Plant Based 411

March 2024
Commonly referred to as the Puerto Rican lasagna, mainly because it is a baked dish of layered ingredients, Pastelon is definitely worth the time it takes to make it.

February 2024
Whether fried or baked and eaten as an appetizer or formed and plopped into some steaming hot broth with Asian veggies, wontons are traditionally a popular comfort food that also happily appears during Chinese New Year celebrations.

January 2024
Let’s start things off with a hearty soup recipe that is not only perfect for this time of year, but is a great example of something healthy and filling to entice you to give plant-based a try.

October 2023
While in some parts of the globe, chili with beans and no meat is considered a crime, not so in the plant-based universe where I reside.

April 2023
Believed to be of Chinese origin, lettuce wraps went on to infiltrate Southeast Asia before coming to America, where they were made popular by P.F. Chang’s.

December 2022
No matter which holiday(s) you celebrate, the month of December offers many opportunities to share your culinary skills and hospitality.

May 2022
Here’s a childhood favorite, reassuringly familiar but with a Mexican twist in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. A Sloppy Joe (Jose?) is traditionally a sandwich with a mess of cooked ground beef, onions, green peppers and spicy tomato sauce plopped into a basic hamburger bun.

March 2022
Still a bit chilly where you are? Looking for something comforting, filled with warm, aromatic spices, two varieties of tender potatoes, and fiber and nutrient-rich legumes served piping hot?

September 2021
September harkens the end of summer and often the last hurrah of some of our favorite foods. Ripe, juicy heirloom tomatoes, garden fresh corn on the cob, New Mexico’s Hatch peppers, and varietal melons* are seasonal standouts that will soon be a fond memory.