easy quiche with a hash brown crust
I've gotta tell you about this easy quiche that, now that I think about it, reminds me a lot of a Spanish Tortilla. And is equally as good eaten cold from the refrigerator the next day. You'll ...
peanut butter and honey ice cream
*interrupting the scheduled post of "Meatball" Subs to bring you this ice cream* Three of my favorite ingredients have magical transformation powers. If you whirr them in a blender, then churn ...
homemade tomato juice (and gazpacho)
Howdy! I've been busy hatching plans, freaking out about said plans (just a little), and working on a few projects. Like making cloth napkins. Perhaps you can tell by the new banner that I ...
grilled asparagus, peach, and goat cheese salad
Keepin' it simple. Too much to do, too little time. Just enough time, though, to make a Fancy Lunch. Grilled some asparagus spears until tender, along with peach halves until they had some ...
basil ice cream
Dear Successful Basil Growers of the World, I bet you've got more basil than you know what to do with. You're probably blending bushels of basil leaves into gallons of pesto; maybe even starting ...
summer rolls
My deadline for posting summer rolls passed last fall, but the opportunity rolled back around just yesterday. Didn't see that coming! At least so soon... It's summertime! Proof: I'm roasting here ...
harissa
Not being much of a condiment-lover, I usually eat my fries plain, and would opt for a dry sandwich rather than one slathered with mayonnaise. When I spotted a recipe for harissa while flipping ...
black bean and wild rice soup
Soup, to me, is something to be thrown together from odds and ends lurking in the fridge and pantry. Which might be why I see a look of terror in Eli's eyes whenever I tell him soup's on. It's never ...
quinoa mexican pizzas
Hello all! One reason I've been putting off this post is because I knew that I just couldn't let it pass without acknowledging the loss of my constant kitchen companion, Lucy. She taught me ...
coconut tofu with ginger and lemongrass
Oh, hi there. So, I just realized that I gave you guys recipes for Bread That No Sane Person Would Ever Make and then disappeared for like 10 days. Jeeeez... Perhaps I can make it up to you ...
ratatouille
a.k.a. ratatouille, sort of. An authentic ratatouille would contain zucchini (not a fan) and be sauteed (not as easy). Eli's mom always brings basketloads of tasty edibles when she comes for a ...
gluten-free chocolate treats
Celiacs deserve a little love, too! the first recipe = chocolate quinoa cake with a fudgy chocolate (tofu!) frosting = everything a chocolate cake should be, gluten-free or not. (as long as you ...
cacao nib macarons with ganache
cacao nibs = chocolate in its (almost) purest form Nibs are cacao beans that have been hulled and roasted and hacked up into little bits. The nibs can then be ground up further and processed ...
hot chocolate
One cold, February night last year, a rare snowstorm was closing in on us. I was worried about the power going out, and hurried to fill a quart jar with homemade hot chocolate to keep nearby. We ...
chocolate granola
It's almost Valentine's Day, which means we need a series on chocolate. It's a Monday, in the dead of winter. So...we need a series on chocolate. It's a day that ends in -day. Need ...
pomegranate-chile tofu
[cue dramatic voice-over] Previously, on eat your vegetables...vanilla bean-flecked milk transforming into yogurt! pomegranate juice being transformed into molasses! a wok of pasty tofu cubes ...
chocolate chip cookies, classic + vegan/gluten-free
With Christmas lurking less than three weeks away, my sister and I need to get cracking on our annual holiday tradition of sending out tins of cookies. I'm not sure what's on this year's menu ...
roasted butternut squash soup
Oh, hi there. I haven't felt all that great lately, so this little space has been a bit neglected. But, last night, I got back into the kitchen. It felt good. I tried to make these lemon ...
lentil stew with spinach and potatoes
I'd always heard that there's no such thing as a simple home improvement project; that once you've started you've opened up a can of worms. Now I know that saying is true, for sure. We ...
spicy basil noodles
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones whose first experience with tofu was really, really good. I was working late at the bakery when my fellow baker-in-shining-armor suddenly appeared. He presented ...
mango caprese with basil vinaigrette
I understand that you might be a little scared right now. I've presented you with a bizarre combination of mango, mozzarella, and a mysterious green goo. We were a little scared, ...
vegetable tagine
I am easily distracted. I began this post about four hours ago. But...I realized that my camera was downstairs in the kitchen. I did, at least, end up in the kitchen where I made a smoothie ...
salted caramel ice cream
May I introduce you to one of my favorite sweets/ice creams/things to eat, period? Yep, that's burnt sugar. Like, cooked to the point where it starts smoking, and if you don't do something ...
coconut rice pudding
My self-imposed deadline for posting Tofu Summer Rolls passed this morning at 5:05 am, so, instead, I present to you: Coconut Rice Pudding! It'll comfort you on a chilly autumn evening, ...
sweet potato, corn, and jalapeño bisque
Chilly fall weather snuck in out of nowhere, and before I knew it we were eating a pot of soup. Bring on the blankets and sweaters and scarves! You dust off your biggest soup pot, crank up the ...
black bean burgers
I can be such a slacker. Last week, I had to move into the guest room because a pile of laundry (clean, I swear!) had taken over the bed. I subsisted on packages of Trader Joe's chile and cheese ...
fig, berry, and spinach salad with poppy seed dressing
This particular salad is a spin-off of the greatest salad of all time (in my ever so humble opinion.) Need I say more? I hope not. I've got nothin'. *crickets* Oh, wait, yes. One ...
fig bars, part deux
Do you know or maybe even love someone who has celiac disease? Perhaps you should give them a hug. Or, you could present them with these fig bars. And, yeah, maybe give them a hug, too. ...
rice noodle salad with scallions and herbs
I'm posting this recipe for a couple of reasons: One, the weather channel is telling me it feels like 106 out there, and I'm going to take their word on that one. This recipe requires barely any ...
jalapeno-cheddar frittata with homefries
One of the very few benefits of working the night shift is the ability to pad around the kitchen in your underwear pajamas while the rest of the working world is slogging bleary-eyed through their ...