January 19, 2012 – 3:05 pm
Continuing what seems to be legume month here at Sunrise Ruby, here’s a snack recipe adapted from one published in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Vegetarian Times. Roasted Chickpeas 2 15-oz cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1/4 C olive oil 5-6 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 Tbs) salt and pepper to taste space Preheat oven [...]
January 13, 2012 – 2:43 pm
Red Lentil Hummus Serve this dip with fresh bread or raw veggies, or serve as a sandwich spread with fresh tomato, spinach, carrot and thinly sliced red onion. Adapted from a recipe in La Dolce Vegan: 1 C red lentils 1 1/2 C water 2 Tbs olive oil 3 Tbs flax oil juice of 1 [...]
January 9, 2012 – 6:53 pm
This embarrassingly easy soup is vegan and gluten-free, but it somehow manages to taste like chicken. Ben ate it, and that’s no easy seal of approval for a legume soup to earn. Without further ado, the ingredients: 2 small onions (or 1 large onion), chopped 4 medium carrots, chopped 4 celery stalks, chopped 2 Tbs [...]
December 7, 2011 – 4:12 pm
Adapted from La Dolce Vegan Hot and Sour Soup 4 C veggie broth 2 C water 3 Tbs tamari 2-in piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 2 tsp sugar 1-2 tsp garlic Asian chili sauce 2 small-med carrots, grated 3 oz oyster mushrooms, chopped 1/4 C rice vinegar [...]
August 28, 2011 – 12:10 pm
At least once every few weeks or so, I crave these. An easy pot full of Vit A, Vit C, calcium and chlorophyll. No, leafy greens are not even remotely in season here. Pretty much nothing is, since we’re on our record-breaking, drought-loving 73rd consecutive day of triple-digit temps here in ATX. But I make [...]
I make a lot of soups, y’all. But this one is really, really good and needs to be shared: Tomato Soup 2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes 1/2 can tomato paste 1 1/4 C extra virgin olive oil 2 stalks celery, diced 2 small carrots, diced 2 med onions (I used a yellow and a red), [...]
We had a basket of overripe Granny Smith apples sitting on the table this afternoon, so I made applesauce: 4 apples, peeled, cored and diced 3/4 C water scant 1/4 C sugar 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon # Combine apples, water, sugar and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to [...]
October 14, 2010 – 1:33 pm
I <3 cabbage, but not when it’s covered in mayo. This was a super easy, super yummy way to have cabbage for dinner. Cabbage & beans 1 head green cabbage, cored and chopped 2 carrots, diced 1 onion, diced 2 14.5-oz cans red beans, drained and rinsed olive oil 1/2 cup water 1 14.5-oz can [...]