Is there anything as comforting as a hearty, piping-hot bowl of chili when the air turns crisp and the leaves change? Um, yes. Extra money in the bank account. Now that's comfort. ;-) Luckily this savory Tex-Mex chili has you covered on both fronts! Plus, since it's fall, simmering a pot of … [Read more...]
Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Soup and Stew Recipes
Healthy plant-based, gluten-free soup and stew recipes to round out your meal. Most are oil-free or low in oil.
Peanut and Sweet Potato Stew
Need an oil-free, plant-based entree that both vegans and omnivores will love? You got it! This peanut and sweet potato stew is rich and filling, has only 1 gram of fat per serving, and makes a hearty meatless meal when paired with millet or cornbread. In fact, I've been making this stew for … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Curried Split Pea Soup (Secret Ingredient)
Get your stockpots ready, everyone: It’s National Split Pea Soup week! (And to think you almost missed it.) The brainchild of the Northern Pulse Growers Association, National Split Pea Soup Week is celebrated the second week of November, when the nip in the air makes a hearty bowl of soup sound … [Read more...]
Crazy Easy Zucchini Basil Soup (Low Fat, Vegan)
I love experimenting with rich, complex recipes every now and again. I do. But let's face it: summer's running out, and I don't want to spend these last, gorgeous sunny days tethered to the stove or working my way through complicated prep steps. (I'll have all winter for that.) So I was delighted … [Read more...]
Low-Fat Leek and Sweet Potato Bisque (Gluten Free, Vegan)
I won't lie: It's challenging to eat a low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet during the holidays. Everywhere I turn, I'm confronted with disease-promoting foods: casseroles, cookies, cakes, and candies loaded with fat, refined flour, and sugar. For heaven's sake, I can't even walk into the drug … [Read more...]
Easy Spiced Eggplant and Sweet Potato Stew
A few weeks back I found myself with an eggplant in the fridge and not much else. So I cubed it, steamed it, tossed it with marinara sauce, and served it alongside microwaved sweet potatoes. 'Cause that's what was on hand. Surprisingly, though, the eggplant and sweet potato went together nicely. … [Read more...]
Green Zucchini Gazpacho
This zucchini gazpacho is spring in a bowl: fresh, vegetal, and the vivid green color of newly sprouted fescue. At first bite, it's mellow and lightly sweet, thanks to the raw zucchini and celery. But wait a moment and your tongue will start to tingle—that's the arugula and garlic talking. As you … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy Coconut Pumpkin Soup (Orange You Glad It’s Tuesday?)
Knock knock! Who's there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad it's Tuesday so we can eat coconut pumpkin soup? (Me too!!) _____ Quick and Easy Coconut Pumpkin Soup The basic pumpkin soup recipe here is my own, borne of having lots of pumpkin stashed in my … [Read more...]
Veggie Entrée: Easy Slow-Cooker Chili
I confess: I was originally going to blog the vegetarian chili recipe from the January 2011 issue of Real Simple just as it was, linking to it instead of writing my own version. Because when I made it, I was duly impressed. I couldn't think of a single thing I'd want to change.Then I read the … [Read more...]
Turban Squash, Part 2: Impress-Your-Friends Soup, Now With Free Tureen
Continued from Turban Squash, Part 1 Enchanted with my pretty, ugly turban squash—and clueless about what to do with it—I set it out on a platter on my dining room table, ostensibly so I could savor its festive looks. (Read: procrastinate on launching Veggie Quest.)While it sat there, though, I … [Read more...]