Lowfat – Kitchsplosion

Slow Cooker Vegetable Broth

A healthy, hearty vegan broth, good for a soup on a cold New England winter is still here day.

Send in the Kale–Sauce or Stew

Is kale a wonder food that can be added to anything to make you instantly healthier? I think so. It moves me to song… Send in the kale… Isn’t it nutritious? Isn’t it dear? Eating a superfood this late in the year. But where is the kale? …there ought to…

Silent Dining

I practice mindfulness over some tofu vegetable stir fry.

Amazing Roasted Butternut Squash Soup…and Revised Expectations

My squash soup gets a makeover. So do my plans.

A Winter’s Salad

Even in the northeast, you don’t have to eat out of season produce in your winter salads.

What Not to do with a Pretty Radish PLUS Balsamic and Roasted Garlic Bean Dip to Eat up With a Spoon

I make a delicious bean dip and also a big stink.

Caribbean Style Black Bean Stew and Some Rules

Amidst a bunch of major life changes in less than a year, (moving, going back to work, getting a divorce), I’ve lost 20-some pounds (yay!) and gained five back (boo). Before my friends chime in, I’ll acknowledge that I wasn’t “overweight,” but I sure felt great five pounds ago. I…

Oats of Steel: A Love Affair

I was at a retreat center when I took my first doubtful bite of steel cut oats. The chewy texture instead of the paste-like consistency of its rolled oats cousin delighted me so much I almost gasped aloud during silent breakfast. It even had some flavor of its own and…