I was born an Alliumphile. Some people say we choose to love garlic and onion and all those things you’re not supposed to eat on dates, but I say I just never had a choice; it’s how I was made. As a toddler, my mom would catch me in the kitchen cupboard, eating an onion [...]
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me and garlic bread, we go way back
Posted in recipes, VeganMoFo, tagged bread, garlic, veganmofo on October 25, 2011 | 11 Comments »
spaghetti squash experiment: pancakes!
Posted in recipes, VeganMoFo, tagged spaghetti squash, veganmofo on October 24, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I’m always amazed at how much squash string comes out of even a smallish spaghetti squash. unless you’re cooking for a giant family, you’re lookin’ at squash for days. (Not that I’m complaining.) But what can be done with this marvelous vegetable? Of the recipes I found online for spaghetti squash pancakes, they pretty much [...]
diy donnerstag: flavored syrup
Posted in recipes, VeganMoFo, tagged ginger, lemon, syrup, veganmofo on October 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Insert overused simple syrup joke here. It really is easy, though, to make your own flavored syrups for teas, coffee, cocktails, and mocktails. You’ll save a ton of money over store-bought ones, and you can’t help but feel a little fancy. For a not-too-thin, not-too-thick syrup, use equal measures of water and sugar. I used [...]
thai pesto?
Posted in recipes, VeganMoFo, tagged cilantro, thai, veganmofo on October 11, 2011 | 10 Comments »
On my way to a last-minute get-together, I swung by the store to pick up some snacks. I found a cilantro chutney and was intrigued. It sure looked like pesto, and I sure like pesto, so I bought it (along with some mini pitas). Delightful, but I was pretty damn sure I could do better. [...]
diy donnerstag: vanilla extract
Posted in general, recipes, tagged vanilla, veganmofo on October 6, 2011 | 16 Comments »
So mysterious. With all the reflecting and odd shapes floating within, if I didn’t tell you before you got here what it was you could be creeped out. But fear not! It’s just vanilla beans and vodka, and when have they ever steered you wrong? (That time didn’t count—you guys had just broken up and [...]




