Spinach Linguine with Cilantro-Basil Pesto & Artichokes

On Sunday I ate pretty junky. Mostly just because. Junk food sounds glorious when you feel like garbage juice, and I was in no position to disagree. So on Monday, all I wanted was green! I had a green smoothie and scrambled eggs with spinach for breakfast, a big salad for lunch, and this glorious [...]

Green Pea and Lemon Risotto

Tonight’s dinner was picked by Brent. He was skimming through Veganomicon and said “Here. Let’s make this. We have all the ingredients.” I was fine with it, although I pointed out that I was somewhat skeptical of a risotto without butter or cheese. Brent’s response, “Oh yeah it’s vegan. I didn’t think about that.”
I have [...]

Croutons & Soup

As I mentioned, my overnight whole wheat bread is very versatile. One of the things it is perfect for is making croutons. They’re easy to make and I much prefer them to store bought croutons. I like that they are crispy, but still a bit chewy on the inside, and I like to make them [...]

Spicy Peanut & Eggplant Soup

Its cold. I’m not complaining, merely stating an excruciatingly obvious fact. Spring cannot come quickly enough. I can handle the cold (by handle I mean curl up in a down blanket and sit by the fire) when I’m at home, but I’ve been running around a lot this morning, getting test results, some quick shopping, [...]

Red Lentil Success

Tonight’s dinner was another red lentil recipe from Veganomicon, but this one had way better results. I made the Red Lentil-Cauliflower Curry, which Brent really likes.

We’ve made this dish a lot, but I feel very conflicted about it. If this meal and I had a relationship on Facebook, it would be listed under “It’s [...]

Quickie Dinner

Tonight’s dinner, again, needed to be quick because I have to leave for class before 6. I decided making something ahead would be easiest and I turned to one of our tried and true recipes from Veganomicon: Quinoa Salad with Black Beans and Mango. I love quinoa, and although Brent is pretty iffy about it [...]

Guest Post: Dickensian

Editor’s Note: This post was written in its entirety by Victoria’s husband, Brent, and has been posted in its original format.
Victoria asked me to prepare a “guest post” based on tonight’s dinner, and I was only too happy to oblige.
Tonight, Victoria made this, minus the spiced pita chips. I’m sure she would want it [...]

Delicious, yes. Pretty… not so much.

Today was our first real fall day. Crisp, and actually quite chilly. I was craving something fall-ish: spicy and warming. I came up with some molasses ginger cookies. They need definite tweaking. Here they are rolled in sugar and ready to go into the oven. This is them at their most beautiful:

And then, while in [...]