Gran's Best

Heirlooms & Discoveries

Chilaquiles in Pumpkin Salsa Roja

November 4, 2018 Gran

From Purple Carrot, the vegan meal kit people. I would not have thought of using pumpkin in Mexican food and it works beautifully here. This recipe makes a great healthy meal for our Mexican food fans. Amazingly delicious. Picture credit Purple Carrot 3 cloves garlic1 red … [Read more...]

Mains, Recipes, Tex-Mex, Vegan Main Dishes, Vegetables Purple Carrot, Tex-Mex, vegan

Tofu Scramble

September 9, 2018 Gran

Zada Jane's Corner Cafe in Charlotte has a great tofu scramble. I've tried several recipes but this one, from The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen (2015), is the best. Soft tofu is recommended. It's important to get the tofu as dry as possible. 14 ounces … [Read more...]

Breakfast, Mains, Miscellaneous, Recipes, Vegan Main Dishes, Vegetables America's Test Kitchen, vegan

Basic Spaghetti

August 9, 2018 Gran

I love pasta and at least every week or two spaghetti with tomato sauce shows up on our dinner table. My go-to tomato sauce is based on an old Cooks Illustrated recipe for Spaghetti Puttanesca from March & April 2002. Since Grandpa is a vegetarian, we don't put meat in the … [Read more...]

Mains, Meat Main Dishes, Recipes, Vegan Main Dishes, Vegetables, Veggie Main Dishes Cook's Illustrated, pasta, vegan, vegetarian

Puerto Rican Beans and Potatoes

October 28, 2017 Gran

Adapted from The Wanderlust Kitchen. I used wonderful Rancho Gordon Yellow-Eye Beans instead of traditional red beans (because that's what we had), but you could use just about any bean and this dish would satisfy you. Note that this recipe calls for cooked beans. If you are … [Read more...]

Instant Pot, Mains, Recipes, Vegetables, Veggie Main Dishes vegan

Garlicky White Beans & Broccoli Rabe – Instant Pot

October 9, 2017 Gran

Adapted from Melissa Clark's recipe in The New York Times from Dinner in an Instant, her 2017 book about cooking with an Instant Pot. Broccoli rabe is our favorite winter green. Any leftovers from this dish make terrific soup the next day. See below for a soup suggestion. 1 … [Read more...]

Instant Pot, Mains, Recipes, Vegetables, Veggie Main Dishes Melissa Clark, New York Times, vegan

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