Pasta, pasta, and more pasta.

There’s definitely been a trend lately….I’ve been making a lot of pasta.  First the breaded seitan made a repeat appearance as chicken parm: Next I decided to break into a jar of Thai Kitchen pad thai sauce that had been sitting (read full article)

Pasta, seitan, Vegan, Vegetarian

Tomato-Scape Pasta

It’s finally scape season…and I’ve been waiting for week.  I mean literally…WEEKS.  It may not sound long, but to me it feels like forever, and when I got to the farmer’s market this week and was literally surrounded b (read full article)

garlic scapes, Pasta, Soy Free, tomato soup, Vegan, Vegetarian

Simple Balsamic Pasta with Roast Veggies

There are two veggies I find go really well with balsamic vinegar….asparagus, and mushrooms.  I don’t normally make them together, but this time around, I figured, hey, why not?  I was also craving carbs, so balsamic-oven baked veggies (read full article)

asparagus, mushrooms, Pasta, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Hot Dog n’ Kraut Sandwiches and Falafel Pasta

I’ve been eating strange food lately…normal (or fairly normal) ingredients, but in pretty abnormal combos.  I’m not normally a dogs and kraut person at all, but I was having a craving earlier this week, and once I did it…I ha (read full article)

chickpeas, falafel, Nayo, Pasta, Salsa, sandwiches, saurkraut, Soy Free, spinach, Vegan

The post-computer disaster food round-up

First I went to Pittsburgh for a few days where I wasn’t cooking, so there was no food.  Then my computer started doing wacky things…bad wacky.  It got worse and worse until it hit rock-bottom, became completely useless, and I had to wi (read full article)

apples, Avocado, bread crumbs, cabbage, carrots, corn, frying, Greens, kale, liquid smoke

Green Garlic Baked Ziti

If there is one dish that I always associate with comfort food, it’s baked ziti.  There’s just something so darn fulfilling about oven-baked pasta, I crave it constantly, and I’m always looking for good alternatives to the cheese l (read full article)

green garlic, oven-baked, panko, Pasta, peas, Sun Dried Tomatoes, tofu, Vegan, Vegetarian

BLT Pasta and Veggie Pot Pie

I’ve been watching a lot of Food Network lately, and apparently this is where it gets me….Veggie-versions of Rachael Ray and Chef Anne Burrell recipes.  The BLT pasta recipe was actually veggie to begin with, which I find pretty ridiculo (read full article)

anne burrell, bac-uns, blt, Broccoli, carrots, celery, crust, Food Network, lettuce, Pasta

This is why I don’t cook out of Vegetarian Planet…the Post.

Vegetarian Planet is a great looking cookbook with a lot of great looking recipes…that’s why I bought it way back when.  However, the more recipes I’ve made from it, the more I’ve discovered that on the whole they are bland a (read full article)

black beans, Broccoli, corn, gluten free, Pasta, Rice, Soy Free, tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian

Not Israeli-Israeli Couscous and a FRESH Ragu

I’ve made a lot of couscous in my time, and eaten a lot too, but ironically the only kind I don’t like is “Israeli” Couscous, and by that I mean the kind with the huge chewy pearls that remind me of a cross between tapioca and (read full article)

Acorn Squash, cabbage, carrots, celery, Couscous, Eggplant, onions, Pasta, potatoes, Soy Free

Edible Stuff

So I’ve got the flu…or its nasty older brother.  I’ve barely been mobile for the last week, although I feel better in the evenings then I do during the day, so I’ve been attempting to go out and get things done then…whi (read full article)

asparagus, carrots, celery greens, chickpeas, mushrooms, onions, Pasta, peas, Soup, spinach

Fatoosh Salad and Veggie Ragu

Apparently in Lebanon, what I know as Israeli salad, is called Fatoosh.  The only real difference as far as I can tell, is that there’s Sumac in the dressing instead of zataar.  I used both in this, because frankly, when it comes to the spice (read full article)

Dressing, fatoosh, Pasta, ragu, salad, seitan, Soy Free, sumac, Vegan, Vegetarian

What’s been coming out of my Kitchen

What with the holidays approaching and all sorts of other stresses I just haven’t had time to post.  I have been cooking, but what happens is that I make things, forget about them, and once I finally upload the pictures, I vaguely remember the (read full article)

beanballs, boca, buffalo sauce, cauliflower, fingerling potatoes, Pasta, Pumpkin Pie, red kale, tofu, wax beans

Since I don’t use msg in my cooking (although I had a roommate at one point who did…she left a shaker of the stuff out on the counter at all times) the Chinese food I made never tastes exactly like takeout, but it gets pretty darn close. (read full article)

bok choy, Broccoli, chinese, mushrooms, onion, Pasta, scallions, seitan, shoyu, Soy Free

Spinach Pesto Pasta

If there was a gameshow where you had to speed-cook, I’d win.  And I’d make this, because I’ve got it down.  This meal came together in exactly 15 minutes from start to finish, and unlike on food network, I didn’t have any (read full article)

Pasta, pesto, seitan, Soy Free, spinach, Sundried Tomatoes, V'con, Vegan, Vegetarian

Spaghetti and “Meatballs”

There’s just nothing like spaghetti and meatballs…there are other things which are good….but none of them are spaghetti and meatballs, and that’s just what we had for dinner the other night.  Normally I go with balls made co (read full article)

gimmelean, Pasta, sauce, Spaghetti, tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian

Sausage, Pepper and Onion Pasta

Sausage, peppers and onions is pretty much a match made in heaven, and it was just what I wanted the other night for dinner…I simple wasn’t feeling the bun.  So what to do?  Why replace one carb with another of course, and sausage with (read full article)

beer, onion, Pasta, pepper, Sausages, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Italian Feast Lasagna

To a lot of people, lasagna means layers of meat between sauce and cheese.  To me, it’s never meant that, even long before I was a veggie, I was always kosher, and so meat and cheese doesn’t fly.  Since I use no meat and very little che (read full article)

mushrooms, Olives, Pasta, sauce, spinach, tofu ricotta, V'con, Vegan, Vegan Brunch, Vegetarian

Garlic Scape Pesto

There are certain dishes that are so easy and delicious, I make them multiple times and go to them as a standby when I have company over.  That said, this one in particular usually vanishes so fast I can’t get a picture, and due to its vanishi (read full article)

Pasta, pesto, scapes, Soy Free, tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian

A Story in Pictures

Lately I’ve been turning to Vegan Brunch for all my meals, some of which have been winners, others not as much.  I’m short on time and not terribly motivated (what can I say?  Humidity does that to me) so this is basically just going to (read full article)

apples, Pasta, potatoes, shitakes, spinach, tempeh, tofu, Vegan, Vegan Brunch, Vegetarian

Korean Cucumber Salad and Quick Spicy Pasta

When I saw the size of the cucumbers at the farmer’s market yesterday, the first thing I thought of was the Korean Cucumber Salad that Renae over at I eat Food made this week.  The cucumbers at the market were so big I only used one for the re (read full article)

cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, onions, Pasta, pattypan, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian