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Firecracker Cornbread 1 days ago Read More
Before we get to the the cornbread, I wanted to mention that I've posted my favorite vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes as well as my favorite vegan Thanksgiving recipes in two neat and tidy lists. N...
Vibrant Tasty Green Beans 4 days ago Read More
This is one of my favorite ways to cook green beans - five ingredients, one skillet. I know some of you are married to your traditional way of cooking green beans but if you are in the market for ...
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes 4 days ago Read More
I thought it might be helpful if I posted a round up of a few of my favorite vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes, they tend to hide deep in the archives. Here they are - bumped up to the top here so t...
Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes 4 days ago Read More
Hi everyone, I thought it might be helpful if I posted a round up a handful of a few of my favorite vegan Thanksgiving recipes. There are a bunch on the site that are inherently vegan and many mor...
Baby Lima Soup with Chipotle Broth 7 days ago Read More
I suspect that one of my favorite recipes from Super Natural Cooking is a tad bit neglected, overlooked. It lives unassumingly on page 144, has no seductive photograph flanking it, and has the wor...
Weekend in Portland 7 days ago Read More
Last weekend Wayne and I popped up to Portland for a little get-away. I thought some of you might be interested in some of the things we did, so I pulled together some pictures and highlights.
Thu...
Matchstick Pasta 10 days ago Read More
I have an island in the middle of my kitchen, and unfortunately it isn't the kind with sand and surf. The island is a stopover point for groceries that haven't quite completed their journey to the...
Cornmeal Crunch 13 days ago Read More
This is what happens when you cook a pot of cornmeal until it is thick and creamy. Add a bit off cheese, some deeply caramelized onions, spread it in a pan, drizzle generously with olive oil and b...
Unfussy Apple Cake 16 days ago Read More
I accumulated seven different kinds of apples over the past ten days or so. Not really on purpose (election anxiety?), but it happened regardless. There are Rome Beauties in the crisper, Honeycris...
Vegetarian Gumbo 19 days ago Read More
Good vegetarian gumbo exists. My neighbor Kim makes it for us, but only once a year. Kim is one of those 25th generation gumbo makers from the south, who (years ago) told me about a vegetarian gum...