After reading through the comments on yesterday’s SOS Challenge reveal post (this month’s ingredient is MINT and Kim and I can’t wait to see what y’all cook up with it!), I realized I may have sounded perhaps a wee bit whiney about everything that’s going on in my life right now. I certainly didn’t mean […]
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SOS Kitchen Challenge for August
[Mint Chip Ice Cream–smooth, creamy, minty–and no ice cream maker required!] How did it get to be August 4th already?? To coin a cliché, the summer has flown by. It’s three quarters over and I’ve only had about three days off. What the–?? Some days, I feel like I’m living in that old Calgon commerical. Well, […]
Sweet and Sour Chickpeas
Can I tell you a secret? But you have to swear you won’t tell anyone. This particular secret involves a clandestine, middle-of-the-night meeting in an abandoned field; secret code names; the removal of clothing; and a vow never to tell another soul. Oh, and three cans of neon yellow paint. (And I bet you thought you […]
SOS Kitchen Challenge: Spinach Roundup
This month’s SOS (Sweet or Savory) Kitchen Challenge asked readers to whip up dishes with spinach, and wow, did you ever take on this challenge with gusto! We received a dozen fantastic, creative recipes to try that all highlight the super-healthy leafy green. And yes, a few desserts are included as well! Thanks to everyone […]
Pick-Your-Own Gluten Free Pancakes*
*Or, Thanks, Michael Ruhlman (for the rule, man). [Millet, buckwheat, oat and bean flour with chopped pears and cranberry compote] I’m all about freedom of choice. While my dad eats the identical breakfast every day**, I feel the need to rotate among cereal (hot or cold), omelets, baked sweet potato and almond sauce, apple and almond […]
SOS Kitchen Challenge for May and Another Eggy Vegan Recipe
Now that May has arrived, it’s time for the second SOS Kitchen Challenge from Kim at Affairs of Living and me! Thanks, again, to everyone who participated last time. You helped to make the inaugural event a huge success! This month, Kim and I decided to go with another versatile vegetable that can be used in a […]
SOS Kitchen Challenge: BEETS–The Roundup!
It’s time for the very first SOS (Sweet or Savory) Kitchen Challenge Roundup! When Kim and I first introduced the first SOS Kitchen Challenge last month, we decided to choose an ingredient that we both liked and that would suit both our specialized diets. But we had no idea so many of you also adored the ruby […]
Brilliantly Beet Smoothie
[EL-LENd Me a Hand campaign update: Ellen listed my humble little self-published cookbook on her “Books Ellen Reads” page! I couldn’t be more thrilled–and I know it only came about because of all of you–so thank you, thank you! This quest also seems to have developed a life of its own. . . seems a […]
Beet Burgers
[Seen here on romaine leaves with a side of homemade cultured vegetables.] I can hardly believe it, but today is the HH and my thirteenth anniversary! And to think they said it would never last! Of course, when we met, we were just love-struck kids a one-night stand riding the subway two jaded divorcés who thought […]
Veganzola Cheese Ball
By now you’ve no doubt heard about the hefty tome penned by seasoned cookbook author Joni Marie Newman and blogger extraordinaire Celine Steen, 500 Vegan Recipes. I mean it when I say this book is massive–at 512 pages and almost 2 pounds (900 grams), it weighs almost as much as I do (okay, I flatter myself; but […]