You may be surprised to learn that cactus is a staple food in certain parts of the world. One variety, Nopales (also know as Prickly Pear or Paddle Cactus) originated in Mexico and is almost synonymous with the Sonoran Desert but has adapted to locales as far reaching...
One of the staple dishes in my kitchen is Calabacitas. The recipe combines squash with chilies and peppers and is not merely delicious, it provides balanced nutrition as well. Anytime I cook this dish, people in the house -- vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore -- tell me...
Today's Recipe Roundup highlights some of the dishes Chef Johnnie has created using fruit. Coincidentally, most are summer fruits, freely available in July, August, and September. The heart of all those refreshing summer drinks you're enjoying right now is probably a...
The first cooking class Chef Johnnie ever did was "Taming the Terrific Tofu." The idea was to counteract the idea in our society that tofu=terrible. Pretty much every vegan and vegetarian has had a least one bad tofu experience, whether eating or cooking it,...
Throughout the month we'll be rounding up some of our favorite recipes and articles. Our hope is that it will remind you of the treasure trove of content that we've been building up on the site for almost a decade. Today's roundup is breakfast recipes. Not everyone is...
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