Polenta with Mushroom Ragout

Polenta with Mushroom Ragout

Variations For a vegan version use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth –  both in the polenta and in the mushroom ragout. Skip the Parmesan For a meat version, add 8 oz ground beef (or turkey, or bison) and sauté with onion and mushrooms I make a double...
10 Reliable Meatless Monday Recipes

10 Reliable Meatless Monday Recipes

Weekdays are hectic. I’ve learned homemade dinners only happen if I plan ahead. Mondays are Meatless to get back on track eating the Color My Food way: whole-foods, plant-rich meals where meat is more of a condiment and dairy is a treat. I truly believe eating this...
10 Reliable Meatless Monday Recipes

Make a Difference with Meatless Monday

How to make a difference? Eat Less Meat Climate change seems overwhelming and beyond our control. 2017 brought hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, earthquakes in Mexico, raging wild fires in Oregon, Minnesota and California, flooding southeast Asia drowning thousands...
Sweet Potato and Kale Pizza

Sweet Potato and Kale Pizza

The colors and flavors of sweet potato and kale take this pizza to a whole new delicious and nutritious place. Truly a superfood pizza loaded with carotenoids and other phytochemicals (naturally occurring plant chemicals) linked to health-promoting and...
Southwest Black Bean and Bell Pepper Salad

Southwest Black Bean and Bell Pepper Salad

There are recipes that stand the test of time. I’ve been making this one for more years that I can remember; it’s so versatile, delicious and nutritious.  Fiber-rich beans are a superfood;  tossed here with bell peppers, red onion and cilantro and this...