Category Archives: AFC TEST PRODUCT, RECIPES & REVIEWS

Meatlovers Italian Cream GOAT

MEATLOVERS ITALIAN CREAM – GOAT Tofurky meets Tofutti in this dream boat of a meatlovers fantasy of textures! The fennel convinces you that you are indeed in a very special place – so forget-it-not! Cruise the party with Confidence! You made it! The chewiest cream you ever tasted! Makes 1-3/4 cups CNAP ClipBoard: The TofurkyContinueContinue reading “Meatlovers Italian Cream GOAT”

Cheezy Parsley Pecan Rice

CHEEZY PARSLEY PECAN RICE The melted cheese binds the rice making a textural statement that’s reminiscent of chewing on a fatty, juicy piece of meat. The flavors are right where they’re supposed to be! Makes 8 cups CNAP ClipBoard: I used 8 oz. of cheese, which is 1 oz. per cup of rice yield. DoubleContinueContinue reading “Cheezy Parsley Pecan Rice”

IMAGINE CARROT BROWN GRAVY

IMAGINE CARROT BROWN GRAVY I tried this gravy over Beyond Italian Sausage – and it was made for it! What a surprise! A perfect fit. Makes 3 cups CNAP ClipBoard: This gravy also serves up well over stuffing or mashed potatoes. 2 c. Imagine Organic Vegan Vegetable Broth 1 c. carrot juice – I usedContinueContinue reading “IMAGINE CARROT BROWN GRAVY”

Apple Cider Sauerkraut Stuffing – GOAT

APPLE CIDER SAUERKRAUT STUFFING – GOAT Hey, we pair sauerkraut with potato and noodle, why not bread? Don’t forget the berries and nuts. Got ya covered. Brownberry provides the dried bread shreds and everything else is just about as you’d expect. Delicious Turn-About. Cider replaces the broth. And the nuts, berries and sauerkraut provide aContinueContinue reading “Apple Cider Sauerkraut Stuffing – GOAT”

Salty Cranberry Cream

SALTY CRANBERRY CREAM Salty, sweet, tangy, spicy smoothness. Textures like a heavenly chiffon. On a toasted English Muffin it feels like you’re biting into a scrumptious pillow of everything nice! Yow! And all this from using leftover cranberry sauce! Makes 1-3/4 cups CNAP ClipBoard: Salty Cranberry Cream has a long refrigerator life. Key? Use aContinueContinue reading “Salty Cranberry Cream”

Souped Up DELLALO Sauce

SOUPED UP DELLALO SAUCE DELALLO Roasted Garlic Sauce with Chardonnay wine and V-8 juice used as extenders. Served with a mushroom, pepper, onion and tomato saute. Served over fettucini and topped with a BEYOND and LIGHTLIFE beef and sausage crumble! Serves 4-6 2 T. extra virgin olive oil 1 c. diced green pepper 1 c.ContinueContinue reading “Souped Up DELLALO Sauce”

Pumpkin Coconut Frozen Cream

PUMPKIN COCONUT FROZEN CREAM Super velvety creamy Ice melts in your mouth. There’s nothing chewy about this fine frozen dessert. Serve plain or top with drizzle of Hershey’s Chocolate syrup and a swash of Apple Orange Cranberry! Makes 7 cups pumpkin cream before freezing This recipe requires a large 8 cup blender. 13.5 oz. CoconutContinueContinue reading “Pumpkin Coconut Frozen Cream”

Apple And Orange Thyme Cranberry Sauce

APPLE AND ORANGE THYME CRANBERRY SAUCE A versatile sweet and tangy holiday sauce. Serve hot, at room temperature or cold as a condiment or as a sauce over desserts, veggies or plant meats. Or spread on your favorite toasted breads. It’s a keeper! Bring as a gift for the host of any food event. PackContinueContinue reading “Apple And Orange Thyme Cranberry Sauce”

Cranberry Cider Pudding Sauce

CRANBERRY CIDER PUDDING SAUCE Those cranberry skins can get in the way of enjoying the cranberries. So what do we do? Make a pudding-like sauce that smooths the edges making the entire cranberry experience one to savor. Cilantro – in ground seed form and fresh leaves – now becomes something to talk about. You couldContinueContinue reading “Cranberry Cider Pudding Sauce”

