November 26, 2015: My first Thanksgiving as a vegan. One I’ll always remember. For 4 out of the last 5 years since I turned 20, I have hosted Thanksgiving dinner at my parents’ house. It was by that age that my extended family had tried enough of my culinary creations to entrust me with such […]
Last weekend, after a gluttonous satisfying dinner for two at our local vegan fast-food joint (“carne asada” street tacos were involved), the hubby and I decided we needed to balance it out with a little something sweet. Specifically, chocolate chip cookies. Boy oh boy, I had not had a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie since […]
Ahh, November in Southern California. The leaves changing color, the cool autumn air, the anticipation of the upcoming holidays, makes me just want to curl up with something warm and soupy. Something I can did into with a spoon. Keeping with the Thai theme, this vegan green curry with a big scoop of rice fits […]
I remember the first time I tried pad Thai. I was a preteen, on a weekend trip with my parents and my (then-) little brother in Palm Springs. We used to go to that idyllic desert town almost every year in November to recharge. We would hike in the canyons during the day, then unwind […]
If you saw the last post with the savory seitan roast recipe, this is a follow up with an excellent way to use some of that tasty, compassionate protein. Seitan Fajitas!! They’re so easy to make; I pulled this together in about 10 minutes to serve to my hubby before he rushed out the […]
Seitan (pronounced “say-TAN”) is a type of veg-friendly protein made from vital wheat gluten. If you or someone in your family has gluten allergies or sensitivities, you may wish to skip this one. But, if you can eat bread, you can eat seitan. I have never bought pre-made seitan at the store. The thought of […]
When I first went vegan, even though I had very strong reasons for doing so, I had this moment of regret that I may never get to eat a lot of my favorite foods again. I mean, cutting out meat was simple enough for me, but even if I stopped frying eggs or putting cow’s […]
So last night, my plan was to make a seitan (pronounced “say-TAN”) roast with vegan gravy, mashed potatoes, and veggies on the side. Sort of like a mini-Thanksgiving. I prepared the seitan, put it in the oven, but when I fetched my potatoes, I discovered that they were all sprouted and way past their prime. […]
Cucumbers… they’re not just for salads and tzatziki anymore. I spent the morning doing something I rarely do (no, not cleaning; good guess)… perusing the neighborhood garage sale. Mostly, I was looking to see if there was anything of value I could get for a family friend who’s folks are in the process of rebuilding […]
Let me just preface this by saying that this is not my favorite smoothie recipe. Not by a long shot. The point of this recipe is that it was intended as a rescue mission. And like a makeup artist in front of an ogre, well, let’s just say I can’t perform miracles. At least not […]
When I was a beginner cook, I would make stir-fry chicken with a bottle of thick brown stir-fry sauce from the store. It wasn’t bad, but it did have a lot of sodium, sugar, and probably some questionable ingredients (I didn’t read much in the way of labels back then). Once I decided to be more […]
Pssst! Don’t tell your abuelita… I figured out how to make vegan huevos con chorizo (pronounced “WEH-vose cone cho-REE-so”), or vegan “eggs with spicy Mexican sausage”! If you’re from Spain, let’s not start a debate about the origins of chorizo. Let’s just be friends. But wait a minute, do you mean to say that a dish traditionally made […]
