We are celebrating National Fried Chicken Day and I wanted to create something delicious that we vegans can rock with. This Peach Chipotle Fried Oyster Mushroom is straight fire with a sweet, smoky, spicy, savory, and crispy bite. I used spelt flour for this batter and added some extra heat to the wet batter by adding blended chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Enjoy these nuggets alone or in a wrap with some fresh veggies and chipotle sauce!

This recipe reminds me of Costa Rica. I enjoyed yuca fries almost every day for a week. It took me a few tries to fall in love, but now there is no turning back. Yuca fries will be on my house menu. I also made a delicious chipotle cashew sauce that you can use to rock with these crunchy fries. TIP: I swap vegan mayo for cashews and enjoy the creamy, nutty flavor it brings to sauces.

I love nachos as a go-to quick meal and these do not disappoint. This recipe was originally a collaboration with Mylkdog Notcho Cheez, but you can use any vegan cheese you prefer. I have a cashew chipotle nacho cheese recipe that would go well with these nachos. You can find that recipe under Loaded Waffle Fries w/ Chipotle Cheese Sauce.

This recipe is part of my 2nd e-book, "It's All About the Walnuts". I absolutely love this recipe! A little too much actually.... I can't eat just one or two....

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.

Occasionally, I gotta pull out a turnip recipe to keep my name official. I made this sandwich last year, but the version here has some significant upgrades. I made the "pastrami" slices thinner by using a potato peeler instead of a mandolin. It took more time, but it was worth it. The marinade does an excellent job penetrating the turnip slices, adding to the overall flavor. Marinating the turnips makes a big difference in texture as well. Stacked on rye bread and paired with sauerkraut, mustard, vegan thousand island dressing, dill pickles, and melted vegan cheese, this sandwich is straight fire!