Lawsuit claims Burger King’s Impossible Whoppers are contaminated by meat

CNAP RESPONSE: Burger King’s claim that The Impossible Whopper is 100% Whopper and 0% beef is not true. It can’t be both. A 100% beef whopper is not 100% Impossible Whopper. A Whopper is defined as containing 100% animal product, namely beef. In addition, nobody calls a Whopper, a Whopper Sandwich. I’ve never heard it, exceptContinueContinue reading “Lawsuit claims Burger King’s Impossible Whoppers are contaminated by meat”

The Story Behind our Beyond Sausage® Sandwich | Dunkin’

CNAP ClipBoard: Sometimes Steve stops at Dunkin’ for early morning coffee. This time he bought two of the new Beyond Sausage Sandwiches for two co-workers to try. They weren’t the vegan ones, since all they have on the vegan ones is a patty and ketchup. And these guys weren’t vegan. One of the guys isContinueContinue reading “The Story Behind our Beyond Sausage® Sandwich | Dunkin’”

AFC SAUERKRAUT CHEESE SAUCE USING BUBBIES

AFC SAUERKRAUT CHEESE SAUCE USING BUBBIES Tastes both like cheese and ham. Potent by itself, but when tossed with veggies or served over toasted English muffin, just like I like it! Makes 5 cups 2 T. margarine 3 juicy red apples, cored, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes 25 oz. jar BUBBIES SAUERKRAUT, drainedContinueContinue reading “AFC SAUERKRAUT CHEESE SAUCE USING BUBBIES”

Fruit And Nut Chocolate MuffCakes

  FRUIT AND NUT CHOCOLATE MuffCakes Before taste-testing I only had one question for Steve. Muffin or cupcake? What do you think? Upon tasting he said, “a muffcake”. So, MuffCake it is! I agree. Not a pudding cake, not an air-stuffed bakery bought cake. Homemade, dry enough, moist enough, dense enough, flavorful enough, whereby youContinueContinue reading “Fruit And Nut Chocolate MuffCakes”

Hilary’s SUPER CAULIFLOWER VEGGIE BURGERS

Hilary’s SUPER CAULIFLOWER VEGGIE BURGERS. They advertise as the world’s greatest veggie burger. The burger textures more like a mashed potato patty. The cauliflower was difficult to find. It needs more of a binding component. It mashed with a fork really easily. I didn’t put it on a bun. It would have been a waste.ContinueContinue reading “Hilary’s SUPER CAULIFLOWER VEGGIE BURGERS”

IMPOSSIBLE WHOPPER

This is the burger everybody’s been talking about and quite frankly, compared to the other Impossible Burgers I’ve had this hardly resembled it. There are two ways you can order this burger at Burger King cooked: either flame broiled, or microwaved for those who don’t want their burger cooked on the same surface an animalContinueContinue reading “IMPOSSIBLE WHOPPER”

White Wine Mushroom Gardein Chick’n

Who says canned foods can’t taste good? Not me, not when we’re talking quality. Not all canned foods are alike. Campbell’s and Pennsylvannia Dutch did it right! Oh yeah, and about that gardein animal-free chick’n? A true delight. Nobody suffered and that is always a welcome relief. These unbreaded cutlets are my favorite of allContinueContinue reading “White Wine Mushroom Gardein Chick’n”

BEYOND BURGER MARSALA Pasta Sauce

BEYOND BURGER MARSALA Pasta Sauce Sauteed peppers and onion with Beyond Burger crumbles cooked in a RACCONTO marinara with Marsala wine, added tomato product and fresh zucchini wafers. We served ours over RACCONTO curly elbow macaroni! Makes 8 cups sauce Sauce: 2 T. extra virgin olive oil 2 green peppers, cored and cut into biteContinueContinue reading “BEYOND BURGER MARSALA Pasta Sauce”

