Let's reimagine food together with purpose. I've taken one of my favorite sandwiches, added chalupa shells, and combined it with one of my favorite meat replacements, adding an old-school twist. I've revamped my mushroom meat for this recipe, infusing Banh Mi flavors into it and preparing it differently. This time, I blended all the wet ingredients with the mushrooms, improving both texture and appearance. This one's another banger!

I grew up on dishes that consisted of beans and rice as staple ingredients, but the beans and rice in Costa Rica hits different. Gallo Pinto consists of beans, rice, onions, spices, and herbs. Another crucial ingredient for Costa Rican vibes is Lizano Salsa. We became very familiar with this dish while visiting Costa Rica and wanted to make it at home. My recipe below is not authentic, but it tastes amazing!

Mushrooms are incredible, and learning more about each species fascinates me. I have been trying to grow snow oyster mushrooms for about a year. Every time they started to pin, they stopped growing and turned dry and brown. I moved to the desert, and the weather is colder at night than in San Diego. I placed the North Spore fruiting block into a chest outdoors and sprayed it daily since I still needed to set my grow tent up at the new place. Surprisingly, the snow oysters grew, and I got a big flush/harvest. They finally grew because the weather was colder outside at night than in my house. Snow oysters love to fruit in colder weather at 45-65°F. Now, fruiting blocks are meant to grow in tents, but I learned you can succeed in different environments. Also, mushrooms are like fruits and vegetables because they can thrive in seasons. I am starting a new journey with growing mushrooms in 2024. I will learn how to grow outdoors in my soon-to-be garden and how to reuse the growing blocks after I have grown mushrooms indoors. Let's learn together. As for this, how do Snow Oysters taste? I couldn't taste a difference, but I love the texture. They are less chewy and buttery. But that's just me. They were perfect for this Chili Pepper Passion Fruit Sauce. OMG, we could not stop eating them.

I’ve been making plant-based ribs for over three years but could never get the texture just right. The end result was either too chewy or not chewy enough. I’ve finally cracked the code with the combo of jackfruit and pink oysters. It’s time to get the grills out and unleash the smoky flavors all spring/summer.

These delicious raw jicama tacos will help you not miss cooking food as much when you are on your raw vegan game. Jicama shells add a nice crisp and twist to a dish we eat often. I used olive oil, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt to help soften up the Jicama so they would not snap in half when you bend them for the tacos. The sunflower dip was my replacement for refried beans, and I made tasty walnut crumbles to top the tacos off. The tacos were complete once I added the chipotle lime sauce. Try this recipe when you are on your mindful eating tip or want some good tacos.

Dive into the flavors of the sea with this Mediterranean Pink Oyster Mushroom Fish(less) Sandwich, which features savory Caper Feta Spread and rich balsamic vinegar for the perfect flavor blast.