Vegetarian & Vegan Recipes

Burrito Shell Breaking?: To avoid having your burrito shell break when folding: warm the shell in a heated frying pan or oven before adding ingredients.

Dried Beans: soak beans overnight in water to hasten cooking time and to help with digestion.

How to cook beans: put overnight soaked beans in a pot with water about 2 inches higher than the bean level, bring to a boil, cover and simmer on low until done. From 40 minutes for small beans to 2 hours for soybeans. For more info about beans, click here.

How to cook spaghetti squash, acorn squash or butternut squash: cut it in half, scoop out the seeds and put it face down in a pan. Bake at 375° for 30-45 minutes.

Avocado pit: slice avocado in half, take your knife and hack lengthwise into the pit, then twist and lift the pit out (still attached to the knife) and throw the pit away.

Cooking with wine: "bad" wine does not miraculously taste "good" when cooked with food. When cooking with wine, always use wine that you would happily drink! You don't need to use your best wine but make sure you like it enough.

When making rice, grains, beans: go ahead and make enough for the week. You can store the leftovers in the refrigerator and then reheat them to have a quick healthful meal.

Skewer tip: When using wooden skewers on the grill, be sure to soak the skewers in water for 1/2 hour before use, to keep them from igniting!

Making soup and missing some ingredients: When using vegetable cubes or vegetable broth, remember that these are made with a variety of vegetable ingredients. So don't worry if you don't have carrots or parsley or onion or garlic, or any dried spice. Your vegetable broth is made from such ingredients. Make your soup without your "missing" ingredient - it will still taste great.