Olive Walnut Tapenade

OLIVE WALNUT TAPENADE Simple, easy to make. Textures, flavors all good. Serve with crackers, bagel, French baguette, flatbread. Use as a topper for marinara and pasta, green salad, coleslaw, or in scrambled tofu! Makes 2-1/2 cups 1 c. walnut haves DR. WT. 6 oz. can Lindsay large pitted olives, drained well 1/2 c. Lindsay SpanishContinueContinue reading “Olive Walnut Tapenade”

HAZELNUT CRANBERRY ROAST En Croute

HAZELNUT CRANBERRY ROAST En Croute by FIELD ROAST Grain Meats Served with Mustard Grape Sage Sauce as a main dish roast or on an English muffin sandwich! Yes to it all! En Croute means ‘in a pastry crust’. Today we’re serving an Artisan Vegan 100% Plant Based ROAST made from grains and veggies. Manufactured withContinueContinue reading “HAZELNUT CRANBERRY ROAST En Croute”

Crafted Gourmet Almonds – Blue Diamond \ new

Steve and I are big fans of Blue Diamond. Their smokehouse almonds are tops. I make crumbs out of them that I put on everything that likes a crushed nut topper. Their Almond Breeze Milk is the same – tops. Their gluten-free smokehouse Nut Thin crackers yup the same –  tops. Now this. Of courseContinueContinue reading “Crafted Gourmet Almonds – Blue Diamond \ new”

AFC HOT DOG EGG SALAD SPREAD

AFC HOT DOG EGG SALAD SPREAD Fresh herbs, walnuts, grated carrot, vegan yeast, added to the ground tofu and meatless hot dogs make the spread more nutrient dense than others we’ve developed. This is our healthier spread! Serve on any bread or as a salad on a lettuce leaf. Tasty as always with enhanced textureContinueContinue reading “AFC HOT DOG EGG SALAD SPREAD”

Balsamic Soy Chicken Sandwich

BALSAMIC SOY CHICKEN SANDWICH Simple seasoning sometimes leads to complex flavor achievements. This is the case here! Easy to make. Delight soy delights again! Makes 6 -8 subs or sandwiches 2 T. extra virgin olive oil 1 lb. white button mushrooms, washed well and sliced 1 t. pink Himalayan salt 3-4 med. size yellow onionsContinueContinue reading “Balsamic Soy Chicken Sandwich”

Pennsylvania Dutchman Mushrooms

Well. I always liked canned and/or jarred mushrooms. To me, they had more mushroom flavor than fresh cooked mushrooms. Just the mushrooms canned with salt brought out the flavor of the mushroom more than oils and garlic and herbs ever did. People who have eaten escargot (snails) claim that without the butter and garlic andContinueContinue reading “Pennsylvania Dutchman Mushrooms”

Tofurkey Italian Sausage And Peas (stew or sauce – you call it)

TOFURKEY ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEAS (stew or sauce – you call it) Serve as a sausage stew or ladle over mashed potatoes (white or sweet), over rice or your favorite pasta. We marinate the entire dish overnight in the refrigerator for optimal flavor and chew. Makes approx. 13 cups 2 T. extra virgin olive oilContinueContinue reading “Tofurkey Italian Sausage And Peas (stew or sauce – you call it)”

Tostitos Bite Size Tortilla Chips

BITE SIZE TOSTITOS TORTILLA CHIPS No double dipping worries when serving more than yourself and significant other. I like that. I like the chips too. Thin, but not so thin that the chips break when dipping into a guacamole. Mild flavored I also like. Remember when every now and then in a bag of potatoContinueContinue reading “Tostitos Bite Size Tortilla Chips”

Root Beer Dressing Sauce

Do you like root beer? Even if you don’t, you’ll love this fat-free animal-free ROOT BEER DRESSING SAUCE! Over salad, fruit or veggie chicken. Make it a trifecta dinner tonight!

