Not really into talking while checking out at the grocery store (I hate waiting in line while listening to the person in front of me casually chatting to the clerk), I was amazed to find myself discussing squash during my last trip to Whole Foods. Honestly, I was bagging while Tom was paying—not a soul [...]
Archive for October, 2009
delicata
Posted in general, tagged squash, veganmofo on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
before it’s too late
Posted in general, tagged toaster oven, veganmofo on October 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
After nearly losing you in the flaming crumb incident, I’ve realized just how much I love you. And I had to tell you before you’re gone. What good is “thank you” when you’re not there to thank? I remember when I first picked you up, twelve years ago. I was going back to school and living [...]
close call for cluckphrey
Posted in general, tagged fake chicken, veganmofo on October 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I give you a subpar photo of the sandwich that almost wasn’t (and my refrigerator with a bunch of stickers and some other crap taped to it). Whatever could have stood between me and my fakey chicken sandwich? Only myself—and my failure to clean the toast crumbs from the floor of my toaster oven. My [...]
it’s new to me: pot pie
Posted in general, tagged veganmofo on October 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So I cheated a little. It’s an Amy’s frozen pot pie, a wheat crust filled with potatoes, carrots, tofu, onion, and peas. A friend had pointed them out once, saying she loved them, and with my VeganMoFo pledge to try something new each week, I figured it was worth a shot. Well, I hated it. The [...]
just like mom
Posted in general, tagged apple, dessert, veganmofo on October 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
How idyllic, an apple pie cooling on the windowsill. Are you kidding me? If I so much as blinked, this thing would have been devoured by my cat. But there it is, my rustic crust (that means squish-crimped as opposed to pretty, fork-pressed or crimping-tooled) Mom’s Apple Pie. This is the first one I’ve made since [...]




