September 24, 2023
My guy’s son is a budding chef! So he’s started to try his skills on some Hello Fresh meals. Because he is a very sweet boy, he includes vegan meals for me to enjoy too. But this first go I would try to replicate his non-vegan meal as a vegan Read more…
August 1, 2023
Though it has been very hectic integrating all my stuff into the household and reinterpreting all the space about us, I must eat. In-between the labor, some tasty bites. Tacos are the perfect summer bite… plus you can satisfy so many tastes by making it interactive. Here my marinaded tofu Read more…
July 18, 2023
I needed some no hassle lunch so I would stop ordering in during this busy time. This recipe from Healthy Girl Kitchen is easy and peasy… beautifully colorful and heallthful. What else could I ask for besides thee best cashew sour cream recipe from Oh She Glows. Perfection! It’s customizable! Read more…
January 25, 2023
Using this recipe from Rainbow Plant Life, I made the season’s first batch of chili. The result… spicy, complex, rich, and velvety. To follow, the building blocks: It is really delicious, but very spicy for my taste. I will try to adjust spice level on next round and report back. Read more…
January 8, 2022
Here it is! The season’s first chili. I look forward to the seasonal appropriate dish all year. The Vegetables Roasted tomatoes and tons of peppers The Vegetables 1 white onion, diced 4 cloves of garlic, chopped 4 ounce can chopped green chile peppers, drained About 2 cups of peppers or Read more…
January 17, 2021
File this under more all-vegan in Staten Island! Nacho Mama is a newish eatery from the Tri Lounge folks (reported on here) in the space of the Thali Bar Baar (reported on here) in Bulls Head. They’ve got a menu full of healthier versions of decadent dishes, like the Tatertachos: Read more…
January 12, 2021
I look forward to making chili every winter. And despite having several linked recipes through my many years of blogging about making chili, each year I sniff around the w.w.w. thinking that a new magical chili recipe exists. To end this misguided annual hunt, I am posting the general chili-making Read more…
December 11, 2020
I love a holiday where eating is featured prominently. And the traditional eats of Hanukkah are especially delicious—fried… miraculously. The oil represents the “miracle” oil that burned inexplicably for 8 days, spreading word of the Jewish victory over the Greeks over 2,000 years ago. Today’s themed eats would include a Read more…
December 2, 2020
I have been experiencing very specific cravings for loaded potato bar food: tater tots and potato skins. And because I like to make myself happy, I devoted my day to satiating this hankering. Starting with making my own seitan… As I have begun pantry turnover, I had to improvise some Read more…
May 6, 2020
Here are the latest highlights from the Quarantine cafe! First in the bakery, my failed sourdough starter. It was bubbling nice and fine, but I accidentally killed it. I’m starting another tomorrow, because… persistence. Next a stop at the bar before I’m seated at the best seat in the house. Read more…
April 1, 2020
I am a tremendous fan of this recipe… using potato and carrot to make cheese sauce? Ingenious! And I am sharing it now as it is a huge pick-me-up for snacks that are very easily accessible. No need to weave in and out of the grocery store trying to social Read more…
November 3, 2019
I’m taking it back to 2007 for this title reference because it ties into my lunch for the week in two ways. A beautiful adult lullaby by Anthony “Psycho” Perkins’ son, Elvis Perkins who sings of all the magical activity inside the overnight, like my crockpot making the first batch Read more…
August 12, 2019
I like when an eatery has “vegan” there right in the name, proudly declaring it despite so many misinformed impressions of vegan food. Yes, those impressions are changing, so we just have to keep saying it… I also enjoy seeing “vegan” in strip mall signage amongst other businesses. The first Read more…
December 24, 2018
Needing more aquafaba for Christmas cookies and a Royal icing attempt means using more chickpeas! So it was more Indian cooking. Even though I am off from work, I still need a daily lunch. This time, the start of my Annual Pantry Turnover–when I attempt to use the pantry stragglers Read more…
December 1, 2018
Every time I have made chili it makes me think of Sleepy Joe by Smog. I feel quite certain that there might be just 3 or 4 other people in the entire world who make this obscure association. I will try to find them. But yes, it is chili season Read more…
February 4, 2018
Happy Super Bowl! I made tater tot nachos with homemade tater tots for the occasion. And now I’m going to sit on my butt for a while. Vegan Nacho Cheese (adapted from here) 1 medium Yukon Gold potato, peeled and diced 1 medium carrot, peeled and cubed ½ cup raw Read more…
January 7, 2018
Sure, it’s freezing outside. Mounds of snow complicate walking and driving and dressing. ….But it’s chili time! What I love about chili is how you can throw the kitchen sink in… then throw the kitchen sink on top of it. It is a vehicle for all those purposeless loiterers in Read more…
July 16, 2017
The variety of vegan options in Los Angeles is overwhelming. While meal destinations are carefully deliberated, there are some guidelines that can help differentiate a good vegan options with a meh vegan option. The first guideline: forget the eateries that have packaged foods on the menu. You’re not food shopping; Read more…
October 22, 2016
After two days of walking about London, we bought an Oyster Card and went to the underground. Our room is just a couple of minutes from Baker Street station, of Baker Street (the song) fame, which plays eerily from some unknown source. The London Underground is a great system of transit Read more…
July 7, 2016
Jacksonville, Florida has vegan credibility. This I state enthusiastically in my head while the locals in Southern Roots Filling Station discuss New York City vegan eats. I could chime in, I suppose, and tell them that New York City isn’t all that spectacular. Well, I mean that the places they are Read more…
February 8, 2016
I enjoy a reason to cook all day. Not only does the Super Bowl offer that opportunity, it allows the menu to be gluttonous finger foods. This year I also took the opportunity to do some pantry turnover. I based my menu on what had spent too much time in Read more…
February 15, 2015
The Super Bowl is great reason to make a lot of food. Counter-clockwise: I made potato skins, blank canvases for assorted fixings. Cashew sour cream. Field Roast corn dogs. Mini omelet bites from leftover batter. Green onion. Nacho cheese from Oh She Glows. Sauteed sweet peppers. And coconut whip brownie Read more…
July 9, 2014
Morning in Sparta, Wisconsin started with a much anticipated roadside attraction: the fiberglass mold graveyard on the grounds of FAST (or the Fiberglass Animals, Shapes, and Trademarks Corp.) The owner is fine with you wandering around at your own risk—perusing the molds and taking pictures–and so we did. There were recognizable molds, like Read more…
February 2, 2014
Guacamole on guacamole action. I made more of that spectacular date caramel from Fork and Beans because I had a ton of dates staring at me every time I opened the fridge. and because I’d be partaking in a ton of savory bites. I fed the backyard my cored cupcake. The Read more…
July 2, 2013
I recently bought a huge thing of corn flour. I needed to use some for a gluten-free recipe and was left with a ton. Since I don’t like things sitting around the pantry too long, I looked into how to use a whole bunch of this Masa flour. I thought Read more…
February 5, 2012
Instead of looking at Tom Brady’s big head, I am blogging during the Super Bowl. I made killer nachos with some goodies from Vegan Essentials knowing things would be a little hectic at The Electrician‘s. First, Wayfare Mexi Cheddar cheese… this was the only flavor that was in stock but it Read more…