Fried Barley (Vegan) Pork Rice

FRIED BARLEY (VEGAN) PORK RICE More complicated than most fried rice stories, but definitely worth the effort! If rice can be a moan and groan dish, this is it! Makes almost 8 cups BARLEY: 3/4 c. dried barley, rinsed well 2 c. vegetable broth 1/2 t. salt Combine barley, broth, salt in saucepan, bring toContinueContinue reading “Fried Barley (Vegan) Pork Rice”

Lightlife Veggie Deli Slices

Okay, it’s new, it’s different from their other deli slices that have a denser more cohesive texture. Separating the slices is one of a few obstacles. If you’re in a hurry and want to make a sandwich, you can’t put your thumb under the slice to separate it from the pack. You need a sharpContinueContinue reading “Lightlife Veggie Deli Slices”

Tofurkey Ham Roast

TOFURKEY HAM ROAST Well, well, well, who would think a plant could be transformed into a replica of a ham roast? Not me years ago. Times have changed and lucky for us all, especially those whose hides are stolen to satisfy the cannibalistic palates of humans! Yea! Congratulations to the fine folks over at TofurkeyContinueContinue reading “Tofurkey Ham Roast”

Steve’s Perfect Broth Sauce

STEVE’S PERFECT BROTH SAUCE Steve likes to use ingredients I call dodads – gourmet type items he finds at the market – stuff that’s fun to buy, unique stuff like garlic in a tube, herb paste in a tube etc. I’ll tell ya, he had an uncanny sense of what goes with what, since thisContinueContinue reading “Steve’s Perfect Broth Sauce”

AFC Vegan Ham And Egg Macaroni Salad – using May Wah vegan ham

AFC VEGAN HAM AND EGG MACARONI SALAD You can’t get much better than this. Lots of new techniques applied to an old-time favorite salad. Macaroni has a new place in the heirarchy of pasta salads. You don’t even need the dressing, in fact some of you will want to forego it. Or, half with dressing,ContinueContinue reading “AFC Vegan Ham And Egg Macaroni Salad – using May Wah vegan ham”

Over-The-Top Macaroni Salad – delight soy and hellman’s – GOAT

OVER-THE-TOP MACARONI SALAD – GOAT Tired of the same old macaroni salad? Want to perk it up? Well, you came to the right person. Contains no animal products and who would know? Using products developed by Delight Soy and Hellman’s Mayonnaise who care about your animal-free experience we swung for the fences and went clearContinueContinue reading “Over-The-Top Macaroni Salad – delight soy and hellman’s – GOAT”

Split Pea And Vegan Ham Soup – May Wah

SPLIT PEA AND VEGAN HAM SOUP Green cabbage, vegan ham, vegan yeast, light-flavored sesame oil, liquid smoke, Balsamic vinegar and whole cooked frozen peas are the differential ingredients that take an ordinary pea soup to new culinary heights! give it a try! Makes 27 cups 2 lbs. dried split peas, washed well under tap waterContinueContinue reading “Split Pea And Vegan Ham Soup – May Wah”

AFC Eggs Benedictine – May Wah inspired – GOAT

FIRST WE MAKE THE POACHED EGG SAUCE: AFC POACHED EGG SAUCE © Okay, so what’s this now? The AFC POACHED EGG SAUCE! Okay it doesn’t look exactly like a poached egg that you put on toast. YET, cut up a chicken poached egg and mix it on itself, and preTTy close. The flavors and texturesContinueContinue reading “AFC Eggs Benedictine – May Wah inspired – GOAT”

May Wah Vegan Drumsticks

MAY WAH IMITATION SMOKED DRUMSTICKS Coated in Sweet Smoky Mustard Sauce and baked till crispy. Garnished with fresh cilantro and served with additional dipping sauce spiked with Balsamic vinegar and a mild sesame seed oil! The texture, flavor and overall mouth-feel is impressive! I would order these out if I had my choice of dippingContinueContinue reading “May Wah Vegan Drumsticks”

The Impossible Burger – update

This is one popular burger. Everybody wants it. Even burger joints that sell only animal meat want it. Fortunately for me several locations all at once, near enough so I could get to them, started putting it on their menus. We ordered it at Earth Bistro in Cleveland, a restaurant that makes everything they serveContinueContinue reading “The Impossible Burger – update”

Red Rice by Lotus Foods – my new favorite rice

  RED RICE by LOTUS FOODS This is the first time making or tasting red rice. Although they state that the rice can be used in any dish calling for rice, I discovered another use unrelated to rice – as a hamburg substitute in chili. Looks like hamburg, textured closely like cooked hamburg, so I’mContinueContinue reading “Red Rice by Lotus Foods – my new favorite rice”

