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Hummus, tomato, & basil pizza
After hearing about an amazing hummus vegan pizza from a now defunct Canadian restaurant, I decided to try my hand at this hummus-style pizza. Instead of using vegan cheese or even red sauce, I slathered the base of a cornmeal store-bought crust, with homemade pesto. Then I generously spread store-bought hummus as my “cheese” over […]
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Fried Green Tomatoes & Green Beans, Spicy Chickpea Casserole, & Corn
After getting several green tomatoes and green beans from our CSA, I decided to go on a frying spree. Using this recipe from blogger Bianca Phillips from Vegan Crunk, featured on One Green Planet, I made some of the most amazing fried green tomatoes. Having grown up part of my childhood in the South and […]
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Spaghetti & Tofu Balls
I’ve owned the beloved cookbook Tofu Cookery by Louise Hagler since my beginning days of vegetarianism. While I’ve had the cookbook for years, I only recently made the tofu balls that so many PPKers, particularly Isa Chandra Moskowitz herself, raves about. I didn’t have regular peanut butter, so I used the chunky version I had […]
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Green Lentil Soup
In the words of Dead Prez in the classic vegetarian anthem, Be Healthy, “Lentil soup is mental fruit.” I couldn’t agree more! The quintessential fall/winter soup is lentil soup. Lentils are packed with protein and dietary fiber and do not have to be soaked prior to cooking (unlike other dry legumes). I based my latest […]
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Baked Acorn Squash, Braised Greens, & Corn
Nothing says fall like acorn squash! This has become our most beloved squash whether baked simply or stuffed with a hearty filling. Most of the ingredients for this autumn supper came from our CSA or the Ithaca Farmers Market. I also tried to replicate a dish from one of our favorite restaurants, Just a Taste. […]