Category Archives: Dinner
Slow Cooked Black Beans
The most simplistic recipes often are not born out of a lack of creativity, nor a lack of skills in the kitchen. Sometimes simplicity is both competence and comprehensibility of the ingredients at hand. Knowing that you can put X, … Continue reading
Vegan Rémoulade with Nasoya and Blackened Catfish Sandwiches
About a month ago, I was offered the opportunity to try Nasoya’s new vegan mayonnaise. I was told that Nasoya recently perfected their recipe, creating a smoother, creamier Nayonaise. After accepting the offer, I received a jar of original Nayonaise … Continue reading
Homemade Seitan Fried Chicken
When it came to potlucks when I was a kid, everyone had two requests from my mom: her stir-fried beef broccoli or her fried chicken. Even writing the names of these things down makes my mouth salivate. I remember the … Continue reading
Cheesy Vegetarian Chicken, Spinach and Artichoke Wraps
Sometimes I will see a recipe while browsing food blogs at 11:30, midnight, and think I need this in my mouth right now. Then I fall asleep dreaming of said food, waking in the morning still craving what I saw … Continue reading
Jalapeño Cheddar Buttermilk Cornbread
Whirl-wind weeks. They come and go, but damn… when they hit, it’s from every angle. I am writing this post from an i-Pad. My laptop – you know the one holding every back up of my posts here, all the … Continue reading
Vegetarian Gorgonzola Bacon Burger Pizza
Sometimes I’m pretty sure I can demolish pizza like a teenage boy. I love the versatility of pizzas: sauces of whatever variety you like, toppings galore, dessert, dinner, breakfast… Really, the possibilities are limited only to your imagination. I have … Continue reading
Vegetarian Moussaka
My family has always been largely into music. Growing up, my dad played the French horn, piano and sang in various ensembles. My sister had a knack for the piano and was a percussionist throughout high school. My brothers both … Continue reading
Shrimp and Crab Étouffée
Babe, that’s the real thing! is what my Southern born and raised, then West Coast transplanted, husband said as he ate this étouffée (eh-too-fey). Étouffée is a Creole or Cajun dish generally served with some kind of shellfish (most popularly, … Continue reading
Creamy Potato Leek Soup
‘Tis still the season for soup, I say. Sometimes when I can’t think of what to make for dinner, I will look around the kitchen and my brain immediately goes to soup. Especially if it’s a pureed type – anything … Continue reading
Warm Beet Green Salad with Beets, Goat Cheese, and Pine Nuts
I grew up on an island small enough to travel from one side to the other, then back, in less than half a day. Everyone knows everyone, or knows of everyone. Family isn’t always blood-related. Anyone can be aunty, uncle, … Continue reading