MINIATURE FOOD. This is a problem for me. Whenever I walk by mini food at the farmer’s market, out comes my wallet and there goes my good judgment. If it’s tiny, I must have it. Baby eggplant, baby zucchini…once I even bought baby sweet potatoes. Once I peeled them, there wasn’t much left, but what… [click for recipe and more]
Green tomatoes are everywhere right now. Tomato season is drawing to a close, and as it gets colder, most growers have a glut of pale green, rock hard tomatoes that just won’t ever make it to ripeness on the vine. Luckily, they don’t have to go to waste. Almost every stand at the farmer’s market… [click for recipe and more]
I hate vegan cheese. There. I said it. Every time I think I might be close to giving up dairy, I grab a package of vegan cheese at Whole Foods. And every time, I end up throwing most of it away. I don’t know what it is about it – it just always tastes off… [click for recipe and more]
Soup – is it or is it not a meal? This is a debate as old as time, more perplexing than “to be or not to be,” more polarizing than pumpkin beer and candy corn combined. Can hot liquid, regardless of what it contains, stand up as a main dish? This hot-button issue was even… [click for recipe and more]
I have a serious weakness for Mexican food. First and foremost because it is awesome and excellent and delicious and otherwise perfect in every way, but also because it’s so easy to find or cook vegetarian versions of almost any dish. This is probably true of most any cuisine (Indian, anyone?) but I think all… [click for recipe and more]