Since I’m trying to eat more plant-based things this year, I decided to try Violife Plant Butter (salted). I got to try in a couple of nights ago when I took some to a potluck party I was attending. I was expecting it to taste more like margarine, but was pleasantly surprised that it tasted…
Author: Anita Elder
Gardein – Chick’n Filets, Ultimate, Plant-Based, Spicy
For 2024 I’m going to try and eat less meat and switch to more of a plant-based diet. Today I tried a new product (to me) called Gardein – Chick’n Filets with the spicy flavor. I was dubious about eating something pretending to be chicken since past products of this nature tasted horrible. This product…
Shepherd’s Pie
The only Shepherd’s Pie I’ve ever eaten was from the school cafeteria when I was a kid. They used ground beef and canned peas and carrots (often mushy) and I detested it! This past week, I received a pound of ground lamb from a neighbor and decided to try making my own version of Shepherd’s…
GF DF Cheesy Corn Spoon Bread
I adapted this recipe from one on Taste of Home. Ingredients: 1/4 cup Earth Balance vegan butter substitute 1 medium onion, chopped 2 large eggs 2 cups Tofutti sour cream 1 can (15.25 oz) whole kernel corn, drained 1 can (14.75 oz) creamed corn 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 package Krusteaz gluten-free cornbread…
GF DF Cabbage Lasagna
My mother-in-law adapted a recipe she found so that I could eat lasagna without the dairy making me ill. Not to mention the beef allergy. This is the recipe and it’s so delicious, I like it much better than traditional lasagna! Ingredients: 1 head cabbage 8 oz Kit Hill ricotta nut cheese 1 Follow Your…
Cherry Dutch Baby
I love Dutch Babies, but since developing the dairy allergy, I wasn’t able to eat them when I went to the Original Pancake House. The following recipe is a modified version of one I found online. I used substitutes to make it dairy-free and gluten-free (my husband can’t eat gluten). Ingredients: 3 larg eggs 2…
Non-Dairy Fish Chowder
When I was in the southwest of Ireland, I had fish soup at the Scariff Inn. It didn’t have any dairy in it and appeared to have been thickened by pureed potatoes. Going by taste, I tried to recreate the recipe. It’s not exact, but pretty close to what I ate. Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive…
Impossible Pumpkin Pie
Another recipe that was on the back of a Bisquick box and from my childhood that I changed to be dairy-free. Ingredients: • 3⁄4 cup sugar • 1⁄2 cup Bisquick • 2 tbsp. Earth Balance butter substitute • 1 cup evaporated milk substitute (see below) • 2 eggs • 1 cup canned pumpkin • 2 1⁄2…
Impossible Coconut Pie
I have been making this recipe since I was in elementary school. It was originally on the back of a Bisquick box. I changed it up to make it dairy-free. Ingredients: • 2 cups Silk coconut milk • 3⁄4 cup sugar • 1⁄2 cup Bisquick • 1⁄4 cup Earth Balance butter substitute • 4 eggs •…
Anita's Prize-Winning Chili
This chili recipe won in a cook-off while stationed in California when I was in the Air Force. Since that time I’ve substituted ground bison for the ground beef due to my allergy. Ingredients: • 1 lb. coarse ground bison • 1 onion, chopped • 1 green bell pepper, chopped • 1 red bell pepper, chopped…