy Sixteen Bean Slow Cooker Soup by Victoria Prehn

With only 15 minutes prep in the morning, you can have a delicious bowl of hearty soup waiting for you when you get home from work!

Roasted Vegetable and Kale Salad by Unknown Chef

Saturday morning is my time to grocery shop. Will change to mid-week when I retire. It is easy to overlook Saturday and Sunday lunches because of weekend errands so I make a note on the menu pad to plan for weekend lunches. We eat lite lunches. Salads fit the bill. I decided to pick up a bunch of veggies to incorporate as a…

Grilled Asparagus by Dianne Linderman

Latke's by Farrell May Podgorsek

This is a very crispy latke with a small, creamy center. These can be made gluten free and egg free. I strongly prefer the egg replacer over eggs. Egg Replacer is a tapioca starch product that helps bind the potato mixture. It can be found at Natural Food Stores and lasts forever. Read through directions carefully before…

Vegan Apple Oatmeal Cinnamon Cake by Rich H

This guilt free "guilty pleasure" is a vegan delight...loaded with oatmeal and apples and flavored with cinnamon and brown sugar. Your guests will have a hard time saying "no thanks" to this delightful dessert treat!

Barley Salad Primavera by Rich H

We recently went with a "white salad" using only "white" or near white ingredients like barley, daikon, mushrooms, water chestnuts, etc. This barley salad is even better...and once again we can learn why color matters!

Garden Vegetable Soup with Rice by Rich H

It may be spring but in my book there is never a bad time for soup. It's especially nice when you can grow yor own veggies or get them locally from a farmers' market. While we're not quite there yet, this is a great soup to make anytime. It's hearty and healthy and just plain hits the spot!

Southern Style Rice and Beans by Rich H

We wanted to add a few ingredients to make this Southern style rice and bean dish a complete, balanced one-dish meal! Adding green bell pepper, peas and kale did the trick. And it's delicious too!

Smokey Greens and Black Eyed Peas with Biscuits by Rich H

Black-eyed peas (the food, not the band) combined with delicious kale are melded together into a flavorful dish that is sauteed with onion and garlic and then made to really pop with smoked paprika! Yum!

Faux Chicken Salad by Rich H

We used tempeh, with its nutty flavor and "meaty" texture to provide the "chicken" in this great faux chicken salad recipe. Serve it on a pita or flatbread with a side of green veggies, like garlic sauted kale and some fresh sliced pears.

Creamy Pineapple Custard Cake _ RAW VEGAN by Rawfully Tempting

decadent, delicious and nutritious

Texas Caviar by Rich H

I guess there are almost as many variations of this dish as there are Texans! This is one handed down to us which we love.

Mango-Raspberry Parfait by Rich H

This is a nice light dessert treat that is mostly raw...I say mostly because while the fruit is certainly raw, the tofu also used in this recipe does require cooking as it is being produced. Still, this dessert makes for a nice after-dinner treat that isn't filling and is rather refreshing at the same time.

Stuffed Zucchini Boats by Rich H

As summer draws to a close it's always nice to find a surprise in the garden. We found a few left over zucchinis hidden among the yellowing leaves and decided to make this great stuffed zucchini boat recipe. This is a filling, healthy delight for an evening dinner for two. Of course, if you have enough zucchini, simply double the…

Glazed Lemony Vegan Zucchini Bread by Rich H

Ok. I thought we were done with zucchini for the year but low and behold there was one more straggler still hiding among the yellowing leaves. Couldn't believe it! So I decided to make this one into a dessert of sorts. A vegan zucchini bread with decidedly lemon flavor and a sweet-tart lemony glaze. Soooo good!