dinner / fancy / Heartichoke / local / Maitake Mushrooms / Melisser Elliott / mushrooms / portland / saucey / tofu / urban vegan

feeling fancy and feeling girly

In regards to Blog Post Title Part I Well, I still don’t have many photos to show, but my weekend included a lot of feeling fancy – at least some contributions to it. I hid and cooked in the kitchen during the first Heartichoke, my friend’s new vegan supper club, and we pulled off five … Continue reading »

breakfast / coconut aminos / cookies / friends / isa's new book / Jeff / Maitake Mushrooms / mushrooms / summer / tofu / tofu scramble / urban vegan / VCIYCJ / veganomicon

ooo, summer I love your ways: produce, potlucks & a triple vegan bacon cheeseburger

Just kidding, I only like the fruits of your labor. The fruits of eight months of Portland drizzle. Rathermore (that’s right), your glorious fresh fruits and vegetables. Come on, weirdo summer, let’s get through the heat wave and onwards to heirloom tomatoes and spin the color wheel of bell peppers, eggplant and cauliflower! Here are … Continue reading »

cashew cream / dinner / fake cheese / grilling / italian / Maitake Mushrooms / mushrooms / nuts / pasta / Pastaworks / Porcini / vita-mix

Tales from the Nut: Cashew Mushroom Alfredo

Vegan Cashew Alfredo, topped with sautéed Maitake and Porcini Mushrooms If you’re vegan and enjoy cooking, I’m sure soaking nuts for cream sauces and vegan cheeses has already entered your culinary repertoire. If not, get on it. I’ve enjoyed my share of tofu-based cream sauces, but the silkiness of soaked nuts usually overrules thick soy.  If you’re … Continue reading »