Onions, cut so the layers drop like petals when baked–don’t onion flowers look cool, inviting?  These allium flowers are baked with a maple syrup, vinegar, and cinnamon glaze, and then sprinkled with maple roasted walnuts. Cinnamon onion flowers with maple roasted walnuts are a savory treat to remember.

Vegetable Literacy, by Deborah Madison, came as a birthday gift. Like the red satin page marker in a Bible, this cookbook has a light green satin ribbon bound into the book. Right now, you pull on the green ribbon, it will open to a recipe for Grilled Onions with Cinnamon Butter, the divine inspiration for these cinnamon onion flowers with maple roasted walnuts. Sometimes it’s best to not mess around with a perfect recipe, but I did. This recipe is vegan—no butter. It’s not Ms. Madison’s recipe, but it’s dang delicious in its own way.
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You’ll be very happy with the texture and satiating flavors of these meatless quinoa and tofu patties. Meat eaters, vegans and gluten-frees—all of us can share. These veggie burgers hold together too, which is not true with every homemade meatless burger. You can flip these over and they won’t fall apart in the pan.

Have you noticed how sugar makes it way into the ingredient list of most items on our grocery store shelves? Last weekend I saw a film telling the story about hidden sugar in our food. Praise the Lord for the eloquent educators of food choice, the forward-thinking authors, spokespersons, and filmmakers urging us to pay attention to the foods we eat. Continue Reading…

This colorful mosaic of moist tender paprika smoky veggies hits the hungry spot. And with tempeh, the naturally fermented soy from Indonesia, it’s loaded with vegan protein. Prep all the ingredients beforehand and your kale, tempeh and potato hash cooks in 20 minutes. Eggs optional. Serve this hash for brunch or dinner.

When I was a little girl, hash was what you did with leftovers. St. Patrick’s Day leftovers became corned beef hash. Sunday’s roast beef turned into beef dip sandwiches on Monday, and if there was any left from that, Mom ground it with potatoes and formed the mix into pan-fried hash patties. My brother says, “Mom could stretch food further than a rubber band.”
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