About That Comma
About that comma in your mind… GO VEGAN? Did you mean BE VEGAN? Go, Go, don’t come back? Ops. Bye, Bye? Be gone with you? = silent but effective negative opposite-meaning advertising. Go, vegan – chop, chop. All this time…
Keep readingFlavor Or Economy First
Flavor Or Economy First If you think economy first, you’re already changing the recipe in your mind before you even tried it. Disaster looms from thereon in. Flavor first then economy. If you don’t achieve the highest, best in flavor…
Keep readingGreek Yogurt And Sugar-Free Polaner Marmalade And A Surprise
https://polanerspreads.com/about/ “…Fueled by the popularity of its famous, “Don’t DARE call it jelly!®” TV advertising campaign, Polaner All Fruit quickly became and still remains more than 30 years later a staple in America’s homes. Made from the finest fruits and…
Keep readingThe Animal-Free vs Animal Chefs
I Stand Alone And Create Alone I think I have an inflated view of myself. I think I need it when I’m the only animal-free chef in the world up against all the animal chefs in the world. And I…
Keep readingLarge Can MOP Sauce
MOP equals Mushroom Onion Peppers in a savory tomato sauce using San Marzano tomatoes. This sauce is marinated over night before cooking. Use over various spaghetti, rice and potato dishes. On hot subs/grinders…as a pizza sauce. Animal chefs cite Onion,…
Keep readingDon’t Drink And Cook
I never drink and cook. I never use any mind altering anything while cooking. I did it once and quickly lost all interest. Finishing up was a chore and bummer to boot. People should have all their faculties in good…
Keep readingParasites Not Healthy For My Brain
I don’t like eating my food with parasites in it. All flesh and blood products contain parasites. Avoid most parasites by eliminating animal products from table. Wash hands and face often – with soap.
Keep readingDiscrimination In Authentic Restaurants
To China: Convert your high rise slaughter houses to green plant houses. You know why. London Bridges aren’t the only structures becoming unhinged. Discrimination In Authentic Restaurants Government forces are responsible for requiring immigrants who want to open restaurants in…
Keep readingFresh Roasted Vegetables
Beets, turnips, parsnips and sweet onion, liquid smoke, some sweet with extra virgin olive oil, garlic and sea salt. Served with Better Than Hummus or Wholly Guacamole Original or Classic style. Better than wonderful! Serves 8 Preheat oven to 400…
Keep readingBetter Than Hummus
Smoky Mustard Horseradish Sauce Better Than Hummus The fans will cheer and say, “well done Sharon Lee!” Such a simple recipe tastes so good. The Brits like everything simple – 3 ingredient dishes are their specialty, so why do they…
Keep readingSteamed Asparagus With A Quickie Holland Sauce
Fresh steamed asparagus spears topped with the quickest Holland Sauce in the world. Mustard, Mayo, Caper, Green Olive! Steve says, it’s the best Hollandaise he’s ever had! I concurred! This is a definitely a GOAT! Serves 2 For more servings…
Keep readingPost Pandemic Alert Boil The Tofu
Post Pandemic Alert Boil The Tofu Firstly, STOP FREEZING THE TOFU – This is for distributors, stores, food service establishments and home use. Secondly, BOIL THE TOFU. My first instruction regarding the boil is that you shouldn’t have to boil…
Keep readingDefining Al Dente
Tip for Sous-Chef: Dried pasta swells as it’s cooked in boiled water. The thicker the pasta, the longer you need to cook it. The thinner the pasta, the shorter you need to cook it. al Dente literally means ‘to the tooth’, perfect…
Keep readingJust Egg Folded Salad For Sandwiches
I can’t say enough good things about this animal-free egg product. Best ALT egg on the market. It cooks and textures like an omlet. Toast it, microwave it or pan-fry it. Four to a box. Freezes well. 100 calories per…
Keep readingPizza Using Pre-Made Dough
Today we’re using store bought ready-made pizza dough in a bag – comes frozen, so thaw in refrigerator overnight, then bring to room temperature in the bag before opening. Don’t keep out too long before using it. The surprise topping?…
Keep readingBat Salsa With Skinny A-F Chicken
The Bat Salsa is fat-free, the chicken is not. Don’t worry, we’re not using the bat animal here, though it wouldn’t surprise me to learn some cultures still eat bats even though they’ve become notorious disease carriers. Animal-free means no…
Keep readingDouble Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate on chocolate with a hint of vanilla, smoke and spice. Note: 1 T. vanilla and 1 T. liquid smoke are the measurements, not 1 t. of each, okay? Makes 3 dozen 2 inch cookies or more smaller cookies Preheat…