Veg Scrambled Egg And Garbonzo Bean Salsa

VEG SCRAMBLED EGG AND GARBANZO BEAN SALSA Not your ordinary salsa! I like this so much that I eat it plain as a snack. Also can be used in a sandwich or as a salad served on a lettuce leaf. Multipurpose is what I like and I love this chewy texture, multi flavor, varied color,ContinueContinue reading “Veg Scrambled Egg And Garbonzo Bean Salsa”

My DNA Results Are In

ANCESTRY.COM \ ancestryDNA The big surprise was the Scandinavian influence coming in @ 31%. Great Britain including Wales and Scotland @ 21% no surprise there. A separate category for Ireland, Scotland and Wales was a little surprising @ 20%. Europe East including primarily Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania,ContinueContinue reading “My DNA Results Are In”

BEYOND MEAT BURGER

BEYOND MEAT BURGER Now available at select locations. Check out their website: http://beyondmeat.com/. Steve and I tried this BEYOND MEAT BURGER a few days ago at EARTH BISTRO in Cleveland, Ohio. Although I’m not a fan of the thick burger, preferring them thin, this textured and flavored like a real animal burger – cow burger. TheContinueContinue reading “BEYOND MEAT BURGER”

FIJI NATURAL ARTESIAN WATER

If this is how rocks taste, then I’m all in. Actually, it’s the best water, bottled or not, that I’ve ever tasted. It is smooth as they say. Not so smooth however is their woman bashing mentality when describing that this water has never been touched by man, as if everybody human in the worldContinueContinue reading “FIJI NATURAL ARTESIAN WATER”

Barbecue Chick’n Green Beans – gardein

BARBECUE CHICK’N GREEN BEANS Gardein Chick’n Strips sauteed with green beans, green peppers, roasted red peppers and onion with a Coffee Barbecue Sauce! Serves 4 Coffee Barbecue Sauce > 1/2 c. ketchup – I used True Made Foods Vegetable Ketchup (more like a sauce than what I’m used to in a ketchup) 1/4 c. preparedContinueContinue reading “Barbecue Chick’n Green Beans – gardein”

Broiled Cheese Cracker Canapes

BROILED CHEESE CRACKER CANAPES When you want something easy but spectacular to serve your guests, give these cracker canapes a try! Soft, melty tangy bites with a perfect cracker crunch! Makes about 30 cracker canapes 1/4 cup AFC Coral Horseradish Sauce 1/4 c. prepared yellow mustard 1/4 c. chopped sweet onion 1/4 c. strained deli-styleContinueContinue reading “Broiled Cheese Cracker Canapes”

AFC Asian Pineapple Snowball – GOAT

AFC ASIAN PINEAPPLE SNOWBALL – GOAT A creamy Asian-Style Pineapple Mousse frosted with an Asian cream. Sprinkled with black and white sesame seeds and sliced scallion rings. Served with sesame crackers. If you want to impress your Asian guests, this will do it! Lots of Asians are lactose intolerant, but they still like creamy. Again,ContinueContinue reading “AFC Asian Pineapple Snowball – GOAT”

Imperial Chicken Salad – delight soy

IMPERIAL CHICKEN SALAD Not your run of the mill chicken salad! I know I said I wasn’t going to cook on Christmas day, after cooking holiday dishes for two weeks, but Steve bought Lilly Belle five pounds of vegan popcorn nuggets for Christmas and I just had to make a chicken salad out of aContinueContinue reading “Imperial Chicken Salad – delight soy”

Christmas Sandwich – delight soy

CHRISTMAS SANDWICH Some people don’t want a Christmas dinner, but still want something nice. How about a Christmas Sandwich? I made something special for you! If Delight Soy Vegan Chicken isn’t available near you, then use some other brand that you like. The Cilantro Date Cream works well on veggie burgers too!  Makes 1 DelightContinueContinue reading “Christmas Sandwich – delight soy”

