I picked up a bag of Italian orecchiette last week at Barbur World Foods as part of my dramatic & ongoing hidden gem investigation with one intention – making this traditional recipe once again from The Urban Vegan. It’s a classy weeknight meal with plenty of thinly sliced garlic sauteed in olive oil (you better [...]
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feeling fancy and feeling girly
In regards to Blog Post Title Part I Well, I still don’t have many photos to show, but my weekend included a lot of feeling fancy – at least some contributions to it. I hid and cooked in the kitchen during the first Heartichoke, my friend’s new vegan supper club, and we pulled off five [...]
oh, rejoice! The Portland Farmers Market is back!
It was undeniably the place to be in Portland this past weekend. and thanks to the press releases (who doesn’t read press releases about their local farmers markets?), I knew it was going to be bigger & better than ever – doubling in size in the PSU Park Blocks. I was literally sitting at my [...]
From The Urban Vegan: Sherry Infused Pate
This pate is from The Urban Vegan by Dynise Balcavage, a book I’m slowly but surely, making a regular resource in my kitchen. It’s simple and sherry-tacular and fancy. Sherry Infused Mushroom Pate Additional pecans sprinkled on top. Do you like savoury dips? Do you like pecans, olive oil, and mushrooms? Most importantly, do you [...]
chickpeas are cheap: an outpouring of thoughts about the garbanzo and dried beans.
Roasted Chickpeas with Nutritional Yeast, Oregano and Sea Salt As usual, my history with using dried beans is linked to the Post Punk Kitchen. I remember a blog post years ago, challenging people to soak their own beans and base meals around the outcome. When I finally had the balls to soak my own, I [...]
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 [...]
From the PPK test kitchen: Pasta con Broccoli & Blackened Tofu
I’m totally thrilled when I have hermit time and can pour myself into a cooking project. It’s a nice, personal break from my constant restaurant and cart adventures. Case in point, last weekend, testing recipes for Isa Moskowtiz’s new book. Pasta Con Broccoli. A lower-fat take on a classic, served with whole wheat linguine. As [...]
warm & comforty foods.
Brussel Sprouts Au Gratin from The Urban Vegan here’s a showing of what I’ve been cooking in the past month or so. colder weather & holiday season = comfort foods on the brain. turning on the oven to roast vegetables and bake tofu is delicious and keeps the apartment warm! they’re the type of dishes [...]