Keep readingAntipasto Mac Salad
Antipasto Mac Salad Elbows cooked rice-style combined with seasoned, cooked tofu cubes with Kalamata olive, plant pepperoni, roasted peppers plus the fresh of celery, tomato and snowy onion. Seasoned with basil, tarragon, garlic and tossed with a multi-condiment dressing! I…
Keep readingPepperoni Garbanzo Bean Salad – GOAT
We’re using a large can of garbonzo beans here, restaurant style. Restaurants should serve more bean salads; they’re easy to make and hold up well because of the vinegar which keeps them fresh longer. Make it special though, something patrons…
Keep readingCabbage Soothie Soup
aka Miso Cabbage Soup This is a how-to-soup, so you’re not left with any questions . Keep availed in your brain what you learn from it. Miso doesn’t dominate and neither does any other individual or group of ingredients. It’s a feel good soup that starts…
Keep readingDistinct Culinary Purpose
I had some fire roasted canned tomatoes, but it lacked sweet and thick, so out comes the ketchup to replace the paste. You don’t need much, so don’t overdo it. I also could have used barbecue sauce in place of…
Keep readingBrown And White Rice Cream Base
Use as a thickener for gravies, dressings, sauces, soups, stews in place of flour or cornstarch. Mix with a little warm water and stir till smooth before adding to recipe. Gluten-free thickener for all your thickening needs! Makes 30 cups…
Keep readingCutting A Sandwich Without Squishing The Insides Out
Cutting A Sandwich Without Squishing The Insides Out It may not always work, especially if it’s a mile high sandwich, in which case you don’t cut the sandwich. Otherwise… Mayo based salads squish out the most when cutting a sandwich.…
Keep readingWhat Is Slurry?
slurry noun – a semiliquid mixture, typically of fine particles of manure, cement, or coal suspended in water.”clay slurry” What is slurry in cooking? A slurry- is a combination of starch (usually cornstarch, flour, potato starch or arrowroot) and cold water which is mixed…
Keep readingMorning Star Veggie Dog Sandwich
Who says you have to eat a hot dog on a hot dog bun? What if you don’t have any? What if all the hot dog buns are pandemic-style stale? Well, then try the burger buns. Are they stale too?…
Keep readingBeyond Sausage Straight Up Or On A Bun
Use Original or Sweet Italian, whichever you have on hand (beware the sweet is more hot than not). Many times I forego the bun to limit the carbs. Sometimes I just want the A-F meat. Who says I have to…
Keep readingThe Muze Fieldhouse Lakewood, Ohio 2nd visit
Well, we made it back again, this time with different staff. I ordered the vegan option pizza and Steve ordered the tater tots. Granted the waiter was on only his second day. The tater tots were not recognizable, more like…
Keep readingThe Muze Fieldhouse Lakewood, Ohio
We live three blocks from this huge, new, music, food, beverage and event venue, and never saw it melting into the neighborhood as the insides of a very old brick building saw a different light of day with each new…
Keep readingAir Fry Toast Perfection
Although I didn’t buy this air fryer to make toast, once I tried it I put away my toaster for when I move to a better place, where it doesn’t set off the smoke detector every time I use it.…
Keep readingThe Sway
The Weekend Is The Time To Experiment Or any other time off is when you get to experiment with new ways – even if the old ways still work for you, never heard of an upgrade in service? Be your…
Keep readingGrilling Sandwich With Mayo – Hell m-a-n-n-z
Mayo substitutes for margarine when grilling sandwiches? Smoothes on easy – no bread tears from applying cold margarine to the bread before grilling it. Garnish with cut rectangles from a bigger pickle, then stack and toothpick = stacked pickle cuts.…
Keep readingSweet Pickle Cream
The delicious taste of a sweet bread & butter pickle in a cream – no pickles added, just the juice of that which you normally discard. Heaven in a toss-away! Use as a substitute A-F mayo served cold, or a…
Keep readingImpossible Burger Back @ Tick Tock Tavern
First they had it, then they didn’t. Not enough sales they claimed. @ Tick Tock Tavern. Then they got it in again. This time I was there. Actually, this Impossible burger tastes and textures more like the Burger King Burger.…
Keep readingNew Menu Vegan @ Brothers Lounge
