I’ve been caught dreaming of warm days (which is so not me) and vibrant margaritas (which is the new me) since my trip to Austin, TX with Vida Vegan HQ last month. Give me a patio, a salted rim, dark sunglasses, chips and endless salsa, and you have the highlight of a summer day. It’s … Continue reading »
Category Archives: jalapeno
Heartichoke: Orange Watermelon & Jalapeño Mimosa
Happy theme change Monday! I actually made this cocktail in advance before my departure to New York, but as imagined, life is moving quickly, and since it’s hiatus, I can pretend weekdays don’t exist. What’s a girl to do when the thought of enjoying a spicy Bloody Mary for breakfast, even one made from heirloom tomatoes, … Continue reading »
Keep It Going: 100 Days Homemade Part VII, Days 66-79
Today’s update into the 100 Days Homemade project includes plunging into the Vegan Sandwiches cookbook, a presentation at a senior center on incorporating vegan proteins with NW-style and flavor, cooking with my BFF in Victoria, stepping into the Artisan Vegan Cheese experience, a surprise from J. Legume and the new, surprisingly vegan cinnamon rolls from … Continue reading »
mini pizzas & teese & holiday confessions
I was recently afflicted with the pizza bug. It’s been the coldest and driest November I’ve ever witnessed in Portland, and it usually seems much more rational to use the oven over the heater. You get a warm dinner and a warmer abode. Win Win. Whole wheat crust (Trader Joe’s), homemade marinara, mozzarella teese, sun-dried tomatoes, cremini mushrooms, jalapeño peppers. I’m … Continue reading »
photo essay: potluck weekend
Why, I had quite a pepper, courgette, culinary productive & smiling vegan-filled weekend. I’m allowing this stateside use of courgette, since I assembled a Gordon Ramsay recipe using said squashes on Saturday. It’s a shame that I don’t have photos of my personal, colorful (finally!!) Saturday Farmers Market haul, or of the actual potlucks and … Continue reading »