How do you live without cheese? If you are vegan-curious and a cheese lover, fear not! There are many plant-based alternatives that fill the role of cheese in meals. To pick the right option for any dish, think about what cheese brings to the party and use another food that would fill the same role. […]
Garlicky Bread Crumbs
Use Garlicky Bread Crumbs as a topping for pasta dishes, tacos, salads, and wherever you want a pop of crunchy garlic. I use them in place of Parmesan cheese. This is a something-for-nothing recipe because you can use the heels from your bread loaf or day-old French bread that you might otherwise just throw away. […]
Cherry Cobbler
This glorious Cherry Cobbler is based on my Potluck-Pride Peach Cobbler. Wowowow is it good! I should have just put on the music and pitted some cherries for this years ago. It’s as good as cherry pie, maybe better, without the fuss of rolling out a pie crust. Most recipes that I see online say […]
Chocolate Chip Cookies
These chocolate chip cookies are pretty much perfect. My recipe adds Cook for Good twists to the excellence of David Leite’s famous NY Times Chocolate Chip Cookies. Now they are healthier, thriftier, greener, and still conversation-stopping good. Think melting chocolate, buttery dough, crisp outside, and tender inside. This was one of my prized, supporters-only recipes, […]
Cooking without Eggs
Learning to cook without eggs was my biggest challenge when I went vegan. I learned that you just need to choose the right substitute based on what you want the eggs to do: whip up for baking, scramble for breakfast, or bind other ingredients together. Use Aquafaba (Chickpea Broth) instead of Eggs for Baking Aquafaba […]
Grilled Eggplant
I scored a George Foreman grill at a thrift shop for three bucks. I love how quickly it grills vegetables, especially eggplant. I eat them hot off the grill as a side dish. These tender grilled eggplant slices would be excellent layered with tomato sauce for eggplant casserole or eggplant subs. About the George Foreman […]
