Some people eat green beans the same way their entire life. I like to try new and different. Today I had a beautiful pound of French green beans my shopper brought me, and since I’m back to restricting my fat intake, decided on something sour. The amount of fat from the olive and pine nutContinueContinue reading “Sharon’s Sour Green Beans”
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Baked Bean Cracker Canapes
When you feel like cheese and crackers but have no cheese. Or when you want no-cheese to be the theme. Baked beans on a cracker topped with prepared horseradish and/or a spot of mustard satisfies as much or guess what, even more than the traditional you know what!! Makes as many as you want UseContinueContinue reading “Baked Bean Cracker Canapes”
French Roast Stove-Top Baked Beans
FRENCH ROAST STOVE-TOP BAKED BEANS What started out as a quick bean recipe turned into a slow stove-top roast. Perfect! Serve on a buffet or as the main dish or in a sandwich or soft taco, or in a soup bowl topped with animal-free blue cheese dressing or a dab of mustard! They’re cheap andContinueContinue reading “French Roast Stove-Top Baked Beans”
Maple Mustard Brussel Sprouts
Looking for an easy, tasty side dish or appetizer? Fresh or frozen works well. A two ingredient sauce as a dipper for individual servings or tossed for family-style service. Can also use carrots, cauliflower, green beans, turnips, broccoli, peas or animal-free meats and cheeses! BRUSSEL SPROUTS: Prep a bunch of fresh Brussel sprouts – peelContinueContinue reading “Maple Mustard Brussel Sprouts”
Luxury Condiment Sauce – fat-free too
MAPLE MUSTARD KETCHUP SAUCE Use this luxury condiment in place of the traditional mayonnaise for coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni salad, or as a condiment on burgers, subs and other sandwiches. French fries and deep-fried or oven-roasted veggies too! The maple syrup isn’t used for flavoring purposes, but for it’s syrupy consistency! So Nice!! Makes 1-1/3ContinueContinue reading “Luxury Condiment Sauce – fat-free too”
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Tomato Apricot Chili
TOMATO APRICOT CHILI Sauteed green pepper, onion, cabbage in extra virgin olive oil with coriander, curry and cumin. The sauce part contains tomatoes, pinto beans and apricots. Boiled tofu in turmeric and roasted peppers are the meaty part. Makes enough for a small gathering, A guaranteed ice-breaker for any event! Makes 15 cups First theContinueContinue reading “Tomato Apricot Chili”
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MISO PEAR GRAVY -GOAT
aka AFC House Gravy for restaurant or home use. Call this MISO PEAR GRAVY. It’s new, exciting, familiar with a hint of exotic. Trust it. Put the gravy on the bottom, over the top, to the side or in a dipping container. In my fist animal-free restaurant that’s the only gravy I need for allContinueContinue reading “MISO PEAR GRAVY -GOAT”
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POM Ginger Ale Beets
Hot or chilled these beets are designed to impress! There’s no need to say they’re low fat, low calorie – who cares when they taste so good? Makes 3-1/2 cups PREPARE THE BEETS FIRST: approx. 5 large fresh beets – cut off ends, peel and cut into 3/8 inch thick beet steaks water 1 T.ContinueContinue reading “POM Ginger Ale Beets”
THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY MEAL CHALLENGE
YOU FOUND IT. RIGHT HERE! The challenge I gave myself was to create a delicious, satisfying, exciting, new yet familiar, holiday meal. 7 Dietary Restrictions ANIMAL-FREE. GLUTEN-FREE. BREAD-FREE. PLANT MEAT AND DAIRY FREE. SOY-FREE. LOW FAT. Well, I did it. And you can do it too! Here it is! APPLE CRANBERRY BLACK BEAN SALSA It’sContinueContinue reading “THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY MEAL CHALLENGE”
Turkey Noodle Hot Salsa
TURKEY NOODLE HOT SALSA Talk about a unique way to use Tofurky Oven-Roasted Deli Slices! Make noodles out of them, right out of the box. Mix them with salsa and cheese, herbs and spices, heat till warm, then serve as a dip or spread! Hot here means temperature not Scofield Scale heat. Makes 5 cupsContinueContinue reading “Turkey Noodle Hot Salsa”
Thousand Island Fruit Salad
Thousand Island Fruit Salad – reduced fat People use dressings, sauces and condiments on just about everything they eat. So that’s an area we can work on in lowering the fat and caloric content of what we put on our food. Nobody would suspect that there is a fat-reduced creamy sauce enveloping the fresh fruitsContinueContinue reading “Thousand Island Fruit Salad”
POTATO AND RED PEPPER CORN CHOWDER – GOAT
Originally posted on FAT-FREE CHEF PRIME CONTENT™ :
This is how baked corn-in-the-husk looks like after it’s done. Wonderfully sweet too. POTATO AND RED PEPPER CORN CHOWDER – GOAT That’s a GOAT. WALKOFF HOME RUN GRAND SALAMI, says Steve. He ate six cups of leftovers and enjoyed it as much as when it was fresh. Lots…
Pumpkin TATOR Mash fat-free
PUMPKIN TATER MASH FAT-FREE You get the fatty mouthfeel without the fat! Pumpkin and potatoes – perfect match! Serve with gravy! Nutritious, delicious and easy to make! Refrigerates and reheats well if you want to make them in advance. Makes 3 cups 15 oz. can plain pumpkin (puree), heated on stove till hot throughout 2ContinueContinue reading “Pumpkin TATOR Mash fat-free”
