I ended up taking two days off of cooking once the month-long challenge was over. Beyond just being tired (not just from the blogging), my creative juices seemed pretty drained. But I thought it’d be fun to take a minute to reflect on the month. Things I’d make again that I hadn’t made before: The…
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#VeganMoFo Day 30: Fusion Challenge!
Well, it’s the last day of MoFo. This is my second year participating and it’s been a challenge and a thrill. Thank you to the organizers for the themes and keeping it all together! Thank you to new vegan pals (hooray for Twitter), thank you to friends and family for commenting on Facebook, and thank…
#VeganMoFo Day 29: What would you bring on a vegan road trip?
A few months ago my mom came down to California and we took a three-day trip up to Mendocino in my 1999 Honda Civic. It’s about a 3 ½-hour drive from my house, definitely long enough to warrant car snacks, much like what I’m writing about here. It was also the last road trip I’ll…
#VeganMoFo Day 28: AN ACTUAL TACO!!
My back is getting better, so I managed to get back into the kitchen after work tonight I didn’t want to leave such a good theme hanging without making something! Since my my mom gifted me with a cast iron tortilla press, I’ve made fresh corn tortillas many times. It makes all the difference. I’m…
Homemade tortillas make ANY taco at least twice as good
#VeganMoFo Day 28: Tacos vs. burritos
Here’s the thing: I was going to get a delicious burrito at my farmers’ market and then go home and make tacos and do a whole compare and contrast. But then my lower back (really, glutes) decided it was a great time to have a tantrum so doing much of anything is painful. (I even…
#VeganMoFo Day 27: Favorite herb or spice? Garlic!
It’s almost too obvious, but where would we be without garlic? What else is so versatile, so universal, so DELICIOUS? There are so many ways to use it. You can use it roasted or grilled, where each clove slips out of its husk with little effort and tastes sweet and smoky as it does pungent….
#VeganMoFo Day 26, part deux: breakfast potato … Nachos? Kinda? With kale, purple potato slices, black beans, and cashew sauce. Using up stuff in my fridge. Still in the spirit of the challenge, though tomatoes will be hard to find in the apocalypse.
#VeganMoFo Day 26: It’s snowing–what can you make with what you’ve got?
If it’s snowing that much in San Jose, the end times have arrived. So I’m making dessert. Ever since I wrote about Vegan With a Vengeance being my sentimental favorite cookbook, I’ve had a craving for the boozy chocolate pudding cake, which of late I’ve made with bourbon, but I am fresh out. What I…
#VeganMoFo Day 25: Favorite cuisine — Indian
The world is full of pretty amazing food, and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to visit some of those places and eat some of that food. I’ve learned how to make curry from scratch in Thailand and gorged on falafel on Christmas in Paris. Even closer to home, I can explore one dinner at a time:…
Vegans Need Sauce 