Monthly Archives: December 2008

OK, so according to google maps King Arthur Flour is 247 miles from my house, so we’re going with a local food shed of 250 miles! Rock on. It’s a bit of a stretch, but I want to use the vital wheat gluten to make seitan count as local. I love KAF anyway because itContinue reading “Dark Days Challenge – Local Pizza!”

Yeah, I just ate fried spaghetti for breakfast. It was kinda awesome. I made the pasta for lunch yesterday by mixing the artichoke dip with the sauce from the lasagna. The combination made both better. I heart New York. I just had two days of fun with friends. Friday we had our company party duringContinue reading “Fried spaghetti”

I was given the coveted proximidade award by Joanna and Pixiepine.Here’s a little info about this award:“This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY – nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope isContinue reading “I feel so honored and special – Twice!”

Last week when I was defrosting my ancient freezer, I forgot to put back the bag of artichokes, so they’ve been thawed in the fridge all week. They’re still good, but I needed to use them now. I found the artichoke sunflower spread in Robin Robertson’s Vegan Planet. I had some raw sunflower seeds andContinue reading “Artichoke Sunflower Spread”

Sometimes I do plan ahead. I had chopped up some summer basil with olive oil and stashed it in the freezer for just such an occasion. This is my first attempt at spaghetti squash, and although clearly it’s meant to come out in strands like spaghetti, it was kind of hard to get a goodContinue reading “Dark Days Challenge#3-Pesto spaghetti squash and brussel sprouts”

Maybe I’m just hungry, but this is the best vegan burger I have ever had. It’s not the individual parts, but rather the whole that has just made my night. In the immortal words of U2 it is even better than the real thing. I don’t usually power down an pile of relatively processed fauxContinue reading “Bacon blue cheese cheddar burger – not cheating. It’s all vegan goodness.”

We had a pot luck luncheon for a co-worker friend who was leaving the company. I brought vegan lasagna! And homemade garlic bread. Here’s my version. Lasagna noodles Sauce Tofu ricotta Soy cheese Lasagna noodles-store bought, dry lasagna noodles Boil noodles until al dente and drain or…don’t Note: The Barilla “no cook” variety is madeContinue reading “Vegan lasagna for everyone!”

OK, “vegetarian” vampires who hunt wild game instead of humans is kind of a misnomer, but there were some real veggie friendly surprises in the film. A. When Bella is first in the diner the waitress specifically says something about Bella and her gardenburger. B. Then in the same diner, later in the film, theContinue reading “Veggie stuff about Twilight…Seriously”

I’m went to the book signing tonight in NYC with Karen Dawn for Thanking the Monkey. I already have a copy, so I’m going to pass one along to YOU, dear reader. This book is awesome. So send me a brief comment on why you should be the lucky winner! Tara of http://snowyvegan.blogspot.com/ won aContinue reading “Win a signed copy of Thanking the Monkey by Karen Dawn!”

Yeah, the ninja (my husband) loves these. The filling is different every time, but I get to feed him vegan and he cleans the plate. I like spicy, but he is sweats at anything hotter than black pepper, so I try to give it more flavor than spice. Secret 1: fry the burrito-it’s more likeContinue reading “Ninja burritos!”