Roasted Sweet Potato Orange Soup Or Sauce
ROASTED SWEET POTATO ORANGE SOUP OR SAUCE Chilled Roasted sweet potatoes, peeled and processed till smooth. Mixed with plain yogurt, orange juice, maple syrup, tarragon and garlic. Served cold or hot. Appetizer summer or winter holiday soup. Sweet, savory, tangy, smoky! Creamy delicious! Makes 5-3/4 cups 2 c. pureed roasted sweet potato – don’t forgetContinueContinue reading “Roasted Sweet Potato Orange Soup Or Sauce”
FIELD ROAST SAUSAGE BITES
FIELD ROAST SAUSAGE BITES A super easy and low calorie Hors’ Oeuvre that will please every palate! Pan-fried sausage and frankfurters – cut into 3/4 inch wide disks, top each with a dab of mustard, then spear each with a grape tomato! That’s it – delicious and juicy too! Makes as many as you wantContinueContinue reading “FIELD ROAST SAUSAGE BITES”
CRANBERRY CIDER PUDDING SAUCE
CRANBERRY CIDER PUDDING SAUCE Those cranberry skins can get in the way of enjoying the cranberries. So what do we do? Make a pudding-like sauce that smooths the edges making the entire cranberry experience one to savor. Cilantro – in ground seed form and fresh leaves – now becomes something to talk about. You couldContinueContinue reading “CRANBERRY CIDER PUDDING SAUCE”
Apple Cranberry Black Bean Salsa
APPLE CRANBERRY BLACK BEAN SALSA It’s Thanksgiving or any other holiday, so why not ratchet up your old favorites with a twist of new? Cranberry and apple in salsa? Why not? Take this dip with you to any gathering. Volunteer for the dip detail. You will change people’s taste buds forever. From now on theyContinueContinue reading “Apple Cranberry Black Bean Salsa”
Baked Apples With Quinoa Apple Pine Nut Stuffing low fat
BAKED APPLES WITH QUINOA APPLE PINE NUT STUFFING low fat If you don’t want to do the apples, that’s just as fine. Serve stuffing from stove-top as is. Perfect either way! However, the apples do add a festive touch to a festive holiday! And they’re easier than pie to make! Serves 6 ReferContinueContinue reading “Baked Apples With Quinoa Apple Pine Nut Stuffing low fat”
Smoked Almond Garlic Green Beans
SMOKED ALMOND GARLIC GREEN BEANS Not your typical green beans almondine. Better. Easy to make. I could make a main dish out of these beans and feel like I had a complete meal. Yet they go well with other main dishes, especially holiday ones. If you’re serving a crowd, this is a perfect side dishContinueContinue reading “Smoked Almond Garlic Green Beans”
Collards In Mustard Cider Sauce fat-free
COLLARDS IN MUSTARD CIDER SAUCE fat-free There aren’t many sauces you can make fat-free that will stand up against the fatted version. This is one of them. All added flavors and textures compliment the greens and vice versa. I just happened to have cider on hand, because it’s Fall in America where I happily live.ContinueContinue reading “Collards In Mustard Cider Sauce fat-free”
ASPARAGUS SOUP – essentially fat-free
ASPARAGUS SOUP Lots of asparagus go into the simple making of this delectably rich and arrogant talk of the town. All asparagus all the time! Make your taste buds talk green! Makes 8 cups 3 bunches fresh asparagus – remove lower 1/3 – 1/2 stems and discard, then wash remaining stalks well to remove allContinueContinue reading “ASPARAGUS SOUP – essentially fat-free”
AFC Asian Pineapple Snowball
Originally posted on THE ANIMAL-FREE CHEF TEST KITCHEN:
AFC ASIAN PINEAPPLE SNOWBALL A creamy Asian-Style Pineapple Mousse frosted with an Asian cream. Sprinkled with black and white sesame seeds and sliced scallion rings. Served with sesame crackers. If you want to impress your Asian guests, this will do it! Lots of Asians are lactose intolerant,…
PLANT MEAT PATE
PLANT MEAT PATE You can say it tastes like any animal you like. It’s still plant meat, and that’s the way hundreds of millions of people all over the globe prefer their meat – from a plant! Enjoy the brilliance of plants that provide what they were intended to provide – nourishment and pleasure! MakesContinueContinue reading “PLANT MEAT PATE”
CHARRED BRUSSEL SPROUTS
CHARRED BRUSSEL SPROUTS Fresh steamed brussel sprouts charred in a little extra virgin olive oil. Tossed with garlic, smoked paprika, fresh grind sea salt and black pepper. Served with Ball Park Mustard mixed with a little veggie mayo! Serve as hors d’oeuvre or side dish vegetable. Low fat! Serves 6 1 lb. fresh brussel sproutsContinueContinue reading “CHARRED BRUSSEL SPROUTS”
TOMATO TAPENADE
TOMATO TAPENADE Sun-dried tomatoes and Kalamata olives processed with garlic, green peppercorn and capers in a Tomato Onion Salad Dressing! Perfect texture, perfect flavors. Low fat, but you wouldn’t know it! So easy to make. Serve on toasted or broiled baguette slices as an hors d’oeuvre! Makes 1-1/2 cups 1 c. diced sun-dried tomatoes – nonContinueContinue reading “TOMATO TAPENADE”
TOMATO BRUSCHETTA
TOMATO BRUSCHETTA Nobody is going to miss the oil on these appetizers. Just don’t tell anybody it’s fat-free. If you say that, they won’t want to eat it. Just serve it and they’ll love it. Good quality ingredients – remember that! It’s mostly fat-free – just a teeny bit in the tomato spread. Makes as manyContinueContinue reading “TOMATO BRUSCHETTA”
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