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Yes. It’s just a bowl and a thing that looks like a double pizza cutter and it’s awesome. My building used to have a Hale and Hearty in it so it was really easy for me to grab a soup and salad for lunch. Now I’ve found a way to fend for myself with prettyContinue reading “The most ridiculous gadget you totally need – Chopped salad”

Sometimes recipes just call to me, like the Hot Tamale Pie from Bianca’s amazing Southern cookbook Cookin’ Crunk.  Check out her Vegan Crunk blog for lots of awesome recipes. Spicy and savory, this hot dish is perfectly warming on a cold winter’s day.  Side of salsa with fresh cashew sour cream and a little green tobasco.Continue reading “Hot Tamale Pie from Cookin’ Crunk!”

I needed to use up some sweet potatoes from my summer CSA that were trying to grow themselves  in my pantry.  I also had a jar of unopened jalapeño Harissa hiding in the cupboard that I had been meaning to try.  A quick internet search came up with this simple Vegetarian Times recipe which also includesContinue reading “Peanutty Sweet Potato Soup from Vegetarian Times”

Easy meaty pasta sauce made with bulgur wheat.  This whole grain power house is not just for hippies anymore.  Satisfying meal ready in 20 minutes.  Bulgur was suggested as a meaty substitute by a friend when I was making chili last summer, so I bought some and figured it was time I finally used it.Continue reading “Mix it in a mincer and pretend it’s beef…”

I’ve had some soy curls lingering in the pantry and I hadn’t tried them out yet.   Urban Vegan posted General Tso’s Soy Curls and it became the perfect time to try it out.  The sauce is sweet, spicy, and salty and the soy curls add just the right amount of meaty bite.  I’ll be making thisContinue reading “Urban Vegan’s General Tso’s Soy Curls”

Stewed tomatoes and Mac & Cheese.  A Delaware classic popular in school cafeterias in the 80s.  What’s not to love? No measure instant mac & cheese  Boiling water Salt Elbow macaroni ( I used 3 handfuls – made 2 servings) Non-dairy butter Non-dairy milk Nutritional Yeast Salt Onion Powder Garlic Powder 1 Can Stewed TomatoesContinue reading “Instant Mac & Cheese with Stewed Tomatoes”

Vegan Boursin that is. Miyoko Schinner’s Artisan Vegan Cheese is an interesting new challenge for making vegan cheeses at home.  Most of the basic types are derrived from a cashew cheese which includes rejuvelac.  Rejuvelac is produced by soaking sprouted grains in water for a few days.  The result is a sourish liquid that canContinue reading “Du pain, du vin, et du Boursin”

If there isn’t pent up sibling rivalry over Thanksgiving then what’s the point?  My fancy chef brother Travis – of Spoons Bistro* in Victor Idaho nestled in the Grand Tetons near Jackson Hole Wyoming – is not a fan of quinoa.  His argument is basically: Why bother with quinoa; I’d rather make risotto.  Point taken,Continue reading “No dissin’ the Quinoa”

If you know who Sandy is and you don’t have a copy of Jon Robertson’s Vegan Unplugged and a 5 day pantry stash, well, then you’d better make some plans to evacuate on over to my house. Keep the book with your pantry stash.  This is one instance where I recommend a real book over anContinue reading “MoFo #28 – Vegan Unplugged – duh”

There’s just no way around it.  I’m a lazy MoFo.  Here’s tonight’s random vegetables over rice in a totally improvised sauce.  Looks like a big ole’ brown mess in the middle, but there’s onion, green pepper, garlic, eggplant, mushroom, roasted turnip, and roasted sweet potato.  It’s topped with natto, avocado, and black sesame seeds.  Continue reading “Mofo #23 Eat more vegetables”