Monthly Archives: October 2008

I got a new camera for my birthday to take more photos of my food. My husband got the extended warranty, which apparently covers it if I drop it in the sauce again, but I’m determined to be more careful.

At the farmer’s market, I got the most giant celery known to man.I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with said giant celery monstrosity. It doesn’t fit in the fridge and I have yet to totally hack it up. Some went into the weekend veggie stock. Today I’m having a snack/lunch with celeryContinue reading “Vegan MoFo day 14 Nut/Seed Butter”

Challenger Jenn san has prepared 4 dishes. The first is an amaretto sour pear-tini spritzer aperitif. 1 part Amaretto1 part Pear infused vodka1 part sour mix (or lemon juice and agave nectar)3 parts pear juiceTop with seltzerGarnish with fresh pear The second dish is a toasted pecan, roasted pear and fennel salad with a lemonContinue reading “Vegan MoFo day 12 Iron Chef Pear and Nuts”

I think it’s time to talk about one of the most underrated stars of vegan cuisine. Vegetable broth. Let’s face it, it’s basically free if you use all the veggie parts you would otherwise discard. If you have access to a farmer’s market, you’ll probably be carting home vegetables with even more extras. Carrots withContinue reading “Vegan MoFo Day 11 – Vegetable Stock”

I love my fancy rice cooker. I have an older model, but basically the same size (3 cup capacity.) I know it’s pricey, but I love, love, love it. Wait for Amazon to have a sale on kitchen stuff or use one of those promotional gift cards you might get if you bought something elseContinue reading “Vegan MoFo day 10 The fancy rice cooker”

Vegan a Go-Go by Sarah Kramer I haven’t bought it yet, but so far there are ZERO customer reviews on Amazon. Even if you didn’t buy it at Amazon, someone must have a review to share! I’m going to pick it up after work, so try if you can to beat me to the firstContinue reading “Vegan Mofo day 9 Vegan a Go-Go”

There’s a Penzeys spice store in the market in Grand Central and it’s about the only place in there where things aren’t ridiculously overpriced. Sometimes when I don’t have anything to read on the train, I pick up a catalog and plan out dinner on the ride home. If you can get past the meatContinue reading “Vegan MoFo day 7 – Spices are Nice”

Despite the camera mishap, the eggplant turned out awesome. I brought some in for lunch. Instead of a traditional eggplant parm, I used whole wheat panko and made a cheese sauce from the uncheese cookbook. I should have tried this cheese sauce thing earlier, because it turned out better than expected. I even made someContinue reading “Vegan MoFo day 6”

In my overzealous efforts to catch up on the MoFo I piled too much crap up in my lilliputian kitchen. My camera took a dip in the sauce. Yup. Word to the wise, don’t leave your camera on top of the Veganomicon on top of the fridge, above a pot of tomato sauce. The cameraContinue reading “Vegan MoFo Day 5 – Vegan casualty”

Never go to the grocery store hungry. I finally heeded my own advice. I was all packed up with my reusuable grocery bag collection, shopping list, I’m even wearing leg warmers (don’t worry, I already I know I’m a dork.) Then…I heard the familiar rumble. But I can make it. The store is minutes awayContinue reading “Vegan MoFo day 4 rewind, but it really happened this morning…”