by Esther | Aug 5, 2012 | Main dishes, Pizzas, Recipes
I don’t have lots to say about this one, other than YUM. I wasn’t sure how tomatillos would do as a replacement for regular tomatoes for pizza sauce, but they worked out absolutely perfectly. The flavors blended together smoothly, and the tomatillos led...
by Esther | Aug 3, 2012 | Breakfast, Desserts, Recipes
…cake donuts that is. Made with kale. Yup. Kale donuts. It happened. I know you all know how much I love kale (seriously), but I don’t think even I knew that I loved it enough to make it into dessert. And then this conversation happened. And my life...
by Esther | Jul 17, 2012 | Casseroles, Main dishes, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces and Dressings
Remember that day I became a chef? Today is the next phase in that journey. Today I created my own technique for making a vegan cream sauce. Maybe it’s not actually new, but I’ve never read it anywhere, so to me, it’s my own. :) The other day I...
by Esther | Jun 25, 2012 | Main dishes, Recipe reviews, Recipes, Sauces and Dressings, Uncategorized
In searching for things to make with kohlrabi, I came across this recipe. By the time I got around to making it, I had of course long used up the kohlrabi. However I had everything else, and turnips, so I decided to give it a shot subbing them in. Worked quite...
by Esther | Jun 22, 2012 | Product Reviews, Uncategorized
So I had the wonderful fortune to be contacted by Beanfields chips to see if I would be willing to review their chips for my blog. Upon hearing they had a nacho flavor – the healthy vegan Dorito?! – I happily agreed. They also sent me extras so that I...
by Esther | Apr 6, 2012 | Jewish Holidays, Menu ideas, Recipes
Ok, so this is cutting it close to the wire, but I wanted to be sure to get this out while it still has potential to be helpful this year. This will be my first year keeping Passover vegan, and I have to say I’m extremely excited. In prior years I allowed...
by Esther | Mar 24, 2012 | Recipes, Snacks and appetizers
I was just discussing with my brother (as he, the omnivore, made me and my mom a beautiful vegan Shabbat dinner :) ) how guacamole is one of those dishes that seems oh so impressive – but really it is the easiest thing in the world. This time around I played...
by Esther | Mar 15, 2012 | Desserts, Jewish Holidays, Recipes
Okay I know it’s a week late, but I only got to make these the day *after* Purim, and then went rock climbing outside in the beautiful weather Sunday instead of sitting down to blog. Sue me. :) Figured at that point Purim had already passed anyways! I will...
by Esther | Mar 1, 2012 | Main dishes, Recipes, Savory pies
Today. Today I became a chef. 4 years ago I started cooking for real, 3 years ago I became vegan, 6 months ago I became a food blogger, and today… today I finally became a chef. I consider myself a good cook, even maybe a great cook. I love almost everything I...
by Esther | Feb 15, 2012 | Bread, Recipes
Snowy days in my house meant hot chocolate, snow ice cream, and homemade dill bread. We haven’t had much in the way of snow around here this winter, but I still found myself craving our wonderful dill bread. Moist and flavorful, it is the perfect bread to...
