Moskowitz Mocha Madness

mocha mamas from vegan cookies invade your cookie jar

When I’m in the mood for a fancy coffee, I always choose a cafe mocha. Coffee and chocolate were meant for each other, and that goes for baked goods as well as hot beverages. This is illustrated by two great recipes from my cooking hero, [...]

Pumpkin Baked Ziti & Roasted Brussels Sprouts

This time of year, I want to put pumpkin in everything, so I’d been craving Pumpkin Baked Ziti from Veganomicon. (I didn’t have ziti, so I used elbows  – pumpkin mac!) This creamy, comforting casserole with caramelized onions and a savory crunchy topping is always a winner. I’ve taken it to church suppers, given it [...]

First Home Canned Food

Left to Right: Salsa Verde, Dill Spears, Spicy Pickled Carrots, Marinara, Bread & Butter Chips and Onion Yellow Squash Relish

We spent some serious time in the late summer putting up a portion of the harvest from our garden and the bounty of our CSA. We had never done water-bath canning before and relied [...]

Fudgy Wudgy Blueberry Brownies

You know I like to eat blueberries in their simplest state, but I also love putting them in baked goods. So I was psyched to finally try the recipe for Fudgy Wudgy Blueberry Brownies from Veganomicon, which I have been eyeing for some time.

Well, let me just say, these brownies are crazy. In a [...]

Whole Grilled Spring Peas

Vegetarian Times recently featured a recipe for shell peas grilled whole in the pod and eaten like edamame – a genius idea that I immediately wanted to try. Luckily I had a mess of peas from the CSA sitting in the crisper, and I had been feeling kind of lazy about shelling them.

So [...]

Beet Burgers & Pesto Potato Salad

Beets seem to be the new darlings of the veggie burger world, and since we’ve been getting a supply of them every week in our CSA, I figured it was time to give beet burgers a try. I made these for lunch when our friends Lori and Chad were in town, using this recipe from [...]

Curry Laska with Yellow Woodsorrel Garnish

When I was up to my ears in pac choy from the garden, I made this delicious recipe from Appetite for Reduction (by my cooking hero, Isa Chandra Moskowitz).  This was my first time using red curry paste as an ingredient, and it gave the broth a warm, complex flavor that made this dish [...]

Fresh Local Blueberries

Every summer, we are blessed to receive a bounty of fresh blueberries from the bushes in my in-laws’ yard. Thanks Jan and Jeff! The berries are so sweet and flavorful that we end up eating most of them plain and unadorned.

They certainly elevate my morning oatmeal (or in this case, Bob’s Red Mill [...]