Novel Eats

I’m so in love with this udon noodle soup. It’s so much easier than I thought it would be to make, plus it reminds me of wonderful lunches and dinners at a few of my old favorite Asian restaurants.

Looking for more creative ways to use that winter squash? Here’s a spicy and creamy twist on butternut squash soup.

If you love green beans like me, then you’ll want to try to make them in a variety of ways. Here is an interesting and spicy-sweet recipe that you may not have tried yet.

Make this Asian-inspired dish with peanut butter and some fresh vegetables like asparagus.

Thanksgiving can be a problematic holiday for vegans, especially when they are invited over to non-vegan or non-vegetarian homes. The hosts usually mean well, but often there’s not much to be had for vegans at a typical Thanksgiving gathering. When I was young I was lucky that my whole family, aside from a few in the minority, were vegetarian. That included grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts and cousins. The minority didn’t seem to mind because they either had also been raised vegetarian or they chose to keep silent (maybe not – I can’t remember too many early Thanksgivings that revolved around talk of missed turkey).

These days, now that vegetarianism, and to a certain extent, veganism, is more widely understood and accepted, there is more sensitivity involved. Still, it’s challenging for vegans to have a meal sans milk and cheese. This is where I am going to give a minor confession.