The Vegan Cook’s Bible, by Pat Crocker, is great addition to any cook’s kitchen – vegan or not. Eating meatless is healthy, economical, and can be better for the environment.
So far, my favorite recipe is the Sweet Potato and Wild Rice Cakes that are on page 308. A combination of two types of rice, diced sweet potatoes, shredded vegetables, and rosemary – yum. I look forward to using my own fresh sweet potatoes for this recipe next Fall.
I had the opportunity to ask Pat Crocker a few questions that I’m hopeful will help beginning vegans. Please come back tomorrow and you …read more

Today, in my GOOP newsletter, I found an online cooking show called the Tamra Davis Cooking Show.  Tamra Davis is a filmaker and a busy mom. 
This is a great resource for people who eat meatless (many meat-free recipes) or are just looking for a way to feed their families creative healthy meals. The shows are fun to watch as they follow Tamra shopping with her cute little boys, or doing yoga while one of the boys keeps climbing on her, and then there’s the food.  Yum.

Here’s the first part of a 2-part Mexican cooking show. Be sure to catch the second …read more

Tasty Eats Meatless Soy Jerky comes in a variety of flavors including Original, Peppered, Hot N’Spicy, Ginger, Teriyaki, Cajun, Jamaican, and Tandoori.  It’s a lowfat, high-protein vegan snack. Tasty Treats are made of soy. They are gluten-free, dairy-free, cholesterol-free, preservative-free and rich in Isoflavones.

 
A few years ago, I tried Tasty Eats and I have to be honest, I was not a fan.  So many things can be made with soy, I didn’t think that soy made a very good jerky. When I was asked to try them, I said, “No, thanks,” but I was told that all of the Tasty …read more