Due to friends, colleagues and a recent trip to the farmer's market, I have a fairly substantial zucchini that I'd like to turn into a casserole or bake of some kind. But I'm kind of directionless. (I blame my insomnia ( Read more... )

Recipe here! :)


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On Sundays, my husband and I cook our meals for the week. We usually cook one-pot wonders, casseroles and/or soups/stews. We have also done burritos in bulk and freezed them and this has worked pretty well. We try to do more than one a week so that we have some variety. A lot of our meals end up being tomato-based which is usually not a problem. ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I made a basic casserole from the Tassajara Cooking book (1st edition, 1973) with potatoes, parsnips, rutabagas, mushrooms, onion, cashews, raisins in a white sauce. The book suggests adding  grains and beans but I was cooking two other meals and forgot to add it (we make our meals for the week during the weekend). We're making ( Read more... )

Last week I spotted this recipe in the NYT for enchiladas by another member of the very talented Howell family (known to me by their Seattle-area restaurants). Fortunately, my friend agreed that the enchiladas should be made--stat--with accompaniments.

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 Some time ago, I began making a cabbage, rice and lentil casserole and inflicting it upon my cabbage-resistant spouse.

The somewhat less than optimal response led to me adding a portion of the cheezy sauce from kittee 's blog  as a top layer. This turned the casserole into what was judged "an acceptable vehicle for cabbage".

Over time, I played with ( Read more... )

And finally she remembers to take a picture of her dinner to post here. This was pretty good. I always thought vegetarian Lancashire hotpot would be a bit bland but thanks to a recipe from the wonderful Simon Rimmer this was delicious. Unfortunately it's not the prettiest dish in the world so I've posted some pics of vegan birthday cake I made for ( Read more... )

I work in a very carnivore/omni office, though there are those who are considerate of my being vegan, and each department hosts breakfast every two weeks (rotating through about eight departments so you don't have to host super frequently). Rarely is there anything I will eat other than fresh fruit. Yay ( Read more... )

A close friend's parent is having brain surgery very soon. I was planning on making "mom and dad" something hearty and comforting and bringing it over before surgery, but it sounds like after will be more helpful to them ( Read more... )

I had a few yukon gold potatoes laying about, as well as one of those little boxes of sliced button mushrooms that were in danger of going off if not eaten within a few days ( Read more... )