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sweet potato hash brownssteamed broccolimiso-tahini saucebaked tofu (something like this)
View ArticleRed Curry Carrot Soup, Fried Rice
Fantastic dinner featuring a carrot soup recipe from 101 cookbooks.carrot soup (recipe from 101 cookbooks) fried rice with black vinegar and green peasslow-baked chili tofu (something like...
View ArticleMegaborscht
Recently I had the opportunity to sample some delicious vegetarian borshch made by an amazing old lady who grew up in Ukraine (n.b.: ingredients I now know how to say in Ukrainian: onion, carrot,...
View ArticleMushroom Ravioli with "Vodka" Sauce
Ravioli is so much work, but that very fact makes it a very satisfying endeavor. Think about it: how many food cultures have some sort of dumpling, or dough-around-filling type parcel, despite the fact...
View ArticleSouth Indian Chickpea Curry
Tasty South Indian chickpea curry from Holy Cow. More about the spices than the spiciness.South Indian Chickpea Curry (from Holy Cow)
View ArticleHot Weather Food
I'm not going to lie... the weather in Los Angeles has really been getting me down. October, and highs in the 90s? As someone who is pretty much always too hot, it feels like the end of the world. But...
View ArticleLentil Caprese Salad
This is an updated version of that good old lentil salad. I slightly undercook the lentils, then let the acid in the balsamic vinegar finish the job of making them tender (at least, that's the idea)....
View ArticleThanksgiving Eve
Thanksgiving is tomorrow! The world seems particularly messed up this year, and/but I am really looking forward to sharing food and ideas with friends.Also, Adge and I have been brewing our own...
View ArticleThanksgiving 2015
Another Thanksgiving come and gone. It's pretty amazing to think about how much has happened in a year. And what a feast we had (16 people I think?). These photos won't do it justice, but I can't go...
View ArticleThanksgiving 2014!
I found an old Thanksgiving menu on google drive! Sadly, no photos, but this was a fantastic menu--one of the all-time best out of those I've hosted.Green Corn SoupGreen Salad with Roasted Smoky...
View ArticleGreen Bean Casserole Lasagna
Because "stuff white people eat" should be a blog. Mushrooms, green beans, cashew cream, whole wheat lasagne.Some other random and pretty food I made:
View ArticleBEST Mint-Cilantro Chutney
I absolutely love the green chutneys in Indian food, and I've finally found the best recipe! This actually started off as a showdown in which I made two different chutney recipes from two cookbooks....
View ArticleCreamy Spicy Pasta with Asparagus and Roasted Broccoli
A good use of leftovers from Adge's spicy aioli.
View ArticleTiny Eggplants; Large Delight
For a large American supermarket, Jon's is unbelievably quirky. Sometimes you'll go looking for something relatively basic, like cauliflower, only to find that they don't have any. And then, when you...
View ArticleLemongrass Coconut Curry Dal
I was seduced by the bright color and myriad uses of the Lemongrass-Turmeric Curry Paste that Heidi Swanson posted recently. Once I finally got my hands on some lemongrass, I threw the paste together...
View ArticleBreakfast Permutations
Finally, another camping trip! Adge and I made these last year for a camping trip but didn't get any photos. I finally made some more and get to share this delightful food object with you.Desert...
View ArticleAfro Vegan
Just a quick post here to mention how much I love Bryant Terry's cookbook Afro Vegan. The recipes are creative and fresh--for example, a harissa made with mustard greens. And the way Terry writes about...
View ArticleBuffalo Chickpea Burgers with Onion Rings; Purple Cabbage Slaw
One weekend, my amazing partner offered to cook dinner: these buffalo chickpea burgers with cornmeal-pepita onion rings were delicious. We didn't have almond meal for the onion rings, but I had some...
View ArticleSolyanka
There is no soy in solyanka. Well, actually, there was in mine, but only by a specific twist of circumstance.I had been wondering about olives in soup and whether that would be gross or awesome. This...
View ArticleTempeh with Roasted Cauliflower and Agrodolce Sauce
The agrodolce sauce recipe from Isa Does Itis really fantastic.
View ArticleCoconuts and Coconut Bacon
Coconuts are so cheap at Jon's, I said. Get one; it'll be fun, I said.This was not worth it! I broke a knife, then moved on to a hammer. I'm sure my neighbors thought I was really trying to be a noise...
View Articlebreakfast
Homemade berry kombucha, fresh mango, roasted asparagus with smoked salt, whole wheat sourdough with Melt, tofu scramble with red onion and bell pepper, great leftovers from Afro-Vegan.
View Articleall-green spring slaw, red beans + rice, and mango habanero hotsauce
Bryant Terry not only writes fantastic cookbooks, he is also brilliant, and a much-needed counterweight to some of the dumbassery happening in the vegan world. I'm way behind on the "Thug Kitchen"...
View ArticleKraut Kakes with Cashew-Dill Cream
I've done a bit of fermenting here and there. The kimchi recipes from the asian vegan kitchen cookbook always work like a dream, and one time I made my own hard cider....which subsequently turned into...
View ArticleArticle 0
Oh, hello, old friend. I know it's been a year. A year since those sauerkraut cakes gave me slight indigestion at a rehearsal with the group that would come to upend my entire life. Vancouver, Los...
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