Showing you how good it can be to eat Vegan! Homecooked by Dani Rukin
I’ve played with making kale chips for awhile now and here are the 3 keys I have found are most important to get them to come out just right: 1.) Set the oven to a low temp (275 degrees) because the process is more about dehydration, not “cooking” them. 2.) Don’t use Read more…
This Hearty Wild Mushroom and Barley Stew served over a 1/2 open-faced baked potato is to die for. I made it last night and it’s a “10”. It was my first test drive cooking in an Instant Pot and I’m a believer! I spotted this on one of Jane Velez-Mitchell’s #LunchBreakLive Read more…
This daring vegan does not miss out on fresh-baked, chocolate chip cookies. And they’re easy as pie to make. I use the recipe on the back of Trader Joe’s semi-sweet chocolate chips (they’re vegan!) as a baseline and tweak it so there’s no egg and a little less (vegan) butter and Read more…
In slideshow: Roasted eggplant sliders on fresh-baked panini rolls; Grilled cheese; open-faced pizzas on toasted Italian bread; cauliflower ‘wings’ baked in homemade spicy BBQ sauce; Crispy Cowgirl “steak” bites in hickory-smoked BBQ sauce; crispy and tender burgers with chipotle Veganaise and mashed avocado; sauteed onions and peppers, black Read more…
Cut up, toss, and pour a bunch of fresh, raw veggies and quinoa in the crockpot before noon and you have your early Sunday dinner by 6. Ingredients Hearty sweet potato, black beans, veggies, and quinoa chili 3 cups sweet potato, diced 1 cup diced red onion 1 Read more…
There’s nothing sexier than a killer grilled sandwich that didn’t have to be murdered in order to be devoured with gusto and wild abandon. This is The Sandwich That Will Get You To Be A Believer! It’s mouthwatering and so easy to make. I made it up as I went and it Read more…
When your neighbors have a surplus of kiwis in the backyard, you get busy. I cleaned out an old ice tray, filled each square with a scooped out kiwi and put them in the freezer. The result was a super duper delish, takes-two-minutes-to-make smoothie! Ingredients – one smoothie (double or Read more…
There’s no other way to put it – these babies are mind-blowing. And so easy to make! I’m not great with measuring so these measurements (and most all of my recipe measurements) are approximations. Play with it and once you make any of these, you’ll get the hang of it Read more…
….Yours forever, Dani. When you pick a bunch of apples from your neighbor’s tree and need to do something with them stat, APPLE CRISP is the way to go. It’s so easy to make and the ROI (Return On Investment) is sky high. I think I got this one online Read more…
This one’s lightly slathered with chipotle Veganaise on baked (Panini) mini rolls. You could also melt a slice of Chao cheese, but it was so good, I didn’t bother. On a scale of 1-10, it’s an 11. Other ideas: with mashed avocado, grilled (or caramelized) onions, slices of tomato, pickle, and Read more…