Kathy Hester's Blog, page 45
August 3, 2017
Summer Watermelon Ricky with Homemade Watermelon Juice
Watermelon is one of the best parts of summer. Join me in a super easy to make watermelon ricky that deserves to be called a mocktail.
If you’re like me you may get a little overzealous at times. If something is priced per piece, or perhaps per watermelon, I am going to find the biggest one in the store – even if I can barely lift it into my cart by myself. I’m just thrifty cheap that way.
Well, it’s only saving money if you use the whole thing. I may have over bought on watermelon a couple...
July 31, 2017
Fresh Herb and Watermelon Gazpacho
Watermelon is refreshing all by itself, but it’s also great in drinks and this Fresh Herb and Watermelon Gazpacho. It combines watermelon, fresh juicy tomatoes, basil, mint, pepper, and cucumber. Go ahead and make a double batch to have on hand for last minute meals all week long.
This soup adds a change of pace from a green or pasta salad. It still doesn’t heat up your kitchen because you don’t cook anything. Pile it all into your blender or food processor and it’s ready to eat!
You can u...
July 28, 2017
15 Vegan Watermelon Recipes That Will Keep You Cool All Summer Long!
It’s so hot that my lunch is usually a tomato sandwich, avocado toast, or a big bowl of chilled watermelon chunks. Today, I have 15 vegan watermelon recipes for you.
There’s cool summer recipes for drinks with herbs, or cocktails, salsa, frozen treats, soups and salads – all to help you enjoy that extra hot days. I like to keep a bag of frozen watermelon chunks to add to water or smoothies too!
Have a Watermelon Lemon-Balm Mint Cooler as a fancy aperitif before diner or enjoy it anytime bec...
July 27, 2017
Vegan Pad Thai Spring Rolls from Sweet, Savory & Free
I’ve been talking about how it’s too hot to cook and I have the perfect summer dinner recipe for you – Pad Thai Spring Rolls from Sweet Debbie’s Organic Cupcakes new cookbook, Sweet, Savory & Free.
You do need to boil the brown rice noodles and I suggest that you do that early in the morning or the night before to keep your kitchen cool. The roll wrappers just get dipped in warm water before you assemble it all, so you don’t need to do those ahead.
Debbie owns a vegan, allergy-free, gluten-f...
July 26, 2017
Fresh Raspberry and Thyme Gin Cocktail
Berries just may be my favorite food. Maybe the fact you can only get them a certain time of the year fresh adds to their mystique. I love them all strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries too. Today, I have a recipe for a Fresh Raspberry and Thyme Gin Cocktail.
Of course you can make this into a mocktail by adding sparkling water instead of the gin, just leave out the water too. Or make a homemade raspberry thyme lemonade. Be creative and you’ll surprise yourself at what you...
July 24, 2017
4 Easy Vegan Indian Recipes
How’s everyone doing at cooking in the heat? I’ve got 4 easy vegan Indian recipes that are budget-friendly and most of them can be made in the slow cooker. And one of my favorite things about the slow cooker is how it doesn’t heat up your kitchen!
Don’t worry though, there are also some you can make as soon as you open the recipe in your browser. There’s even a sweet Indian oatmeal for breakfast!
Photo by Chris Miller
Are you feeling lazy, but really have a taste for samosas? Here’s your an...
July 22, 2017
14 Easy Vegan Recipes to Help You Keep Cool!
Wow, it’s hot here in Durham NC and I can’t even begin to think about you guys in super hot places. We even have a heat advisory to stay inside! This is when it feels too hot to eat, or do much else really. My productivity goes way down when the heat goes up.
My best tip to you is get up a little early and cook before it gets unbearable. Plus your air-conditioning has a chance to cool the kitchen again before the heat is at its peak. This is the time to cook beans, grains, and pasta to use i...
July 19, 2017
Vegan Roasted Veggie Quinoa Casserole & Creamy Not-ella Carob Butter from The Migraine Relief Plan
photo copyright 2016 by Laura Bashar
Today I have 2 recipes for you: Veggie Quinoa Casserole & Creamy Not-ella Carob Butter. Both are vegan and happen to be good for people who suffer from migraines too. My friend, Stephanie Weaver, has suffered from migraines and wrote a whole book about it.
If you are having headache issues I do recommend taking a look at Stephanie’s The Migraine Relief Plan. She gives you an 8-Week plan for reducing the frequency and intensity of migraines. It’s inspired b...
July 17, 2017
Hearts of Palm Vegan Fish Taco Bowl from Vegan Bowl Attack
Photo by Jackie Sobon
Do you guys know Jackie Sobon? She runs one of my favorite blogs, Vegan Yack Attack, and is an amazing photographer. Vegan Bowl Attack is her very first book and I’m so glad I get to share her recipe for Hearts of Palm Vegan “Fish” Taco Bowl with you today.
She uses hearts of palm to replace the seafood, and I love the texture. You can also get it in a regular grocery store making it easier to get your hands on than jackfruit for some of you. It’s a perfect recipe for a...
July 14, 2017
The Extra Easy Recipe Vegan Menu Plan
I always manage to over schedule myself in the summer. But now that my new book is turned in, I’m ready to make easy dinners and read on the deck while I listen to the frogs with a blueberry thyme cocktail.
For this menu plan I’m giving you 3 breakfast recipes for a smoothie, iced coffee, and my favorite baked oatmeal. The dinner recipes are easy and still manage to be made of whole foods. The teff crepes do take a little prep, but you can make the crepes up to a day before and store in the...
