Usually, when I eat tempeh, it’s fried up, sauced up, grilled up, or sliced wafer-thin and marinated to bejeezy. Tonight I sat down with a simpler tempeh. Unspoiled, like the girl in that book who later got way into speed—before the speed, when she still made her own clothes and helped her little sister with [...]
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tempeh, without the makeup
Posted in quick fix, VeganMoFo, tagged burger, tempeh, veganmofo on October 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
upton’s naturals, now that’s how you do it
Posted in general, quick fix, tagged sandwich, seitan, Upton's Naturals, vegan on September 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Move over, Abe Froman, there’s a new sausage king of Chicago. A vegan one at that! Nothing makes me happier than finding out the people behind a product I like are just as great as what they make. If I know my money is supporting amazing people with like values, I’m far more apt to [...]
what’s better than…
Posted in quick fix, recipes, tagged bagel, chocolate, pretzel, snack on January 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
…Tofutti on a bagel? Tofutti with carrots, bell peppers, red onion, and scallions on a bagel. OR …peanut butter pretzels? Peanut butter pretzels dipped in chocolate. Just sayin’. These both take about five minutes of work and stuff you probably already have. Aren’t you worth it?
convenience mofo: frozen pierogies
Posted in quick fix, VeganMoFo, tagged pierogies, vegan, veganmofo on November 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The frozen pierogi, sure to bring tears to any European grandmother. As a kid, I tried pierogi once. I was probably 11 and my mom’s family got together that one time everyone wasn’t fighting and worked all day making dozens upon dozens of them. That day I knew three things: my mom’s family was insane, [...]
oh, sweet coconut milk
Posted in quick fix, recipes, tagged coconut on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You know, some things are tougher to photograph than others. I’m not talking about focus and light and other techy stuff. I’m talking about being so close to food ready for the eating and waiting until you’ve got twenty shots in three locations and different angles. This was a tough one. And it’s the easiest [...]




