I know what I’m supposed to do: save my onion ends, mushroom stems, tomato skins, etc. and make a veggie stock. I am probably NEVER going to do that. I don’t even know where I would store a giant thing of homemade stock. Not that I never use the extra bits. Tops and stems of…
Hello, my name is Emily, and I’m sad, but I still have to cook
I sent out the second edition of my weird little newsletter this morning. Subscribe if this speaks to you! Hello, my name is Emily, and I’m sad, but I still have to cook
#VeganMoFo Day 13: I Want to Help People Eat More Plants
For a while now, I’ve fiddled with the notion of offering my time and energy–for money, of course–to help people go vegan or at least incorporate more vegan food in their diet. Some people are intimidated by cooking; others by vegetable prep. Some simply don’t know where to begin or how to put the pieces…
#VeganMoFo Day 12: Grocery Shopping Is Awesome
Visiting co-ops, grocery stores, and farmers’ markets is one of my favorite things to do in any town I visit, even if I’m not there long enough to justify buying anything. So it should come as no surprise that the weekly chore of gathering what we use to make our food is something I actively…
#VeganMoFo Day 11: The Kitchen Tour: The Movie
I literally filmed myself giving you a tour of the kitchen. I did not plan to put myself on camera, and I had to find a video-editing app for my phone to stitch the intro in, then I played with some of the settings. (Just be glad I didn’t make like ten 30-second clips and…
#VeganMoFo Day 10: Almost All Vegan Food Is Unconventional Already
What are our best secret ingredients, after all, but weirdo vegan secrets? Aquafaba? Nutritional yeast? Cashews that are not merely part of a snack nut mix?! Come on. Any one of these things will garner a raised eyebrow from most of your relatives, and that’s not even counting those who make a face at the…
#VeganMoFo Day 9: Ode to a Knife
This is the first poem I have written since high school, and they have all been very bad. O Chef’s Knife, If at first entranced by your gentle waves, I am immediately impressed With your keen blade As it glides with my hand through the layers of an onion, Too quick to make me cry…
#VeganMoFo Day 8: Meet Some Friends I Made With Salad!
I have a couple friends who love salad. Their names are Lilly and Ollie and they weigh about four pounds each and have lopped ears. They’re total raw foodists, which isn’t for me, but I get it. Rabbits just have different digestive systems. Their favorite foods include dandelion greens, escarole, fennel, parsley, cilantro, dill, lettuce,…
#VeganMoFo Day 7: No Fake Anything
For my money, no international cuisine embodies today’s theme of “original vegan” like Indian food. Sure, they’re more likely to cook with dairy, but vegetable oils are common and inexpensive and lentils, beans, rice, and other grains are critical components to dishes throughout the region. At the farmers’ market this week, I picked up a…
Eat More Plants by Emily Eats Plants
Hey, I started a weird email newsletter! It is not going to be the same as the blog or the Instagram, but it will talk about food. And other things. Feelings. Et cetera. I will try to write something weekly-ish! Eat More Plants by Emily Eats Plants
Vegans Need Sauce 