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 ...
meatless meatballs
This recipe came into my possession just a few short months ago, but I've already put it through the wringer. Tried it with cooked couscous instead of bulgur--a little wet. Oat flour ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
falafel with tzatziki
Allright, let's keep this going. I shall call this series... The Poorly Photographed Food I Eat at 2am. Catchy, right? Up now: falafel with tzatziki and crispy, oven-baked ...
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 ...
tofu parmesan
I love, love, love The Grit, and their little cookbook too. Indulge me in a little description I yoinked from amazon.com: "Hands down, The Grit is [a] Southern vegetarian and indie ...
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 ...
pimento cheese
Sweet, sweet, Southern pimento cheese. My dad's job took our family from Colorado to North Carolina when I was 11. There are a couple of memories that stand out from that time: looking out 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 ...
savory tart
I was thisclose to grabbing the t-rex cookie cutter. Didn't want to freak anyone out, though. I think I made the right decision. This is a beloved savory tart from the good old days of the ...
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 ...
quinoa cakes with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil
I love quinoa. I loved the idea of quinoa cakes. I loved it so much, I tried a recipe from Gourmet twice, and both times the cakes turned out dry and bland. Had I not happened upon a fantastic ...
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 ...
vegetable potstickers with dippin’ sauce
I have two more frozen treats for you, but I feel like I need to throw in a savory recipe to balance things out here. Sugar rush resumes tomorrow! Wheeeee! These potstickers could be an ...
quinoa taco salad
I could tell you all about quinoa and its significance to the ancient Incas and their recipe for War Balls; about its complete amino acid profile and impressive disease-fighting capabilities. ...
black bean chili
I'd intended to post this soup as a nice recipe to bridge the gap between the chill of early spring and the hell that most people refer to as Summer. A warm, hearty chili complemented by a ...
spinach, strawberry, and feta salad with poppy seed dressing
I'll keep it short. If I knew when I was going to die and my last meal, for some sick, inexplicable reason had to be a salad, this would be
spicy mac and cheese
There are some crazy things happening with the colors in this photo that I can't even begin to address: But I needed it to show you a couple of things. Like...crackly, cheesy crust. Creamy ...