Category Archives: Vegetarian
Vegetable Chow Mein with Tofu
Despite being half Japanese and growing up in a home where we occasionally ate Asian-inspired dishes, the truth is, I don’t cook a lot of Asian food. I enjoy eating it. If I had to live on things like nori … Continue reading
Vegetarian Pepperoni Sausage
I shall confess that on the first day of this year, I absolutely ate a chicken fried steak smothered in sausage gravy, two over-easy eggs, and half a Belgian waffle for breakfast. Call it post-drinking (a.k.a. hangover) food. Call it… … Continue reading
Chocolate Dipped Macadamia Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
Is it too soon for cookies? Probably. Am I going to share this recipe with you anyway? Absolutely. Do these cookies satisfy both emotional eating and the need for buttery, sugary, little treats? For sure. How long does the phrase, … Continue reading
Top 16 Recipes from 2012
It’s almost 2013 and yet, somehow it feels as though 2012 just started a few short weeks ago. Its been a good year, filled with family, friends, travel, new recipes, good food… A year’s worth of blogging. And I’m graciously … Continue reading
Cashew and Red Pepper Marinara Sauce
I think I’ll share a secret with you. I love cooking, experimenting with recipes, and making food for folks. However, it’s a conundrum. When it comes to hosting folks for a meal, I feel as if I’d earn a big … Continue reading
Honey Vanilla Bean and Sea Salt Caramels
Happy Holidays, all of you! Wait, what? I just missed them? Christmas snuck up on me this year. Maybe because it fell on a Tuesday? Maybe because I always put off my shopping until the last minute and time passes … Continue reading
Vegetarian Mushroom Gravy
I don’t remember growing up, eating vegetarian gravy. Ever. In fact, my memories of gravy revolve around homemade whole roasted chickens, whose drippings were turned into very flavorful, rich chicken gravy. Or, fried pork chop drippings made into creamy pork … Continue reading
Hazelnut Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
One thing about this season: there are so many sweets everywhere it makes my teeth hurt just to think about them all. I usually shy away from that scene. Not as a sugar snob – it’s just that generally, I … Continue reading
Green Chile and Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce
There are times that the senselessness of what’s going on around me leaves only an overwhelming feeling of distance. This morning I read, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other,” … Continue reading
Gingerbread Coffee Cake
It’s not often, but sometimes we wind up with leftovers that easily take care of dinner plans. I usually don’t mind at all. Especially for dishes like soups, stews, lasagna… Things that taste better the next day, anyway. On the … Continue reading