by Joseph Yacino | Jul 8, 2017 | aubergine, eggplant, healthy vegetarian, imam eggplant, recipe, recipes, vegan, vegetarian
Translated literally this means the Imam (a holy man) Fainted. I guess lying on their sides the stuffed eggplants look like a passed out Imam. Many included fresh tomato and cinnamon. This one does not. It was on the Isle of Crete that I learned the Turkish...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 7, 2017 | healthy vegetarian, lettuce, pesto, recipe, recipes, vegetarian
Recently we found ourselves with a glut of field greens. Lovely, green and deep purple, and eggplant with no one to eat them. We believe in using and eating food, not throwing it away. So what could be done to preserve the goodness at hand? Soup came to mind, but...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 6, 2017 | burger, burgers, freekah, healthy vegetarian, recipe, recipes, vegan, vegetarian
Baked or fried this are sure to please even the carnivores. Freekeh gives the mouth feel of meat and mushrooms the meaty taste. Makes 8-10 burgers or about 20 “meatballs” 4 ounces/116g uncooked freekah 3 shallots, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced and mashed into a...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 1, 2017 | diet, eat healthy, eat right, good diet, health and wellness, healthy vegetarian, south florida personal chef, vegan, vegetarian, veggies
Unhealthy you say? How can that be? Whether you are already eating a vegetarian or vegan diet or just considering it, you can still eat unhealthy. Potato chips (crisps) and French fries (chips) are vegan. Coca Cola and Sprite are vegan. Eating a surfeit of these foods...