Sushi with Butternut Squash, Basil & Cream Cheese

Butternut, Basil, Cream Cheese & Cashew Sushi

I LOVE SUSHI!!!  There are so many combos and this one can easily set off a brainstorm of ideas. My thoughts for basic good sushi combos are:

1. Something crunchy.
2. Something soft.
3. Something BOLD flavored. (but only use a tiny bit)
4. Something subtle flavored. (you can use more)
5. Something colorful.

From there you can add:

Something salty.

Something sour.

Something sweet.

Something bitter.

Always try to

Coconut Tofu Tacos with coconut Mango Slaw

This recipe is AMAZING!! just found if via Pinterest and had to share it with you all. It originally came from this site eatingappalachia.com, I made if for dinner tonight and it was a total hit. We will eat this again!

I won't bother retyping the recipe, just click the pic or the link above and it will take you to the recipe. Enjoy!

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Cheesy Tomato Nut Roast

Michelle made a yummy dinner tonight, she made this "Cheesy Tomato Nut Roast" recipe that has become a periodic favorite in our home. Why 'periodic' because, we

Creamy Tequila Lime "Chicken" over Barley

Hi There everyone! I know it's been awhile sense my last recipe post. I've been working on my 'Summer' body for the last 3 months so that's eaten up most of my usual morning blogging time. I think I've gotten a routine down that will let me do both. So stay tuned for more cooking fun this summer!!! Now on to this yummy recipe.


I first made this years ago, it was a dairy filled, meat filled, white pasta delight and I couldn't wait to make it again! Well I

Raw Barley Tabouli Style Salad

This a quick tasty recipe I came up with for this weeks menu plan. Quick, except for the soaking over night part. It's cool for

Squash, Chickpea & Red Lentil Stew

So this week I finally got to try a recipe that one of my coworkers at the Hospital Lab had given to me. She's not Vegetarian, Vegan or plant-based but, she knows that I am. And she was just going on about how good this stew was. So, whenever a 'meat-eater' gives me a plant-based recipe and they are excited about it I just

Sunday Brunch Scramble with Breakfast Salad

Ah Sunday morning. It's the day to really go all out on a breakfast so, I decided to make a potato, tofu scramble and a light slightly sweet breakfast salad. Yesterday I found out that Costco has

Wine Cashew Spread - Tastes like sharp cheddar

Ok I know that's not the best picture but I made this spread spur of the moment, really quick, just before leaving for work and it tasted so good I just had to share it with you! I'm sure many of you know about the

A Meatlessly Magical Day At Disneyland!

So yesterday I was in "the happiest place on earth," Disneyland. This was my first time sense starting my plant-based way of life. Now I must be honest I wasn't 100% vegan yesterday however, I was impressed to find out

Horseradish Mayo Sauce

I found this recipe in Tal Ronnen's book The Conscious Cook. This tastes a lot like the sour cream horseradish sauce you might have with prime rib. (not that you ever ate that in your meat eating days) Amazing as a

Red Wine Marinade

Here's a great veggie marinade you can make in advance for added flavor in your meatlessly mouthwatering meals.

Garden "Steak" sandwich with Baby Greens, Red Peppers and Horseradish Mayonnaise

So making the switch from meat eating to plant-based or vegan can be ruff sometimes. I've gotta admit, there's times when you just want a nice juice bite of steak! Well this week

Kale Pear Salad with Raspberry Almonds

Here's a tasty fall salad I just whipped up to take to our friends house for dinner tonight. Bitter kale, sweet tart pear, sweet crunch of

Greens Quiche (from New York Times online)

What a great breakfast or brunch idea! I found this in the New York Times online. They had a surprising amount of beautiful looking vegetarian dishes. This one happens to be

Pear Arugula & Smoked Vegan Cheese Sandwich

Who says a sandwich has to be just meat and bread. You will be very surprised just how