Cream Of Asian Peas

CREAM OF ASIAN PEAS Cooked peas swimming in a umami-rich Creamy Asian Apricot Sauce! Hey, Asians eat creamy. They love creamy! This is for you! Makes  almost 1 cup sauce and 3-1/2 cups peas 3 c. froz. peas, cooked in soft-boiling water till plump, then drained well to remove excess moisture Creamy Asian Apricot Sauce:ContinueContinue reading “Cream Of Asian Peas”

Purple Asian Slaw

PURPLE ASIAN SLAW Red cabbage, carrot matchsticks, celery and scallion dressed with an AFC Asian Coffee Dressing! A different interpretation of coleslaw! Makes 5 cups salad – 3-1/2 cups dressing Veggies for slaw: 5 c. thinly sliced red cabbage 1 c. matchstick size peeled carrots 1/4 c. sliced scallion, green and white part 1 c. slicedContinueContinue reading “Purple Asian Slaw”

Asian-Style Celebration Roast

ASIAN-STYLE CELEBRATION ROAST Field Roast Celebration Roast studded with cloves, marinated overnight, then baked with carrots and walnuts in an Asian Coconut Apricot Gravy! Serves 4-6 1 lb. Field Roast Celebration Roast – studded with whole cloves – top and sides, about 1/2 inch apart – then wrapped in heavy aluminum foil to completely seal andContinueContinue reading “Asian-Style Celebration Roast”

DONKEY BEAN SAUCE

DONKEY BEAN SAUCE  You can’t really taste the tomato or the beans or the pumpkin or the sesame seeds – not distinctly. Even the texture throws you off for a bean sauce. Nobody will connect this sauce to beans – unless they are a bean aficionado. No one ingredient commandeers the recipe. Brilliant strategy! Makes 4ContinueContinue reading “DONKEY BEAN SAUCE”

Stewed Tomato Bean Pot – cooking with large cans

Today we’re cooking primarily with cans – restaurant-size cans for restaurant or home use. We’ve selected the following: I’m going to give you the brand along with the ingredients and size can, just to give the people who produced the product some credit for a job well done. 102 oz. can Dunbar’s Sweet Bell PepperContinueContinue reading “Stewed Tomato Bean Pot – cooking with large cans”

Meatless Sausage And Matzo Pate

MEATLESS SAUSAGE AND MATZO PATE A meaty flavored and textured animal-free pate. This pate served as fried sliders on Jewish rye cocktail bread with mustard, veg mayo and cilantro will have your guests singing at any holiday gathering!  Makes 4 cups 2 T. extra virgin olive oil 2 sm. yellow onions, peeled and diced 3/4ContinueContinue reading “Meatless Sausage And Matzo Pate”

Matzo Chili

MATZO CHILI FIVE STAR. Do I need to say more? Follow The Recipe. Wouldn’t ya know that the best chili I ever had turned out to be Jewish, says Steve, who practically ate the whole pot! Man is this good… Makes 13 cups 2 T. extra virgin olive oil 1 lg. green pepper, diced 1ContinueContinue reading “Matzo Chili”

Fig And Yam English Muffin Stuffin’

FIG AND YAM ENGLISH MUFFIN STUFFIN’ This Middle Eastern delicacy, straight from the influence of AFC’s London kitchen, was meant to impress on every level! Make any holiday great! A gift! Serves 6-9 1/4 c. margarine 1/2 c. fine dice celery 1 c. fine dice yellow onion 8 med. garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 thumbContinueContinue reading “Fig And Yam English Muffin Stuffin’”

Crabless Cake Bites – gardein

CRABLESS CAKE BITES Now this is an easy appetizer when you don’t want to start from scratch. And why not impress your guests and make your appetizer the talk of the meal! Makes 18 bites  8.8 oz. Gardein brand Crabless  Cakes, frozen vegetable oil for frying Dipping Sauce: prepared yellow mustard ketchup veg mayo choppedContinueContinue reading “Crabless Cake Bites – gardein”

