http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog I love tasty, healthy home cooked food; wholesome ingredients, not too complicated and good for you. Vegan vegetarian cooking (cooking with plant foods) is a great adventure. So let’s talk about cooking -- Vegan Homestyle! Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:50:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently made this soup from page 144 of Vegan Homestyle, with a few little additions.  I enjoyed it so much I thought I'd share my variation. White Bean Soup 2 c. dry cannellini or great northern beans or small white beans 1 T. olive oil 1/2 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2009/01/19/43/admin/white-bean-soup/ My husband's birthday came again this year.  I'm glad mine doesn't come so regularly.  But, wanting to celebrate I thought about making a cake.  But, I really didn't want to eat cake for a whole week.  So I used the Dumpling recipe in Vegan Homestyle and made a special breakfast ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2009/01/12/42/admin/cherry-compote-with-apple-dumplings/ Penny Pinching Vegan by Kay Hansen Yes, I’m a penny-pinching vegan. I don’t like to spend my hard-earned money at the grocery store. Not that I don’t like to eat, mind you. I just do not think that food should be the largest part of our monthly budget. Similarly, I ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2008/12/19/41/admin/penny-pinching-vegan/ A Little Child Shall Lead Them (Feeding Healthy Vegan Children) by Kay Hansen “Mommy, where did my hamburger come from?” “Mommy, is this chicken we’re eating like the chicken in our yard?” “Mommy, I think I want to be a vegetarian!” Have you ever experienced these questions from your ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2008/12/17/40/admin/a-little-child-shall-lead-them/ Last week I was the recipient of the leftover vegetables from the potluck. Peas and corn. So I thought it was pretty safe to use. With a nice vegan white sauce and some potatoes and seasoned Soycurls it was really delicious. Here is a nice post ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2008/12/03/39/admin/creamed-corn-peas-with-soycurls/ My friend gave me the most beautiful sweet meat squash.  It was a large lovely green globe with little golden bumps on it.  I almost hated to cut it open.  But it's destiny was pie!  This was my first sweet meat squash pie and since it was a success I ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2008/12/01/38/admin/sweet-meat-squash-pie/ I decided we needed more green with our lunch the other day. Here is our brainstorm Broccoli & Spinach salad that was really tasty. Take about 3 cups of fresh spinach, wash well and cut up for salad. Take 1 head of broccoli (about 2-3 c. chopped up) and dunk the ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2008/10/27/37/admin/fresh-broccoli-spinach-salad/ I found out on Saturday night I'd have four extra people for lunch on Sunday, my busy work day at home.  So many projects to do, I thought we'd just eat sandwiches.  What to do.  So I soaked 2 cups of white beans.  On Sunday morning I put them in ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2008/10/06/36/admin/companys-coming-bean-soup/ 1 lb. firm, water packed tofu 3 T. lemon juice 1/2 t. basil 1 t. (scant) salt 1 1/2 T. onion powder 3 T. nutritional yeast flakes 1 T. olive oil Drain tofu, if needed, for 15 - 30 minutes so you have a fairly dry tofu. Place all ingredients in a food processor and process ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2008/08/29/34/admin/easy-tofu-spread/ I received an email today about the LFH Chicken-style seasoning recipe in Vegan Homestyle, asking if the McKay's chicken-style seasoning could be substituted.  It really cannot.  It has way too much salt, not to mention is contains lactose, mace, and other objectionable ingredients. You will find that the mellow flavor of ... http://www.emeraldwellness.com/blog/2008/08/19/32/admin/question-on-live-for-health-chicken-style-seasoning/