Mega Bean Crockpot Soup

It never was a very warm summer. In fact, it was rather cool and rainy in Ontario this year. But, now that school has begun and a cold spell has settled upon us – due to the new weather reality, more tropical storms and hurricanes coming earlier every year – well, this is perfect weather [...]

All Hail Seitan?

With a name like Seitan, I just had to try the recipe. So, I followed the Seitan O’Greatness recipe and created my first homemade log of un-meat. Interesting! Before it was completely cool, my husband and kids started cutting pieces off. I was afraid they’d eat up so much that we wouldn’t have any for [...]

Cooking and Storing Beans

One of the motivators for removing the meat from our diet has been money. Plain and simple: meat is expensive (and that’s just from the perspective of the numbers on the grocery receipt – the long term and long ranging cost of a meat based diet are massive and an entirely other issue). We can’t [...]

I Love Hummus!

A friend and mother of one of Kieran’s classmates is vegetarian, so I asked her about what her family eats normally. She mentioned, amongst other things, that her youngest likes to help make hummus. A little bell went off in my head and I thought to myself, “why haven’t I been making hummus?” Good question, [...]

Black Bean & Corn Salad

1 can black beans, rinsed 1 cup of frozen corn 1 tomato diced 1 onion diced 1 TBSP chili powder 2 sachets Sazon Goya Tomato and Cilantro seasoning Mix ingredients in a bowl and chill for a few hours or overnight. Serve as a side dish or as a filling in burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, tostadas, [...]