Tag: vegan soul food

Go Vegan Philly – Wilmington, DE

When I go to a restaurant these days, I’m a lot pickier than I used to be. I want an experience. A vibe. Generic, cookie-cutter crunchy vegan places don’t work for me anymore. I want an interesting and diverse menu. Dishes I wouldn’t normally make at home. I want GOOD food. Delicious would be even… Read More ›

Soul Good Vegan Cafe/Souly Vegan Cafe

We were on the road again, headed back to Charlotte after attending my friend KD’s vegan Hallowedding in Garner. The Red Roof Inn Plus (where we typically stay because of our furbabies) surprisingly provides a decent enough breakfast for vegans. There’s coffee, orange juice, apple juice, toast, packets of jams and jellies, plain instant grits,… Read More ›

Cookin’ Southern Vegetarian Style by Ann Jackson

I fell in love with this charming little Southern cookbook from the first page, when Ann is pondering what Southern cooking is. She writes, “I knew it was more than bacon grease and fatback,” and then finally decides, “It’s attitude, pure and simple.” “It’s kitchens in summer and tomato sandwiches; Slapping mosquitoes and swatting flies;… Read More ›

A Vegan Summer In The South

It’s really hard to find a good vegan cookbook – or even a good vegetarian cookbook – celebrating the food of the American South. Part of the problem, I think, is that the South (like the rest of America) has become more and more accustomed to eating fast food, frozen food, and chain restaurant meals. … Read More ›

Cornbread With Turnip Greens & Hot Peppers

This is an interesting variation on the Southern tradition of hot peppery cornbread eaten with greens … greens baked right into the cornbread! This recipe is inspired by the inimitable Raghavan Iyer and his newest book, “Indian Cooking Unfolded.” In it, he has a recipe for mustard greens stirred into cornbread batter and baked in… Read More ›