If you like Jamaican or Carribean food, let me tell you that this recipe needs to be made TONIGHT. It’s the Jerk Seitan and Coconut Rice from Vegan with a Vengeance and it is perhaps the tastiest vegan meal I’ve made to date. Seitan (caution the pictures on Wikipedia are gross-looking) is awesome if you [...]
Curried Tofu
June 6, 2007 By
Nothing could be finer than a one-pot, 15-minute meal that involves coconut milk and curry. This is super easy and you can up or down the curry to make it as spicy as you like. Curried Tofu serves 4 1 tsp. peanut oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced 2 [...]
Dinnertime — Southern Style
June 4, 2007 By
Gosh I love summertime. So many yummy fruits and veggies at the farmer’s market. Saturday I picked up corn, peas, peaches, new potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts, okra and a ton more stuff. I wanted a veggie fest so Saturday I went all out and made something I haven’t had in YEARS, fried okra. I also had [...]
Chipotle Lime Summer Salad
May 24, 2007 By
Don’t let the word “salad” scare you away, there’s not a leaf of nasty lettuce in sight. I whipped this up last night after the gym when the last thing my sweaty butt wanted to do was fire up the stove. It’s super easy and you can take advantage of whatever fresh, seasonal veggies are [...]
In praise of kale (and tofu).
May 22, 2007 By
I am a huge fan of kale. The kale plant provides more nutritional value for fewer calories than almost any other food around. The leaves are beautiful, it has an earthy flavor and I can always find locally grown organic kale pretty much year round. It’s packed with cancer-preventing phytonutrients and antioxidants, beta-carotene (for healthy [...]
