Category: Vegetarian

  • Tomato Head’s Collard and Creamed Leek Pie

    I grew up attending a small and fiery little church, where I learned that we were right and you were wrong.   In fact, there was a joke about us… A Baptist minister who, upon entering heaven, asked St. Peter for a tour of the place.  They moved past many different halls, each filled with hosts…

  • Quick and Easy Tomato Sauce

    Yum Recipe   ½ of a large onion, diced (about 1 cup) 6 large cloves garlic, chopped (about 2 TBL) ¼ cup oil 2 – 20 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes 1 ½ cups water 1 – 3/4 ounce box of fresh basil, stems removed and chopped (about 3 tbsp) 2 ½ tsp salt 1…

  • Kimchee Soup

    Yum Recipe ¾ cup onion, chopped 2 TBL garlic, chopped ½ cup ginger, chopped 3 TBL Oil 1 cup kimchee, chopped 3 TBL Gochujang 4 cups water 3 TBL soy sauce 1 tsp black soy sauce ½ tsp five spice powder 3 tsp sugar 1TBL Sriracha 2 cups Napa cabbage, chopped 1 tsp sesame oil…

  • Flour Head Bakery’s Hot Cereal with Muesli and Fresh Berries

    Yum Recipe 1 cup water 1 ¼ cup milk or milk substitute ½ cup Cream of Wheat or Wheat Farina 4 tsp light brown sugar pinch of salt Place water and milk in a small bowl over medium heat.  Gradually whisk in the wheat farina, bring to boil, and whisk constantly until mixture thickens. Divide…

  • Collard Green Salad

    Yum Collard Green Salad Recipe 3 large Collard leaves 2 TBL Oil ¼ cup chopped onion 1 medium tomato – about 1 cup, chopped 1 TBL Parsley, chopped 1 TBL cider vinegar ½ tsp salt Wash Collards in several rinses of cold water.  Shake off the excess water and cut the leaves into 4-5 long…

  • Hoppin’ John

    Yum Recipe  1 lb black eyed peas 8 cups water ¼ cup oil ¾ cup onion, chopped 1 TBL – 4 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup parsley, chopped ½ cup soy sauce Check over black-eyed peas looking for stones and place in medium pot.  Add water and bring to boil over high heat – reduce…

  • Lucky Foods – New Year’s Day

    I am not superstitious. Not very much anyway. Though it is true, as a rule, that I don’t break mirrors, walk under ladders or open umbrellas indoors, and I certainly never, ever utter the name MacBeth aloud in a theatre.  But despite what you may think, it’s not superstition – it’s practical magic.  After all,…

  • Pinto Beans and Cornbread and Sauteed Greens – Facebook Live Episode 5

    In an age of convenience, it’s pretty easy to grab a can of well-seasoned beans, a can of whatever kind of greens – mixed or not- that suits you, and you can even grab a round of cornbread neatly wrapped in cellophane and head to the self-scan checkout in about 10 minutes if there’s no…

  • Scott’s Sage Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

    Yum 2 cups All-Purpose flour 1 Tbl Baking Powder ½ tsp Salt 3 Tbl chopped fresh Sage leaves 4 Tbl Butter A smidge over 1 1/4 cups Buttermilk Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl, add chopped sage and mix well.  With a pastry cutter or…

  • Autumn Quince, Kale and Grain Salad

      It seems like only yesterday when we were all gaga for cheese plates – especially ones heaped with glistening mounds of Marcona almonds alongside thin, tender wedges of a Spanish cheese called Manchego.  If you can remember those days of not-too-long ago, you may also remember that Manchego and Marcona almost always came accompanied…