queso blanco
New things going on at work, a new apartment and neighborhood, a new training phase. Sounds like the perfect time to make fresh cheese.
Tag Archives: mexican
tempeh two ways
Besides the “stuffed” part, these two recipes have little to do with our Canadian Thanksgiving up in Ottawa this past weekend. Fermented soy beans don’t have much in common with turkey and pumpkin pie, but…
the whole enchilada
When two good friends of ours left last week for Connecticut, I closed the chapter of our year-long neighborly friendship in the same way that I opened it: with a meal from Veganomicon.
runner’s green chili
On an afternoon last month that could have frozen a habanero, I sipped coffee with an old friend. She’s a loving mother, and one of the most compassionate people I know. She’s one of those…
mexi-quinoa acorn squash
My love affair with quinoa began a few years ago when a roommate wowed me with amazing salad of the said grain, topped with candied nuts. There was something different about this chewy, fluffy side…
mexican spiced chocolate sorbet
These days I barely have time to dream. If I did, I would dream about spending time in my kitchen as I used to do, stirring together wonderful things. But school has sucked me in…
comfort food
Comfort food is hard to define—that is, until you really need it. Last night was one of those nights. For most, comfort food conjures up visions of fat, sugar, cream, or chocolate—the classic no-no’s of…
spoony sundays #2: black bean and hot & sour
Gooooood evening and welcome to the second edition of Spoony Sundays, where we forsake forks and knives for that most graceful of utensils. This week our tastebuds will be given quite a runaround. First, we’ll…