curry / grocery shopping / noodles / portland / ppk / tofu / Uwajimaya / veganomicon

Uwaijimaya, Veggie Buns & PPK Udon

Boring story short, I was out on the suburban west side yesterday for an appointment, and the redeeming factor follows: Northwest baked Veggie Buns! The brand is based in Seattle, WA and these buns are refrigerated, alleviating the mysterious and often gross frozen food factor. I have been on the search for more-than-decent (and non-frozen) … Continue reading »

casseroles / leftovers / memories / new farm cookbook / portland / soup / take out / thai / Vegan MoFo IV / VeganMoFo / veganomicon

A Day in the Life of Leftovers: Yellow Curry and Favorites

Yesterday’s ginger-riffic take out from Just Thai for lunch really hit the spot. The mellow yellow, (had to be said) brothy curry, chewy cubes of fried tofu and cutely ridged vegetables over steamed rice was super decently priced, quickly prepared, and with a drizzle of Srichacha, was just what my still-dulled-from-sickness taste-buds wanted. As you … Continue reading »

cookies / corona beans rule / Heartichoke / soup / VCIYCJ / veganomicon

Esme Sauce, Soup & Pretzel Cookies

Esme sauce: know it, love it (just like esme)! Cabernet after a highly stressful day & my cluttered table: same goes for you. This sauce just hits the spot – even more so with last night’s addition of chopped sorrel and baby spinach. from the past couple weeks… A recent lunch & dinner for days: Tomato, Roasted Garlic … Continue reading »

dinner / eggplant / FarMar / farmer's market / Persian / roasted / stew / veganomicon

World’s Cutest Eggplants become Persian Eggplant Stew

Yeah, most of these striped little nightshade dream boats were smaller than my fingers. This was a multi-step roasted stew. I loosely used the recipe in Veganomicon as a guide. When doesn’t that happen? First, I trimmed the tops off the unpeeled, mini eggplant wonders and sliced them in half, length-wise.  This was roasted in … Continue reading »

cheap / clean out the fridge! / fake cheese / fake meat / FarMar / italian / nutritional yeast / vegan brunch / vegan pizza / veganomicon

The Intrigue of the Pizza: balsamic beets, sweet corn & cauliflower basil ricotta

Cauliflower Basil Ricotta. Basically, I substituted semi-boiled cauliflower and a small handful of cashews for the primary component of the tofu ricotta recipe in Veganomicon. I added more basil, nutritional yeast and a bit of miso to overpower the ‘flower. The pizza had both creative toppings and very particular slicing.  The dough was spread with … Continue reading »