Category Archives: vegan with a vengeance

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photo essay: potluck weekend

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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 »

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New York State of Mind: Knishes

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These are almost offensively non-traditional, but I’m proud, all the same. Since returning from vacation, I’ve been feasting on a few magnificent, toasted bagels, all the while, being briefly haunted by another traditional food from my New York heritage – knishes.  I have really fond memories of my very Italian family visiting Jewish delicatessens, and … Continue reading »

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chickpeas are cheap: an outpouring of thoughts about the garbanzo and dried beans.

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Roasted Chickpeas with Nutritional Yeast, Oregano and Sea Salt As usual, my history with using dried beans is linked to the Post Punk Kitchen.  I remember a blog post years ago, challenging people to soak their own beans and base meals around the outcome.  When I finally had the balls to soak my own, I … Continue reading »