Fatfree Vegan Kitchen

Stir-fried Tofu and Vegetables with Miso Sauce

2009-11-02T08:53:00.004-06:00

I don't post a lot of stir-fry recipes because, as I've mentioned before, I tend to make them by feel, adding whatever amounts of vegetables and sauce feel right. Since I usually use the same basic ingredients, most of my stir-fries taste about the same....

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Fat-Free Pumpkin and Raisin Biscuits

2009-10-26T11:23:00.003-05:00

I used to love biscuits. I was raised on my mom's Bisquick biscuits and sometime during college graduated to baking and devouring Southern-style biscuits made with White Lily flour and lots of butter or margarine. Living alone in my tiny student...

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Lemony Quinoa with Butternut Squash

2009-10-19T10:41:00.007-05:00

At the farmers' market a couple of weeks ago, I picked up two butternut squash that were each about the length of my hand. Since I love roasting butternut with a touch of lemon, I was considering cooking them in that tried and true (but unimaginative)...

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Spiced Rice and Lentil Squares

2009-10-13T08:26:00.005-05:00

(A huge thank you to all of you who have donated to Farm Sanctuary so far. We're almost 3/4 of the way to our goal!)Unlike a lot of people who love to cook, I don't tend to pick up cookbooks and read them like novels. The majority of the cookbooks on my...

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A Thanksgiving Tradition

2009-10-08T10:18:00.007-05:00

My daughter E had her first turkey when she was in preschool. Her class was learning about Thanksgiving, coloring pictures of turkeys and folding paper into pilgrims' hats, and her father and I decided to start a family tradition so that when it was...

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Sweet Potato, Okra, and Chickpea Gumbo

2009-09-29T14:38:00.002-05:00

With okra, as with most things in life, size does matter. When you're talking okra pods, smaller is better—tender and tasty. Let them grow too big and they become tough and woody. However, when it comes to the plants themselves, bigger is definitely...

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Roasted Beet-Tofu Burgers

2009-09-21T11:55:00.004-05:00

High Noon Café, the only vegetarian restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi, where I live, serves the most unusual veggie burgers, bright red with beets and soft in texture from the tofu. The first time my husband recommended I try one, I was afraid to...

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Chipotle Barbecued Tofu

2009-09-14T14:20:00.004-05:00

I love barbecue, but I have to admit that I don't always take the time to make my own sauce. The bottled stuff is so quick and easy, though I have yet to find a brand that I really like. I may stop using bottled barbecue sauce completely, however,...

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Creamy Zucchini and Basil Soup

2009-09-10T22:01:00.003-05:00

While I personally didn't manage to coax a single squash out of my insect-infested garden this summer, some of you are lucky enough to be reaping in piles of the stuff. So the zucchini part of this recipe is for you. The basil part of it is for me:...

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Almost Instant Frozen Fruit Yogurt

2009-09-01T10:33:00.001-05:00

It's not often I get to have dessert for breakfast and consider it a healthy meal, but that's exactly what I did yesterday. A sudden craving for something frozen and sweet got me thinking: Why are some foods considered breakfast and others dessert? ...

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Iraqi-Inspired Seitan and Eggplant Stew

2009-08-25T11:44:00.003-05:00

I first made this stew a week ago, when I was looking for something to do with the small Thai Eggplants that were going to waste in my refrigerator. Aromatic and warmly spiced, this Iraqi-inspired recipe was so delectable that I was actually happy that...

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Sugar-Free (or Not) Peach and Vanilla Muffins

2009-08-20T14:02:00.006-05:00

I'm one of those people who can't keep baked goods in the house. I mean this in two ways. If there are baked goods in the house, they're not around for long because I eat them, maybe not in one sitting, but quickly and compulsively, snatching them...

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Oven-Fried Green Tomatoes

2009-08-14T12:01:00.002-05:00

Summer is the season when I feel the most Southern. Delicacies that I can find only at farm stands and farmers' markets a few months out of the year--juicy peaches, ripe tomatoes, tender summer squash, sweet watermelon, and fresh lima beans and field...

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Ridiculously Easy Roasted Yellow Squash and Onions

2009-08-10T11:29:00.007-05:00

When I was growing up, my mother probably made some variant of this dish and I probably ate it, dutifully and without really tasting it. That all changed a couple of years ago when I sat down to eat the Southern-style meal my mom prepared during one of...

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Little Creatures

2009-08-07T11:59:00.004-05:00

A quick trip to my parents' house in the country means three things: a time to catch up on family gossip, an opportunity to feast on my mother's vegan lasagna, and a chance to tour my Dad's garden with my camera in hand. My father, a retired...

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Korean-Style Cucumber and Edamame Salad

2009-07-30T09:00:00.003-05:00

This summer's weird, split-personality weather—first hot and dry and now hot and rainy—has wreaked havoc on most of the plants in my garden. The high heat in early summer kept my tomato plants from setting many fruits, and then when the few tomatoes...

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Blueberry Vinaigrette

2009-07-26T13:25:00.001-05:00

I try to eat a big salad every day for lunch, and though I don't always succeed, I feel much better on those days that I do. As you can imagine, eating the same thing every day could get boring; for me, the key to keeping it exciting is not so much in...

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Balsamic-Glazed Chickpeas and Mustard Greens

2009-07-21T08:45:00.000-05:00

If necessity is the mother of invention, hunger is the mother of new recipes. Well, hunger, laziness, and a sadly depleted refrigerator. On a recent Sunday, I was out of everything I would normally eat for lunch--no lettuce, no spinach, no cabbage,...

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Raw Corn and Black Bean Salad with Avocado

2009-07-17T11:43:00.004-05:00

Ever had corn so fresh that you were tempted to take a bite out of it, raw, and see what it tasted like? Recently I brought home some fresh, organically-grown corn and decided to do just that. I took a little nibble and it tasted good, a little...

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Asparagus Pesto Pasta Salad

2009-07-12T11:30:00.013-05:00

I hope you enjoy this update of an old favorite, first posted in June of 2006. I've improved the recipe and added nutritional information and new photos.I had to make a dish to take to a potluck yesterday, and when I went to the pantry to assemble the...

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Wild Plum Sauce

2009-07-06T08:23:00.005-05:00

"You must not be from here." If I had an acre for every time I've heard that, I'd be a farmer by now. It seems that no matter where I live, I manage to say something that betrays the fact that I grew up somewhere else.This latest time I was at the...

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No Recipe but Some Begging and a Cat Photo

2009-07-01T12:39:00.007-05:00

Fatfree Vegan Kitchen is nominated again for a Veggie Award from VegNews magazine. Last year I admit that I felt a little guilty to be nominated two years in a row, but this year...you know what...I want to win! But the competition this year is fierce,...

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Strawberry-Blueberry Tapioca Parfaits

2009-06-28T06:43:00.012-05:00

Red, white, and blue and good for you too!Silly as they are, those are the words that popped into my head as I sat down to write about these luscious parfaits. I had the Fourth of July on my mind when I started planning a dessert with strawberries and...

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E's Samosa Wraps

2009-06-23T23:44:00.001-05:00

Like a lot of 12-year olds, my daughter E is hesitant to try new foods—and when I say hesitant, I mean she has to be bribed, threatened, or otherwise coerced into trying them. So when I recently picked up a couple of Amy's Samosa Wraps because they were...

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Potato-Green Bean Salad with Lemon and Basil

2009-06-14T14:40:00.004-05:00

Potato salads can be dangerous. I'm not just talking about Aunt Mabel's mayo-laden concoction sitting outside at the picnic all day, growing an army of bacteria. No, I mean the less immediately life-threatening danger that typical potato salads present...

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