One of my favorite dinner dishes is a stir-fry with spicy peanut sauce. This salad was inspired by that dish, and it has a crave-worthy dressing that’s similar to my beloved stir-fry sauce. If you’re pressed for time, you can use pre-made baked tofu, but the homemade version is so good that it’s definitely worth […]
Dianne Wenz
Vegan Chipotle Lentil Burgers
You never know what could be lurking in store-bought veggie burgers. What exactly is modified cellulose? Where does caramel color come from? Should we be eating l-cysteine hydrochloride? I recently discovered a new brand of veggie burger that I really liked, only to discover that the third ingredient listed on the package was oil. That’s […]
Stout, Seitan and Cabbage Casserole for Saint Patrick’s Day
Despite being part Irish, my family never really did anything to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day when I was young. There was no Irish soda bread, no corned beef and cabbage, no colcannon. Since it’s turned into a bit of a foodie holiday, I wanted to make something to celebrate my Irish heritage a few years ago, but […]
Spinach-Mushroom Chickpea Flour Vegan Omelet
One of my favorite meals in my prevegan days was a simple omelet with mushrooms and cheddar cheese. When I went vegan 14 years ago, I figured I’d never eat one again, not realizing that vegan chefs and bloggers would soon create delicious vegan versions of just about everything. My first vegan omelet was made […]
Pasta in Cashew Cream Sauce from What’s for Dinner? by Dianne Wenz
This is one of those go-to meals for me on nights when I don’t know what to cook. It started out with whatever green was available in the fridge and whatever can of beans I had in the pantry, along with mushrooms, olives, and sundried tomatoes. I would douse the whole dish in nutritional yeast, […]