Author: Tuxedo Cat

  • White Bean & Greens Burger with Homemade Fries

    For my vegan chef culinary program at Natural Kitchen Cooking School we get a bag of goodies every weekend that we have classes. In our most recent goodie bag, we received a copy of Nava Atlas’ latest book, Wild About Greens. I was overjoyed! I heard about this book, which focuses on how to use […]

  • Low-Carb Vegan Dinner

    I love a cooking challenge, whether it’s gluten-free, no salt, no oil, raw, etc. Recently a good friend was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and was instructed by a nutritionist to limit her carbohydrate intake to 30 grams or less per meal. If you have ever researched how much carbohydrates are in your daily foods, you’d […]

  • Vegan Pigs in a Blanket

    Wanting to spice up a pancake breakfast, I decided to make the vegan version of “pigs in a blanket.” Just calling it that makes me cringe slightly and it reminds me of the absurdities in our meat culture that the good folks over at Suicide Food have documented through the years. However, going with the […]

  • Cream of Broccoli Soup & Delicata Squash

    Since moving to Ithaca, we have attended several vegan cooking classes at our local co-op, Greenstar. Our favorite chefs are Priscilla Timberlake and Lewis Freedman, who are well known for their Friday Macro Dinners. They also recently came out with The Great Life Cookbook, featuring amazing vegan and gluten-free meals. I love that the recipes […]

  • Dark Chocolate Bats & White Chocolate Ghosts

    In lieu of store-bought candies for our Halloween Bash this year, I decided to go the homemade route and make chocolate lollipops and peanut butter cups. I got inspiration when shopping at A.C. Moore for some last minute party items. On our way out, we saw one of the workers making chocolate scarecrows and severed […]