by Esther | Feb 9, 2012 | Main dishes, Pasta, Stir-fry, Uncategorized
Do you know the old story of stone soup? It’s a folktale in which travelers arrive in a village with nothing but an empty cooking pot, and the villagers do not want to share any bits of their food stores with which to make dinner. So the travelers fill the pot...
by Esther | Dec 8, 2011 | Books, Learning Resources, Uncategorized
Just found out I won a copy of Hannah Kaminsky‘s book, Vegan Desserts, from the wonderful people at Allison’s Gourmet! Just a quick post to say I’m excited! Hannah did a wonderful presentation for us at Vida Vegan Con, and pointed out a recipe in...
by Esther | Dec 6, 2011 | Cutlets, Main dishes, Recipe reviews, Sauces and Dressings
I would like to think that I am a pretty decent chef at this point, but I don’t want to scare people off from cooking by pretending everything I make is always perfect. We’re all learning as we go, and yesterday was a perfect example of that. The blog...
by Esther | Dec 2, 2011 | Recipes, Sides
Look at me blogging 2 days in a row again! Trying to get better, and I just had to share this. Two nights ago I went out to dinner at one of my favorite sushi restaurants (I get veggie rolls – love veggie rolls!), with someone who doesn’t eat sushi, so...
by Esther | Dec 1, 2011 | Main dishes, Recipes, Stir-fry, Uncategorized
Ok this isn’t curry at all… but yet that’s what I keep calling it in my head, so that’s what it shall be! :-) Today’s post is an example of what wonderful things can be created when you play “What on earth can I make to use up the...
by Esther | Nov 9, 2011 | Main dishes, Recipe reviews, Uncategorized
How does one eat an entire bag of spinach in one sitting? By turning it into pancakes! When I saw this recipe I knew I had to give it a try. I didn’t realize I would eat the whole thing at once. Not sure that was healthy, but I was hungry! And all that...
by Esther | Nov 3, 2011 | Reasons for going vegan
I was given this shirt for free at the Vida Vegan Conference earlier this year. I thought at the time it was silly and something I would never wear, but maybe it would be useful just to throw something on at some point. Then I was asked to give a talk on the health...
by Esther | Oct 31, 2011 | Bread, Recipe reviews
So I want to share with you the bread recipe that I’ve been falling in love with lately. It’s not quite whole grain, but it is at least 2/3, so that’s a good start! One of the amazing things about learning to love to cook is realizing how easy some...
by Esther | Oct 27, 2011 | Recipes, Sauces and Dressings, Snacks and appetizers
Alright, I’m feeling kinda lazy today, so today’s post is inspired by something totally easy to make – that I always thought would be oh-so-difficult. It’s amazing what you learn as you get into this – how things that seem so hard before...
by Esther | Oct 26, 2011 | Sides
Totally stealing this from myself for MoFo… I posted it years ago on a more personal blog, and it fits my theme so well I had to repost it here. :) Amazing peas Yes, you read that right. Amazing PEAS. Didn’t you always think peas were gross growing up?...