Steve and I selected three of the new Vegan menu items at Brothers Lounge, the first being FRIED PLANTAINS. We had no idea what to expect. I’ve never tasted a plantain, but heard they were denser than a banana with…
Keep readingGluten-Free Ricecrumbs
These might look like rice cereal, but they’re really the new and improved breadcrumb replacement! GLUTEN-FREE RICECRUMBS Tired of the same old breadcrumbs made from bread? Want something with a little more crisp, a little more air, a little more…
Keep readingCrisp Ricecrumbs
Crisp Ricecrumbs Unlike loose breadcrumbs, these ricecrumbs are more dense and ball up when processed with oil and garlic – a different but impressive texture change! Crisp Ricecrumbs Makes about 1-1/2 cups 2 c. CRISP RICE OVEN- ROASTED CEREAL by…
Keep readingHome Fries and JUST EGG Omlet
HOME FRIES AND JUST EGG OMLET Perfect for restaurant fare. Holds up well. You heard of putting chopped scrambled egg in fried rice? Well, as I was going to do that I noticed some diced potatoes in the pantry, so went…
Keep readingPromises Made For Keeping
God grant me the strength to fight through argument those who terrorize me and others, no matter who they be. God grant me discipline in my everyday life, so that every day I may accomplish a new task that requires…
Keep readingThe Perversion Of Food
The Perversity Of Food What’s your lean? Where’s your marble? Why does it always have to be Chicken Parmesan? All you can do is copy? Where’s your imagination? Somebody locked you into their culinary demands that never can be changed?…
Keep readingUndressing A Bottle
Now this is the way to undress a bottle – perfect label remover. Some labels remove easily, most don’t. I like to reuse my containers and why not, I paid for them. But label removable can be so difficult it’s…
Keep readingMac And Cheeze Collards @ The Marriott
MAC AND CHEEZE COLLARDS Why serve collard greens as a side dish to mac and cheese? Why not put them together in one dish? Sounded good to me and tasted even better! Boil the collards, make the sauce, boil the…
Keep readingBoiled Mushrooms Plus Green Olive Topper
Boiled Mushrooms Plus Green Olive Topper Top your favorite pasta and red sauce dish with these succulent animal-free morsels textured by nature to satisfy one’s appetite with plants and fungi – the perfect chew. From an evolution stance, to keep one…
Keep readingLily’s Vegan Smoked Duck ala Sharon
Lily’s Vegan Duck ala Sharon Does it taste and texture like animal duck? I never had animal duck, so dunno. Steve used to order Peking Duck whenever we went Chinese if it was on the menu. One thing I do…
Keep readingCornflake Walnut Crumb Topping
Cornflake Walnut Crumb Topper – Makes about 1 cup 1 c. cornflakes- Pampa brand is animal-free and has a great crisp 1/4 c. walnut pieces 1/4-1/2 t. salt black pepper grind to taste 1/2 t. garlic powder 1/2 t. dry mustard …
Keep readingAir Frying Tater Tots
Steve bought tater tots a while back. Little did I know the first food I try on my new air fryer would be those. Since most tater tots are crispy outside, and I’m the one with sensitive gums that have…
Keep readingHigh Protein Tofu Sandwich – summer is in the house!
High protein tofu planks pan-fried and seasoned. Served on thick, whole grain deli bread, spread with mustard-mayo mix to taste, piled with green leaf lettuce, fresh cut ripe tomato, shaved sweet onion. You can’t beat the fresh taste of a…
Keep readingChef Sharon Buys A Chefman Air Fryer
@149.00$ plus tax and free shipping it was for my needs the best buy for the quality. There were so many to choose from on amazon.com, it took me a day to research it all. Why buy an air fryer…
Keep readingTransparency In Food Labeling
Why do companies hide animal ingredients under natural flavor label on products? They don’t want other companies copying their product; they need some secret ingredients. Otherwise someone else will sell the same product. Look, cooks and chefs do something similar…
Keep readingWahlburgers adjacent to JACK CASINO – review
You can be sure I will not return. Vegan bun or not, which nobody knew what the bun contained anyway. I figured I’d eat it plain. Yes, vegans do go out to eat with friends at animal-eating and animal-serving establishments.…
Keep readingAnthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential
I’m not trying to increase book sales of a dead person, but everyone who eats and drinks out should read Anthony Bourdain’s KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL. This guy doesn’t take a breath when he writes. How he could recall all that detail…
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