Posted by: brookeyool on: December 30, 2011
Last chance for a Recipe Friday this year! So… here it is! I made this yesterday, and it’s wonderfully warm comfort food. Healthy, too: lots of good-for you fiber, anti-inflammatory turmeric in the curry, and the peas are a great vegetarian protein source. Now, I grew up with grandparents who loved their split pea soup… [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: October 28, 2011
It’s almost Halloween! Got any fun plans? I’ll admit to not really having a whole lot going on (other than a whirlwind trip to a party in Vancouver, BC, tonight) but I have a goofy costume idea. No way, nuh uh, I’m not tellin’ yet! I’ll let it be a funny surprise next week. Stay [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: August 19, 2011
Howdy! What’s up? So it seems like I’ve been working my way through Mama Pea’s reciPea list recently, trying to find new uses for nutritional yeast (it’s good’n’good for you!). I found another yummy one last night, and I’ll be making another batch to share over the weekend! This one is Pizza Quinoa Casserole. The [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: June 11, 2011
I’m baaack! (still catching up!) This was a good one! Healthy, and vegan, too! (Well until you decide to top it with cheese and sour cream. But that would be your choice, right?) Recently, I was poking around for healthy soups and stews to have around during our wintry February June weather in the Northwest, [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: May 6, 2011
Hey guys, this is a GOOD one! Good for the taste buds and belly… but not so much for the eyes. That’s why I don’t have a snapshot. If you look at it, you have pureed spinach with spices and tomato paste… just think about what that might look like. YUK. You guys would never [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving to fellow Americans! I’m not big on turkey, myself, and always eat “non-traditionally” on this holiday, so I thought I’d offer my turkey day alternative. Last week, fellow Seattle foodie (and fellow Pilates instructor! and fellow Brooke!) La Femme commented that lentil soup kept her warm and toasty in the winter. That reminded [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: November 19, 2010
It’s soup time! We have our first (potential) snow (maybe) predicted in the area for the weekend… (can you tell how much I trust the forecasters around here?) and in any case, I definitely feel a new chill in the air. A few days ago, I tried this soup recipe that I saw in the [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: October 15, 2010
Once again, I sing the praises of the chickpea! It is, by far, my favorite of all of the beans. Something about its creamy, nutty flavor just blends wonderfully with so many cuisines, don’t you think? And without chickpeas, we wouldn’t have hummus! (what a crime!) This stew has a simplistic name, but when I [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: October 1, 2010
This one screams “one-pot ‘70’s dish comfort food”. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that!) But wait, there’s more! It contains the goodness of spinach and tomatoes, yet they’re hidden by a (lightened) yummy, creamy sauce that even picky eaters will enjoy. I love this casserole, and so have others that have tried it. If [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: September 17, 2010
As we transition into cooler times of year, I’m looking more toward soups, stews, and risottos. This has been a go-to recipe of mine for a while. It’s a dairy-free risotto, and meat-free as well. The original recipe calls for tarragon, but I substituted fennel seed the first time I made it, since I had [...]