AFC Diet Coke Zero Calorie Salad Dressing ©

AFC DIET COKE ZERO CALORIE SALAD DRESSING © Everything you want in a dressing! This Is the Place!  Zero Calories! Makes almost 3 cups 1/3 c. fresh lime squeeze 1/2 c. apple cider vinegar 1/2 c. water 1 t. guar gum powder 1 c. Diet Coke 1/4 c. prepared yellow mustard 1 T. Gourmet GardenContinueContinue reading “AFC Diet Coke Zero Calorie Salad Dressing ©”

Best Vegan Chicken At Earth Bistro

Fried chicken doesn’t get much better than this – vegan or not. Upon first bite I was sure that the chef got my order mixed up, since all items on the menu at EARTH BISTRO CAFE in Cleveland, Ohio can be made vegan or served with the animal counterpart. I was sure I got theContinueContinue reading “Best Vegan Chicken At Earth Bistro”

Tofurkey Italian Sausage Tomato Sauce

TOFURKEY ITALIAN SAUSAGE TOMATO SAUCE Sauteed red onion, green pepper and mushroom combined with fresh zucchini rounds in a Tofurkey Italian Sausage Tomato Sauce. Outstanding flavors and textures! Makes 13-1/4 cups 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil 1 lg. red onion, peeled, lg. dice 1 lg. green pepper, cored, lg. dice 14 oz. pkg. TofurkeyContinueContinue reading “Tofurkey Italian Sausage Tomato Sauce”

Tofurkey Pepperjack Melt

TOFURKEY PEPPERJACK MELT Restaurant Ready! Go for it! Now there’s a prefect sandwich melt without grilling the bread. Who would have thought to melt the meat and cheese separately? Me!! And it worked! Makes 1 sandwich 2 T. red wine vinegar 1/4 t. mild curry powder 1/4 t. garlic powder 1/4 t. ground sage 1/8ContinueContinue reading “Tofurkey Pepperjack Melt”

Vtopian Artisan Cheeses – Sun dried tomato brie

Most spreadable cashew cheeses have pretty much the same consistency, though flavors and other textures may vary. One drawback that I’ve noticed is their incompatibility with wheat crackers. Spread it on a wheat cracker, take a bite, chew and notice what happens. By itself, the cheese tastes and textures great. Put it on a wheatContinueContinue reading “Vtopian Artisan Cheeses – Sun dried tomato brie”

PUNK RAWK SMOKED NUTMILK CHEESE

Most nutmilk cheeses are good on their own. Eat right out of the package is what I most often prefer to do. With this smoked cheese coated with cracked black pepper I decided to make a grilled sandwich. Use a deli-size whole grain bread, spread both pieces with Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard. Top one sliceContinueContinue reading “PUNK RAWK SMOKED NUTMILK CHEESE”

Dairy-Free Yogurts I Don’t Like

Go back to the drawing board. Why is it that when somebody gets into the dairy replacement manufacturing business, they have to do it all? Do you really think that cheese makers or milk sellers around the globe take that kitchen sink approach to products they intend to sell? No. They don’t. How many dairiesContinueContinue reading “Dairy-Free Yogurts I Don’t Like”

Saffron Pesto Rotini

SAFFRON PESTO ROTINI This is just one of the uses for SAFFRON WALNUT PESTO: Sauteed celery, red pepper and onion mixed with cooked tri-color rotini pasta, then tossed with Saffron Walnut Pesto that was heated till bubbly with a can of Bush’s Vegetarian Baked Beans! All the more creamy with the beans! You won’t believeContinueContinue reading “Saffron Pesto Rotini”

Cream Of Tomato Pumpkin Soup

CREAM OF TOMATO PUMPKIN SOUP A rich, elegant, powerfully expressed creamy soup! Common ingredients don’t detract from its beauty, in fact, they enhance it! Makes 9 cups 24 oz. jar CENTO RUSTICA PASSATA (tomato sauce) 15 oz. can all natural pumpkin 1 c. fresh carrot juice, strained 1 c. V-8 Vegetable Juice 2 T. margarineContinueContinue reading “Cream Of Tomato Pumpkin Soup”

Guy Fieri Barbecue Sauce

This is the first time trying one of Guy Fieri’s barbecue sauces. He’s one of those chefs on the Food Network on T.V. – the one who does reviews of Diners Drive-ins and Dives around the country. Steve brought it home for a new product to try and it didn’t disappoint. On the Fourth ofContinueContinue reading “Guy Fieri Barbecue Sauce”

