July 20, 2023
Before I leave New York City, I wanted to visit my paternal grandparents gravesites. So a day trip to the Bronx would be on the itinerary. They are both in a cemetery very easy to access from my first stop in Ridegwood, Queens. ❤️ I really hardly ever go to Read more…
February 12, 2023
Here is another batch of vegan food reporting from Rochester–not many places are in this report, but they’re of top notch quality deserving immediate sharing! Firstly, Petit Poutinerie–a poutine food truck turned gorgeous brick and mortar with amazing vegan options. Just look: Some beverages: Ginger Soda (Cane sugar, fresh ginger Read more…
October 15, 2022
As Autumn magic feeds my spirit, some bits of it before it leaves suddenly. As it usually does… Above, some delectable autumn-inspired vegan goodies from Confectionery! in the East Village. I must say that Lagusta’s Luscious and Sweet Maresa’s have the best vegan treats in the New York area. In Read more…
August 3, 2020
The small drop of tamarind sauce that accompanies my Indian delivery is never quite enough. In a fit of turnover, I took the entire mass of tamarind pulp I had in the fridge and finally processed it properly. As you can see this wedge of tamarind, easy to find at Read more…
October 6, 2019
My work peeps give me the apples their students don’t eat for breakfast. Maybe because I am a vegan, maybe because they know I bake, maybe because they know I hate waste. Either way it’s more lucrative than going apple picking! This week I made an apple-tamarind Indian-spiced chutney with Read more…
March 3, 2019
I can’t stop making Indian food. It’s all I ever want to make. This is why: The starter for a red dal recipe (here)… onion, ginger, garlic, hot green chili. How can anything that starts with this is the pan not be fantastic. Well, provided it’s plant based. Do I Read more…
January 19, 2019
This picture illustrates why I love Indian food. Yes, I was making Indian food again for lunch. A recipe from beloved Vegan Richa that includes 10, yes, 10 different spices and a big knob of fresh ginger. Yes, please! Heat brings out the flavor. Cauliflower, sweet potato, yellow pepper and 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…
March 3, 2018
Vegan eats are popping up all over the place! I get real excited about checking out new options on my home place of Long Island. Today, lunch at Wild Side Organic Bistro in Oakdale where they are serving up really delicious Indian fusion. “Indian” as in all my favorite flavors–heat Read more…
April 10, 2016
Isn’t it amazing how days are neatly organized, bookended by the rising and setting of a bright, hot, great ball of fire? Goodness. Gracious. Inside them, other good things that bring you joy and sustenance, like a cracked chocolate-encased marshmallow… …Spring baseball in front of a plate of fruit-filled pancakes, with lots 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 16, 2015
Sometimes a “vegan” key word search in Yelp turns up a tucked away vegan option, one that might otherwise fly under the radar. After reading from a Yelper that Thai Chef Cuisine had a separate vegan menu, we made a b-line to the city I grew up in: North Merrick. The Read more…
August 16, 2014
April 4, 2014
When life gives you lemons in the form of missing your coveted appointment at Materials for the Arts because you were making soap with a bunch of ten-year-olds who were half-batty after 3 days of state tests, you get a good dinner, preferably from your long waiting list of bookmarks. Surely Read more…
March 8, 2014
Quality time with the cats… after they had quality time in the basement by the saw. All-you-can-eat Indian lunches, in a strip mall. The day-after cupcakes for breakfast. Visits to a jaggedy smile-like skyline. A lounge in the sun inside. [A shaven Fluffster recouping from her spay.] Experimental stovetop [carrot Read more…
October 14, 2013
Gorgeous apples of all shapes and sizes. Speckled uniquely, with underbellies, striated skin–a plane of antioxidants and fiber. Fruit–how glorious. My first bunch would be a batch of scratchmade apple sauce. Simple and easy–but perfect. Applesauce, to the left, and sweetened yam to the right. Autumn favorites. In the theme Read more…
November 25, 2012
Autumn comes and goes fast. In an attempt to slow down the season already pushed into streetlamp snowflakes and Christmas music, let us eat its bounty and keep in mind that the about a Winter Solstice is a month away. Autumn Dins is here. Lite Noshes: What brings out a Read more…
April 9, 2012
Apna Bazar is a large Indian grocer in Hicksville, Long Island. I spotted it the last time The Electrician and me doorbusted Ikea for some stuff for my classroom. I knew I had to return. So with spring break upon me, I stopped by one lovely afternoon not knowing what Read more…
April 7, 2011
If I blogged even 1/4 of the times I’ve eaten Thai, my blog would explode. I eat it at least twice a week. So much do I love Thai food that I am often half-way through a dish before realizing my camera is right there next to me. That I Read more…
August 28, 2008
It’s pantry turnover time once again! Spending the upcoming Labor day weekend with Wok Man in his hometown of Milwaukee, it was time to use it or lose it. Stuffed peppers: A very simple way to use up veggies, leftover tofu scraps, grains and herbs. I start to panic if Read more…
May 8, 2008
Celebrating a very special period in my life, I was treated to a triple-digit all-raw dinner at Pure Food & Wine. Being perpetually broke and an avid thrifter, I am normally critical of such lofty expenditures, even food expenditures. Despite the hefty crew of NYC happy hour socialites toasting pitchers Read more…