I spent the last 4 hours researching, planning, acquiring, concocting, and assembling this amazing dish. It’s in the oven now so I guess it’ll be a surprise for everyone how it tastes. This lasagna uses thinly sliced eggplant and zucchini for noodles. I purchased a $20 mandolin for this experiment and only cut myself aContinue reading “Vegan Whole Food Lasagna”
Tag Archives: Vegan
8 Week Report Back
8 weeks since I started my dietary intervention to put my Crohn’s flare in remission. I am now able to eat a wide variety of cooked veg, legumes, beans, and grains. I am trying to keep grains as a very minimal part of my diet, but I have noticed when I get a good blendContinue reading “8 Week Report Back”
Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked for 30 min in 2 cups boiling water 4 oz shiitake mushrooms, stems off, caps cut into slices 1/2 medium onion, cut into moons 3 cloves garlic, diced 1T olive oil 1/4 cup fresh lemon thyme A couple sprigs of fresh parsley Sautee onions, garlic and mushrooms in a soupContinue reading “Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup”
Soup de Jour
Onion garlic celery carrot, chopped and simmered for 30 mins in water, then pureed Roast a yellow summer squash for 30 mins, cut that into chunks. Slice up some fresh basil, add salt and pepper to taste, and simmer that for another 15 mins. Top with fresh basil and black pepper.
Healing Crohn’s Disease with Diet
CDED Reflections
So I tried to manage my last Crohn’s flare with diet, and a heavy dose of steroids. I tapered off the steroids and did not have a relapse of symptoms. I believe this is because (1) steroids are a cheap, widely available, and effective treatment for Crohn’s flares, and (2) diet has an impact onContinue reading “CDED Reflections”
Cauliflower Biriyani with Tahdig
It’s a little different from what I expected because I didn’t drench every layer in ghee, but I made biriyani today and it was worth every minute of the two hours it took.
Rice + Lentil Flavor Explosion
1/2 c rice 1/2 c green lentils 1/2 onion cut into moons 1/2 c peas 2 dates chopped into 1/2 cm pieces 1/2 t cinnamon 1/2 t cumin seeds 2 T berbere spice blend 2 c water Salt & black pepper to taste, + nutritional yeast to get those B vitamins! Put everything in aContinue reading “Rice + Lentil Flavor Explosion”
Easy Homemade Nut Milk
If you have any nuts at home, it is literally easier to make nut milk than to figure out how to get it from the store during the pandemic. Ingredients: 1 cup of nuts, really any kind, preferably not salted water salt, optional 1-2 dates for extra dank flavor, optional Tools: a blender an oldContinue reading “Easy Homemade Nut Milk”
Eat Ur Greens
Kale chips are like the crouton of the vegetable world. Now add greens to any dish as a texture, soaked with savory flavor. I usually put a little bit of oil on mine, but I think you could sub a sprinkle of water if you’re concerned about fat intake or oil doesn’t sit well withContinue reading “Eat Ur Greens”
Eating Vegan with Crohn's Disease 