Author: Wendy

Arepas

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 The corn stew that  I posted on March 2 tastes really good with arepas, a basic food that is part of Venezuelan cuisine.  Variations of this arepa exist in Costa Rican and Colombian cuisine, as well.  Arepas also taste delicious with Venezuelan black beans, the recipe for which you can […]

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Chicken and Corn Stew in Slow Cooker

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  I served this over arepas, which are South American buns made out of special corn meal.  We slice the arepas, spread the exposed halves with butter, spoon some of this stew on top, and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of that.  Then eat them like sandwiches.  Arepas are my […]

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Pork Pot Roast and Local Sources of Food

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  Eat local food!  That is my mantra.  Sustainable eating relies on local meat and local produce.  There are different ways to find local sources of food.  If you live in a rural area, it is easy to find farm stands and such.  If you live in a city, you […]

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Poached Salmon with Mustard-Dill Sauce

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 To poach salmon, boil enough water to cover fish in a pan (I use a fish poacher but you could also use a large, wide, deep skillet that has a cover), along with about a cup of white wine, some salt and pepper.  Immerse the fish in it and cook […]

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Broccoli With Garlic

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  Hopefully you already realize that eating plants is better for the planet than eating meat.  Animals that are raised for human consumption tend to pollute the environment in many ways.  Animals raised on factory farms are often fed antibiotics routinely so that the animals will not get sick in […]

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Beet, Goat Cheese and Candied Walnut Salad

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  Baby beets mixed salad greens crumbled goat cheese candied walnuts Roast about 1 baby beet per person:  wrap beets in foil and roast for about an hour at 400 degrees, check to see if tender with a fork.  Cook longer if needed.  Cool and peel before slicing for salad. […]

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Wild Mushroom Sauce for Pasta

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  Use the mushroom broth from the last blog post as a base for this sauce.  Mushrooms have a meaty flavor, so they are perfect for a vegetarian main dish that is suitable even for meat lovers! Makes enough sauce for up to 2 pounds of pasta   1 ½ […]

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Wild Mushroom Broth

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This broth can be used in place of beef broth or chicken broth in soups and sauces, in case you are a meat eater who wants to try to eat fewer animal products to help save the planet.  If you are a vegetarian, you probably already know about substituting vegetable […]

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Super-Easy Barbeque-flavored Pork Stew

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  This dish won’t help you become a vegetarian.  My family, as I have said before, sometimes craves meat, and I can only get away with vegetarian offerings for a limited number of days-in-a-row.  If you can reduce the number of days in a week that you serve meat for […]

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