Special Mothers' Day Fat-Full Edition! Even vegans watching their diets deserve some chocolate decadence every

I had a sudden craving for baba ghanoush, but it was much too late to roast an eggplant. So I decided on an un

I gave in and tried a fad-food. While shopping in the local Asian grocery store yesterday, I noticed shirataki

I apologize for not having updated the blog recently. My parents were here for an all-too-brief visit, so I di

Here's a recipe that proved to me that my daughter will eat anything wrapped in nori with baked tofu. Though t

I'd pretty much decided to leave yesterday's lunch off the blog until my husband came home and devoured the le

As we sat down to a kid-free dinner last night, the conversation went something like this: "Hey, this is good.

This "special occasion" recipe has added oil, so I do not recommend it for those following a low-fat

Today's recipe is based on a recipe in Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian, Anatolian Red Lentil Stew with Wheat

When it comes to hummus, there truly are 32 flavors and then some. While hummus is always on the menu in my ho

Rather than have my usual lettuce and spinach salad for lunch today, I decided to enjoy a nice big bowl of col

I rarely rave about a recipe, or at least I don't think I do. But I have to rave about this one because it was

Sorry I didn't get E's birthday cake recipe posted yesterday. It's been a busy weekend, and I never found the

What do you do when the bananas are so over-ripe that they're practically inedible? In my house, there are bas

I've been very surprised that my most popular recipe is one which I just threw together on a whim: Coconut Cha

I know it's finally Spring when my backyard shade garden becomes filled with mint plants. I decided to take ad

Once again, I'd fooled around too long reading about food and it'd gotten too late to cook any food! Or maybe

I got the urge to bake at about 9:30 last night, so I decided to make something we could eat for breakfast thi

Last night I had the pleasure of having dinner with a group of people taking a Civil Rights Tour through the S

Dinner for One I enjoy cooking for others, and I rarely go to much trouble on the rare occasions when I'm on m

Don’t let the long list of ingredients scare you off. Most are seasonings that go into the stew together

When I first became a vegetarian many years ago, one of the first recipes I adapted was my mother’s beef

This makes about 4-6 servings. Once you’ve had this recipe, you’ll do like I do and keep a package of tofu

Usually scalloped potatoes have to bake for an hour or so. I’ve cut the baking time by pre-cooking the s

(Updated July 2014) Several years ago, my husband and I were thumbing through Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Ho

For another take on this delicious dish, check out my Dal Bhaji version.

My experience with turnips has been very limited. I've had them diced in vegetable soup and in tiny cubes in f

When I moved here from South Carolina a little over 5 years ago, I had no idea that what I would miss most wou

I'm a big fan of one-pot meals. If I can put a lot of veggies and some beans into a stew and serve it over a w

These brownies are actually better the second day…if you can make them last two days! They are about as fudg

I adapted this from a recipe in the Café Chimes Cookbook, a book so little known that, until recently, Amazon

Like most cooks, I'm endlessly adapting recipes. Last night, I took a favorite recipe that I had already adapt

I think I have a new favorite salad! To go along with last night's Thai Coconut Soup, I created this coleslaw,

Last night I realized that I had an open can of coconut milk that I needed to use soon--never a bad situation

First disclaimer: There's oil in this recipe. Olive oil. Not a lot of it, but it's there. So, if a little oil

I tend to find a recipe I like and stick with it, so I've fallen into a vegetable soup rut lately. I've been m