Author: Tuxedo Cat

  • Vegan Challah

    I’ve been called an “honorary Jew” by one of my Jewish best friends. To celebrate my Jewish brethren (even though I am a goy/gentile), I made vegan challah bread last year. Since we’re in the middle of the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah just passing and Yom Kippur starting tomorrow), I’m posting this recipe from VegNews […]

  • Green lentil salad, pickled beets, & crescent rolls

    A new favorite of mine lately is a re-creation of a green lentil salad made by my friend Anastasia St. John, whose other recipes can be found in the New York Times Bestseller, Forks Over Knives. Green Lentil Salad 2 cups of cooked green lentils 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 carrots, finely chopped 1 […]

  • Chickpea Noodle Soup

    It has been soup weather for weeks now in upstate New York and that means one thing: soup and more soup. I recently made the Chickpea Noodle Soup from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. Instead of using soba noodles, I used cut spaghetti noodles and the soup came out wonderful. I omitted the mushrooms (as […]

  • Apple Strudel

    In honor of all of the Oktoberfests and Apple Harvest Festivals that are going on this time of year, I recently made the apple strudel recipe from The Joy of Vegan Baking by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. This cookbook is one of my standby cookbooks for desserts. I’ve enjoyed many of Colleen’s recipes, but this was my […]

  • Win a Vegan Bracelet!

    Vegan MoFo is full of great contests and giveaways. One that I’m hoping to win is from Green Light Vegan. Check out the giveaway and rules for the SpindleBell Giveway – Veg*an Bracelet! Good luck and happy mofoing!