In my family, holiday celebration planning primarily consists of menu creation. Beyond working around everyone’s dietary requirements at any given time, we love to try new things, get creative, and sometimes even experiment. Making things from scratch we wouldn’t normally is a must. For example, a few years ago, for Thanksgiving, we made gnocchi, sweet…
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Vegan MoFo Day 19: Hot Borscht Autumn
Hey it’s a meme no one will remember by the time this posts! Anyway, today is Fall Colors day, and that means yellow squash, orange sweet potato, or red beets. I made borscht because I don’t think I have before and it’s very, very red. Like, very red. The red that turns everything it touches…
#VeganMoFo Day 23: What, Exactly, Distinguishes “Fancy Food” From Everyday Food?
My guesses? 1. Ingredient quality, and 2. Presentation. But I went ahead and looked for something showy from the Crossroads cookbook anyway. This beet salad with apple, Kite Hill ricotta, walnuts, microgreens, and balsamic vinegar is super pretty and super tasty. I did NOT make it as sweet (or complicated) as their recipe: toasted walnuts…
#VeganMoFo Day 20: Deconstructing the Stuffed Pepper
The cauliflower puree is roasted cauliflower blended with a little porcini broth, garlic, olive oil, nooch, and salt and pepper. I think roasting it made it come out more brown than white, which is less visually appealing, but oh well! Roasted cauliflower tastes good! To meet today’s “deconstruction” challenge, I needed to think of a…
#VeganMoFo Day 22: Dish using all seasonal produce
This is basically how I cook every day – I shop at the farmers’ market like it’s a religion – but living in Northern California means so much great stuff is in season for a long time, even during this drought. Still, things do come and go. The end of summer tends to have beautiful…
Vegans Need Sauce 