Italian Barbecue Sub Sandwiches

Italian Barbecue Sub Sandwiches Vegetarian Italian Grain Meat Sausage by Field Roast teamed with Guy Fieri Bourbon Brown Sugar barbecue sauce with excellent results! Served on a toasted sub roll with yellow mustard, ripe tomatoes and Follow Your Heart Vegan Bleu Cheese Salad Dressing. This is a ‘how to get your husband out of bedContinueContinue reading “Italian Barbecue Sub Sandwiches”

DELIGHT SOY CHICKEN SALAD

DELIGHT SOY CHICKEN SALAD A perfect soy chicken mixed with celery, onion, carrot and walnuts. Seasoned with sage and coriander. Mixed with fresh cilantro and JUST MAYO. Makes a delightful vegan chicken salad for salad boats or sandwich or on an open-face French baguette appetizer topped with a dill cornichon pickle slice and a spotContinueContinue reading “DELIGHT SOY CHICKEN SALAD”

CAPTAIN MORGAN LOCO NUT EXPLOSIVE COCONUT SHOT

Yep, you guessed it – contains no animal products. Guess the liquor industry finally got wind of the truth about vegans, they like to drink! Ever see those perfume ads in swanky magazines where you pull back the fold and you can smell the scent of the fragrance being advertised? Well, leave it to CaptainContinueContinue reading “CAPTAIN MORGAN LOCO NUT EXPLOSIVE COCONUT SHOT”

Baileys Almande Almondmilk Liqueur

GLUTEN FREE  DAIRY FREE  VEGAN Well, it finally got to Cleveland, courtesy of a bartender friend who likes to try vegan stuff and pushed for it. Dairy-based Baileys has cream and egg in it, so of course the original is going to be thicker and richer tasting than the almond milk version of Baileys. Still,ContinueContinue reading “Baileys Almande Almondmilk Liqueur”

EARTH FARE vegan cookies

When Steve brought these cookies home I have to say that I was shocked that the maple cremes were in fact vegan. The ginger snaps I assumed were and of course they were. But the maple cremes? Wow, now this is nice I thought. And I was not disappointed. Although the ginger snaps were likeContinueContinue reading “EARTH FARE vegan cookies”

PLANT MEAT PATE

PLANT MEAT PATE You can say it tastes like any animal you like. It’s still plant meat, and that’s the way hundreds of millions of people all over the globe prefer their meat – from a plant! Enjoy the brilliance of plants that provide what they were intended to provide – nourishment and pleasure! MakesContinueContinue reading “PLANT MEAT PATE”

HIPPEAS

ORGANIC CHICKPEA PUFFS  VEGAN WHITE CHEDDAR I’ve been meaning to try these puffs, when lo and behold they’re staring me right in the face at Starbuck’s coffee shop just after I had a discussion with the barista about when they’d be getting vegan products in. Guess she didn’t know she had these either, or maybeContinueContinue reading “HIPPEAS”

emmy’s ORGANIC COCONUT COOKIES

In some locations around the country Starbuck’s coffee is beginning to sell some vegan food items. At one such location in Cleveland, Ohio Steve found these Super Food Bites. COCONUT COOKIES made by emmy’s ORGANICS. Wow, I thought, just when a lady at another Starbuck’s told me vegan items wouldn’t show up in the mid-westContinueContinue reading “emmy’s ORGANIC COCONUT COOKIES”

Bolthouse Farms Busted

There was a time, right up till I inadvertently purchased a bag of carrots with rotted carrots in it, that I trusted Bolthouse Farms products. Why not? Everything I ever bought with their name on it was good, very good. They have the best carrot juice. But I guess you don’t have to use goodContinueContinue reading “Bolthouse Farms Busted”

VEGANEGG

It took awhile for me to get to this VEGANEGG by Follow Your Heart. Steve finally found it at the Westside Market, but when unpacking the bags I noticed it was outdated by over one year. I almost gave up on it, since the people who sold it gave us such a hard time overContinueContinue reading “VEGANEGG”