April 25, 2009
I’m a bit overwhelmed. It seems the careful planning and sequencing I practiced in my undergraduate studies has given way to graduate level cramming. This is a new experience for me, the usually-neurotic planstress. In an effort to keep my butt in the chair facing the screen I’ve increased my Read more…
April 16, 2009
This recipe won the blue ribbon at the Iowa State Fair. And the recipe is totally vegan. How do ya like them corn husks?! I bookmarked it for a rainy day even though I adored the cornbread recipe from the VegNew recipe club I blogged about here. Having to prepare for Read more…
April 15, 2009
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This blog posting is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent hangovers or illness. Every once and awhile comes a night of excess, the kind that kicks your butt for at least 2 or 3 days afterwards. Read more…
April 10, 2009
CupcakeCamp NYC was a total blast! Below is one of my offerings… the marsh-nilla cupcake: golden vanilla cake with a oozing layer of marshmallow topping (from My Sweet Vegan‘s marshmallow mudpie recipe) and dandies on top. Here, CandyPenny and I represent the vegans well in our separate table. She offers Read more…
March 28, 2009
The Valentina exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. I’ve always found fashion to be the most trivial of the arts… but then again I’ve been wearing the same clothes and shoes for at least ten years. Had I been amongst New York’s high society in the Read more…
March 26, 2009
From Bombay to Brooklyn, cupcakes truly are taking over the world! Cupcake Camp, an ad-hoc cupcake collective lending name to local BarCamps across the globe, have brought to life CupcakeCamp NYC! An evening of mini-cake madness! The event is simple: sign up, bring cupcakes, eat cupcakes (or sign up and eat other Read more…
March 7, 2009
After a terrible morning, my first consoling thought was that of brunch. I was going to treat myself to Counter‘s yummy banana flambé vegan french toast when I realized… I had never made french toast myself! I found a very simple recipe for… Banana Coconut French Toast 2 ripe bananas, Read more…
March 5, 2009
Although I was caught in the act of sneaking in my vegan chocolate stout cake to be served after dinner, Wok Man played the clueless part as best he could. Birthday dinner was at Lodge, one of the many eateries in the hub of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The vegan ravioli, one Read more…
March 3, 2009
Dare I say, I am not the biggest chocolate lover. So when Wok Man mentioned chocolate as his only requirement in a birthday cake, I had to compromise and resist the urge to dress up the cake with add-ons like ricemellow pipings, banana slices, berries or a glazed vanilla frosting. Read more…
February 8, 2009
I find it hard to sleep anywhere but my own bed. I’m the same way with the kitchen. In someone else’s kitchen I fumble, miscalculate, mistake their oven’s temperament. This was the case when attempting VCTOTW‘s basic chocolate cupcakes in the Wok Man kitchen. The Wok Man kitchen is so Read more…
January 27, 2009
I think the Almighty Sound is a band from Minneapolis. Despite several webpages I am still not sure. Anyhow, they created 2001: A Spiritualized Odyssey, unique film project that pairs Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey with the J. Spaceman’s space rock. The coupling is a fantastic fit, a higher brow Wizard Read more…
December 25, 2008
Sugar Cookies These were certainly the most time consuming. Using this recipe from blogger couple John & Kristie I churned out 36 glorious evergreens, doused them with the sweet almond icing and dipped them into a pool of nonpareils. Sweet sugar overload! And just in time as one of 2009’s food Read more…
December 19, 2008
The Art/FoodSparrow and her Tim X were the hosts of a delicious holiday vegan potluck. I had been looking forward to the event for months and spent most of the day starving myself for the feast. My additions were from VCOn: Pumpkin Crumb Cake with Pecan Streusel and the tzimmes. Read more…
December 18, 2008
It was a bit ambitious to attempt a vegan version of a gingerbread house, mostly because not much can impersonate the disturbingly hardening power of the egg white “royal icing” cement of tradition. Still, I had to give Vegan Dad‘s recipe a try. A fan of baking, brash haphazard decorating, Read more…
November 29, 2008
Yes, I can handle 29 dates in one night! But it turns out all of them were total drupes. Food puns aside: I couldn’t wait to use the dates Sophia sent my way in our vegan care package swap. I found an easy recipe here but the batter turned out Read more…
October 23, 2008
There is a long coffee table in my folks’ house. The entire surface area of this table is covered with deep pools of Snickers miniatures, individually-wrapped Hostess cakes and Little Debbie treats. This is all year round. It is enough to secure dentists, doctors and food scientists within their lucrative fields Read more…
October 9, 2008
Yesterday being the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, I had no school: job or graduate school. So while those who practice fast, I practiced creating gluttonous vegan treats. Bakery staple, the black & white cookie! I remember having these when I was a kid… half of them, I should say, Read more…
October 1, 2008
Some friends and I are getting together to watch the VP debates tonight, swigging adult beverages generously on cue as the campaign rhetoric flies. One swig for Palin confusing the talking points she rote learned the night before. Another swig for Biden being too gentleman-y. Two swigs for Biden treating Read more…
September 19, 2008
For about 7 months the kitsch mushroom emblazoned fondue set I purchased at a thrift store in Jacksonville, Florida, partly to meet the card minimum, has sat high on my kitchen shelf, a witness and not a participant of the magic inside the Olive kitchen. I arbitrarily selected this date, Read more…
August 21, 2008
After using half a pad of Post-its in my copy of Veganomicon (which I keep between my mattress and boxspring like a dirty magazine), I returned to my favorite kitchen activity: cupcaking. I don’t know what I like more: tasting the end result or lapping up the wet batter like Read more…
July 29, 2008
I used to think Sabra was a tasty hummus but that was before I personalized a garlic-laden recipe I deemed Apotropaichummus. Store-bought can’t ward off evil at the level I require. These moist and delicious blueberry-banana muffins are very healthy. A mere 2 Tbsp of sweetener and fat, organic granulated Read more…
June 25, 2008
In the resurgence of Twin Peaks fever that has swept up me and my peers, I type this blog swaying with the eerie rhythm of The Pink Room. With such sexiness, one must look above to a pixelated Jacques and Laura for more. Here are my Twin Peaks “I am Read more…
June 11, 2008
After this recipe incubated in my “inbox” for weeks, it was time to put my unemployed hours to greater use and get crackin’ on it. This messy cookie assembly required the patience of idle weekday hours and itunes at no one-in-my-building-is-home levels. The culmination: a king-sized, slightly fatter vegan version Read more…
June 6, 2008
1) Pre-heat 350 degrees 2) Mix dry ingredients in large bowl: 1 cup flour (1/2 white & 1/2 whole wheat) 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. sea salt 1/3 cup cho cho chips 3) Mix wet ingredients in small bowl: 1&1/2 tsp. vanilla Read more…
May 22, 2008
Because my students are so darn good, I thought I’d surprise them with some cupcakes. I also thought that PPK’s Isa, who I have recently learned grew up in Canarsie, Brooklyn, would appreciate my spreading VCTOW‘s love back in her hometown community. The golden cupcakes came out a bit too Read more…
May 7, 2008
I thought finding lunch around Canarsie may be a bit difficult for a vegan. However, across the street from the school is a Keyfood with some very interesting selections. Given the large Caribbean population in the area, there is one long aisle dedicated to island cuisine. Bags of light and Read more…