• Pumpkin Apple Muffins

    Pumpkin Apple Muffins

    Was it the last day of summer or the first day of winter?  Backpacking up in the High Sierras with the snowflakes swirling around us, it was rather hard to tell.  I pulled my fleece a little tighter and hiked a little faster.  It had already been a very long day and I was dreaming…

  • Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo from Cauliflower

    Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo from Cauliflower

      I’m pretty excited about this post because I get to share my favorite new healthy & delicious alfredo sauce recipe with you! Here’s a radical concept: cauliflower as alfredo sauce.  It’s not a very new concept, however.  Recently I noticed that cauliflower-everything has taken over the foodie world.  I’ve come across cauliflower mashed potatoes,…

  • Pineapple Cheesecake Bars

    Pineapple Cheesecake Bars

    I walk up to the front door and let myself in.  There’s no need to knock because I know I’m always welcome here.  We’re all welcome here.  You see, the people that live here are the same as family to us.  I hear the sounds of laughter echoing inside this home.  I see the smiling…

  • Italian Herb Dressing

    Italian Herb Dressing

    The other day I was at the grocery story buying some Italian salad dressing.  Usually I just toss it in the cart and move on, but out of curiosity, I stopped to peek at the ingredient list.  I wasn’t really checking out its nutritional value, I just wanted to see if I could make it…

  • Tofu Chicken

    Tofu Chicken

      At eleven o’clock, Ryan called me and said we would be having company for lunch.  I needed something good and quick.  As usual, I began searching through my list of recipes I’ve been collecting over the years.  Pizza would take too long.  Curry would be too hot.  Spaghetti was too plain.  That’s when these…

  • Vegan Cheese

    Vegan Cheese

    I first posted this recipe to this blog about ten years ago (where does time go?) and it was an instant hit. These days, you’ll find recipes like this all across the web, but I’m maybe a bit proud to say my blog was, to my knowledge, the first to popularize this wonderful recipe. I…