by Esther | Oct 6, 2011 | Desserts, Recipes, Uncategorized
Wow, week 1 is over! I’m taking the next 2 days off for Yom Kippur (can’t write about food when I can’t even eat any!), but here’s the 5th and final (for now :) ) installment in the Veganizing Your Favorites series. Next week will be new and...
by Esther | Oct 5, 2011 | Main dishes, Recipes, Savory pies
Ok I have to be honest. I didn’t even really like pot pie growing up. But my brother made this version for me last year, and I was converted instantaneously. The flavors are so rich, so fresh. The sauce is creamy and delicious. It’s full of veggies. ...
by Esther | Oct 4, 2011 | Main dishes, Recipes, Stir-fry, Uncategorized
This post is very near to my heart. My father cooked dinner pretty often in our family, and he had taken a Chinese cooking class earlier in his life, so we often had 2 dishes that hung around from that class – beef and snow peas, and chicken and cashews. ...
by Esther | Oct 2, 2011 | Desserts, Recipes
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’ve discovered the secret to veganizing cookies. Crisco! Crisco. It’s so simple. How did I not figure this out before? Maybe others in the world out there had already figured this out, but somehow it had escaped me. Every vegan...
by Esther | Oct 1, 2011 | Desserts, Recipe reviews
I started this idea a bit with the kugel recipe in yesterday’s post, and I wanted to continue along those lines as a good starting place for this blog. For those new to this world I know it can be daunting to think “what am I going to eat,” and to...
by Esther | Sep 30, 2011 | Desserts, Jewish Holidays, Main dishes, Menu ideas, Sides, Uncategorized
Just a quick post for this morning – I want to share with you all the wonderful food we had for Rosh Hashanah. I know that one thing that can be scary as you consider making this transition is wondering what will you do on holidays. Are you going to have to...
by Esther | Sep 28, 2011 | Jewish Holidays, Reasons for going vegan
I recently attended Vida Vegan – a conference for vegan bloggers, held for the first time ever this year. I had the honor to be able to take a writing workshop with Isa Chandra Moskowitz, and this piece is born out of that class. One of the exercises we did...
