Category Archives: Food

Artichokes

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m a picky eater. I tried an artichoke years ago and hated it. I decided that I should give them a second chance though… and I don’t know why I hated them to begin with. … Continue reading

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Fresh Chickpeas

Spring vegetables are in abundance! The next few posts will be some of the different ones I’ve been trying recently. These are fresh chickpeas. You’re probably seeing all kinds of posts about them these days. Right now in my neck … Continue reading

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Yellow Split Pea Soup with Smokey Tempeh Bacon

Yum! The goal of this soup ended up being using up odds and ends, but here it is. It’s basically legume + veggies + spices…. you can make it however you want! Yellow Split Pea Soup with Smokey Tempeh Bacon 1 … Continue reading

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Raw Pie

I’m not ready to post everything I’ve been taking pictures of for the last couple of months, but here’s something I made the other day, based on a post my friend Raw Bart made some time ago. I altered the … Continue reading

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Vegan Dessert Freakout

So last Friday, there were vegan desserts in New Haven. Like, more vegan desserts than you can shake a stick at. Seriously. You’d have to shake the stick multiple times to shake it at all of the desserts! This was … Continue reading

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more mac & cheese, because I clearly like it.

Okay, last post from blogging hibernation. I just tried Amy’s Vegan Rice Mac & Cheese. It was good, no question. It was not as good as I remember their original mac & cheese, but I think that had more to … Continue reading

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Tempeh Piccata with Warm Wheat Berry Salad

This one is actually from a few months ago, but I never got around to posting it. The Tempeh Piccata is basically the Candle Café recipe, but using steamed tempeh instead of seitan (because it’s what I had. I’ve made … Continue reading

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Rice A Roni

… the San Fransico treat! I used to love those commercials. I used this recipe as my starting point, but I added in some other grains: wild rice, millet, kasha and Israeli couscous, as well as some (already cooked) chickpeas. … Continue reading

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Braised Leeks and Seitan Stroganoff

This was just so good, I am going to make another batch of seitan even though I don’t have time just so I can make it again. Really, really good. I started with this recipe (and got the idea for … Continue reading

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Today in Pictures

After eating a non-blog worthy breakfast late this morning, I decided to take myself for a walk on this beautiful Fall day. Leaves here in New Haven, CT are just beginning to turn colors- by next weekend it should be … Continue reading

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