Let me guess, you are afraid of winter squash. I bet you are so afraid that you gladly pay the premium for already cubed and bagged butternut squash at Trader Joe’s. C’mon now… Your fear is holding you back from something incredible (so typical of fear!). The cooked flesh of winter squash is certainly one of…
Main Dishes
Vegan Horseshoe Sandwich
Our hometown, Springfield, IL, is well-known as the land of Abraham Lincoln. We grew up proud to have “walked where Lincoln walked”. Believe it or not, we also grew up proud of the second-most-famous piece of Springfield culture – the horseshoe sandwich. This concoction has been featured on Man vs. Food, written about in the Wall Street…
Easy Yamadillas
At the end of a long and stressful day – a day when meal planning fell to the bottom of the to-do list (it happens to the best of us) – a simple dinner is welcomed. Simple food re-centers you after complicated days, it proves that fast food can be healthy food, and it reminds…
Tempeh Hash
Last weekend, we hosted a potluck brunch for the No Meat Athlete St. Louis group. It was fun to meet like-minded people and enjoy a plant-based spread together. The best part? Hearing everyone’s story about why they decided to go meat free. Some were inspired by health conditions, others by their parents and animal rights…
Sweet Potato Falafel
Sometimes (a lot of the time) we have carnivores over for dinner. Do we compromise our values for these meat-lovers? Nope. We feed them one of our gateway meals- a plant-based meal that is so incredible they don’t even realize it’s meatless. I think these “gateway meals” deserve a post of their own, but a…
Chipotle Brown Ale Tacos
St. Louis is home to some amazing taco joints – Mission Taco, Gringo, and Seoul Taco to name a few – and they’ve inspired me to mess around with new flavors, techniques and ingredients. This recipe is the latest result of weekend experimentation with slow-cooked vegan taco filling (check out last time: Portobella Black Bean Tacos with Avocado Cream)….
Thai Tempeh Tacos with Sweet Potatoes and Pickled Cabbage
Last June we kicked off our married life in Coronado, California near San Diego. This town has our hearts stomachs. They specialize in all our favorites– craft beer, veg burgers, sweet potato fries, aioli, pizza, and tacos. Oh, the tacos… In SD, “Taco Tuesday” is a thing. On the Tuesday we were there, as soon as…
Portabella Black Bean Tacos with Avocado Cream
These tacos are a tasty treat… …and they’re a cinch to put together. Our highest priority here at PEM is quick and simple recipes that help everyone practice a more thoughtful way of eating. But what does it really mean to eat thoughtfully? We make countless choices when we put food in our mouths. Fast food or home-cooked? Stovetop…
Freezer-Friendly Meals eBook
There is honestly nothing better than coming home from a long day and pulling something healthy out of the freezer for an instant dinner. Unfortunately, it’s pretty hard to find wholesome options in, as they say, “your grocer’s freezer”. That’s why we are super excited to invite you into our freezer- a plant eaters’ freezer. Our…
5 Rad Tofu Recipes
Poor tofu. It’s a misunderstood creature. Although it’s meant to fill the place of meat on a vegetarian’s plate, it cannot simply be cooked like meat. To make delicious tofu requires a new set of skills and a new point-of-view. press it This is key. A block of tofu is full of water- water that,…