spiritualmonkey is loudly and vocally praising dinner... which is Brussels sprouts with smoked tofu and hazelnuts, based on the Caramelized Tofu recipe at 101 Cookbooks.

Um... who are you, and what did you do with my husband? I mean, the one who literally ate a hamburger for dinner every night from age 10 until he left for college? The one who's been known to ( Read more... )

Dinner tonight was quick, easy, and tasty, and worth remembering:

In a tablespoon-ish of oil (I used coconut), fry a tablespoon-ish of Thai curry paste* for two to three minutes, until fragrant. Add a small can of coconut milk and mix, then add vegetables of your choice (aka "what's in the produce drawer, 'cause I'm certainly not heading out to ( Read more... )

Pirate and I went to the Alameda County Fair on Saturday with a goal in mind (beyond "garlic fries and a corn dog", that is), which we accomplished.

I am now the happy owner of a Vitamix. [Pirate: WE. We are now the happy owners of a Vitamix ( Read more... )

but even if you don't have homegrown tomatoes, this is worth making ( Read more... )

I lucked out and got a bag of sweet potato pieces off the "scratch & dent"/discount produce shelf at the Berkeley Bowl over the weekend and have been loving them roasted with coconut oil and Penzey's garam masala. There's a batch in the oven now that smells sooo good ( Read more... )

A lot of people have the image of vegetarianism as meaning self-denial and limiting one's choices. I've been finding the opposite, that since I've been trying to eat as vegan as possible (and pretty much totally vegan at home and in anything I prepare), my diet has gotten a lot more varied and colorful.

Dinner tonight - after a round or two of ( Read more... )

We've been soaking and dehydrating our nuts before use for a while now and definitely notice a difference in both improved digestibility and nicer flavor and texture.

While snacking on a soaked & dried pecan just now I noticed something about the flavor that reminded me of curry powder, which got me thinking about curry-spiced or garam masala- ( Read more... )

I have got to start bringing the panniers to work on Fridays so I can get my farmers' market purchases home more easily. I keep heading out the door in the morning thinking, "Oh, I don't need the panniers today - I'm just getting some dates and some salad mix ( Read more... )

I'm off to the kitchen to attempt my first batch of sauerkraut. Wish me luck.

ETA: Decided the cabbage had been hanging around the produce drawer a little too long to make a good candidate for my first fermentation attempt. I think I'll get a fresher one to work with.

Foo.

I wish I would remember to take a photo of the garden patch before I start weeding. Oh, well. Pulled five or six three-gallon buckets' worth of weeds and dead plants and suchlike out. Need to do a bit more soon, but the late-afternoon shadows were beginning to set in ( Read more... )