White pasta fans, you’re in luck. I’ve spent much of the past 2 days on the phone with my sister, who just returned from a 3 week vacation in Italy. She spent her days working on small farms and her evenings sipping red wine. I’m so proud, and my kitchen has been thinking of her [...]
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Spicy Thai Basil Noodles with Soft Tofu, Peanuts & Garlic Scapes
It’s time for my warm weather motto: I may hate the heat, but I heart farmers markets. I also heart venturing into other neighborhoods and secretly pretending that I live in them. The day will come that I move out of my dear Division St. apartment. That day could bring me further-out southeast into a [...]
Smokey Baked Mac & Cheese and inspiration from Bang Bang Cafe in Seattle, WA
This recipe marked the first time I’d turned to VegWeb for guidance in years. The veg recipe directory and LiveJournal’s vegan cooking communities were my learn-as-you-go and read-the-comments because you can only-sorta-trust-the-internet tip toes into the vegan culinary world back in the early 2000s. It’s like I can recall mildly freaking out when the number of [...]
spicy yellow curry noodle soup & inspiration from chau in vancouver, b.c.
Between us, sometimes I think like a blogger and frame posts in my head. They often never come to fruition for various reasons – my camera died, crap lighting, reserve/manners, annoyance, reality, etc. One thing I’ve enjoyed doing over the years is recreating memorable dishes from restaurants (and carts), but I rarely seem to talk about it on the [...]
Uwaijimaya, Veggie Buns & PPK Udon
Boring story short, I was out on the suburban west side yesterday for an appointment, and the redeeming factor follows: Northwest baked Veggie Buns! The brand is based in Seattle, WA and these buns are refrigerated, alleviating the mysterious and often gross frozen food factor. I have been on the search for more-than-decent (and non-frozen) [...]
Rice Noodlin’ with a visit to JC Rice Noodle Shop
Maybe, just maybe, I’ve become obsessed with rice noodles. Look, I like noodles in my life, and lately they’ve been of the rice variety. Recently, my fixation was over yellow curry noodles. Things got even better with a curious stop at JC Rice Noodle Shop & Restaurant on SE Foster. I was in the area for [...]
Khao Soi Yellow Curry Noodles with Tofu
Khao Soi Yellow Curry Noodles with Tofu and assorted vegetables Adapted from the Thai-Burmese style recipe on Veggie Belly and various others, based on my available ingredients and whim. Inspired by the notion of cauliflower + curry, a field trip in deep SE Portland to the Lents International Farmers Market for produce, great pour over-style Ethiopian [...]
clean out the fridge Pra Ram style noodle dinner
Quite recently, I purchased peanut butter after forgetting it existed for a couple of months. I was glad I did, because it came to the rescue the other night on an almost too-warm-to-cook, clean-out-the-fridge-for-dinner evening. I was grasping for ideas and near gasping for breath until I remembered that I had just enough odds and [...]
Veganized Dharma Ration: Macaroni & Cheese Supper
Warning: Simply put – don’t read this if you’re just starting LOST. It’s a wonder what one can do with their emergency powdered soymilk and stash of nutritional yeast. I’m glad I always travel prepared, just in case my fate is to crash on a mysterious island that cures my woes and never stops testing [...]
there’s a recipe for tangerine teriyaki sauce in this post
Tangerine Teriyaki Soba with Tofu, Cabbage and Spinach I’m giving myself a little pat on the back because this was the best clean-out-the-fridge dinner I’ve made in a while. Really, I’m giving Isa a pat on the back, because I was clearly inspired by test recipes I’ve made for her new book. It’s such a [...]
