Category Archives: Food

Chocolate Peanut Butter Birthday Cake!

Posted on December 10, 2011 by jodie

We celebrated vegan boyfriend’s birthday this weekend, with a chocolate peanut butter cake. The recipe for the cake itself is the same as the one from my birthday cake, only doubled and baked in two 9 inch cake pans (it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Zapiekanka

Posted on November 20, 2011 by jodie

I grew up thinking of French bread pizza as the stuff you got from Stouffer’s or the school cafeteria. You know, the halved piece of French baguette covered in pizza sauce and cheese, sometimes pepperoni. Easy enough to make at … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged , | 4 Comments

In-Depth Herb and Spice Workshop at Natural Gourmet Institute

Posted on November 15, 2011 by jodie

I took another class at NGI this past weekend. I’ve been enjoying all the other ones I’ve taken so far: Southeast Asian Vegan Banquet, the Seitan Workshop, Healthy Japanese Cooking, Tempeh Temptations, and even the Chinatown Tour. It seemed like … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Vegan on the Cheap: Dan-Dan Style Linguine

Posted on October 31, 2011 by jodie

It’s the last day of VeganMoFo. I am panning to continue my series on Healthy Weeknight Meals, but it will be much less often. Not that I’ll be eating healthy less often, but I’ll be doing some repeat meals, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged | Leave a comment

Healthy Weeknight Meals: Macro Mac & Cheese

Posted on October 26, 2011 by jodie

I can’t say that I made this tonight, but I did make this on a weeknight before VeganMoFo started. This is the Macro Mac & Cheese from Blissful Bites. The stars aligned a few weeks ago: I decided I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Healthy Weeknight Meals: Not Your Mama’s Pot Roast With Roasted Vegetables

Posted on October 24, 2011 by jodie

Another slow cooker recipe, but this one from Vegan Diner. The actual directions for the dish have you cooking on high for 4 hours, but I cooked on low for a couple of hours first. I’m thinking it would work … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Vegan Brunch: East Coast Coffee Cake

Posted on October 23, 2011 by jodie

Vegan Brunch is probably my favorite cookbook. I’m sure that I’ve made more from this one than any other cookbook I own. This of course is a little different than what I’ve been doing for the last few days, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Vegan Soul Kitchen: Spicy Smothered Green Cabbage

Posted on October 22, 2011 by jodie

This is what I was going to make Thursday night (but you got to see some awesome pizza instead- with Sci-Fi on the side!). I was again going to make it Friday night, but I was way too tired. But, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Stargate SG-1 Pizza Marathon!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by jodie

Note: none of the links here will take you to spoilers, unless you consider the kind of summaries they post in things like TV Guide to be spoilers. Which some people do. I’m taking the night off from Healthy Weeknight … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Healthy Weeknight Meals: Black Bean and Kabocha Squash Stew

Posted on October 19, 2011 by jodie

This recipe comes from Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Diet. Originally made with black soy beans, I couldn’t find any, so went with black turtle beans instead. This is not a quick meal to make start to finish after work. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments