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Canarsie Vegan (Part I)

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…


To the Farm…

Cooking a four-course Thai meal with ingredients picked from the local market and from the grounds of an organic farm, I brought my appetite and anticipation from the night before. The full day class, offered by the Chiang Mai Thai Farm Cooking School, gave me yet another escape from the Read more…


Sunchoke Latkes

Feeling a bit adventurous, I picked up some Jerusalem artichoke (e.g. sunchoke) at Brooklyn’s amazing Fairway Market some time ago. I had never heard of nor did I know, being it looked a lot like ginger root/nothing like standard artichoke, in what capacity I would use it. In searching for Read more…


Sick & Twisted-I Made Pretzels

Flax pretzels with Hawaiian red sea salt.


get behind me, seitan

Although my seitan cutlets expanded to bulbous, gefilte fish proportions… They were the best I’ve ever had. Take that, medallions!


Gourmet Cooking, Bag #1: Vegan Rice Crispy Treats

With five bags of vegan marshmallows to use before their expiration date on 2/14/07, crispy rice treats (a.k.a. Rice Krispy treats) were in order. Materials: 5 cups storebrand crisp rice cereal 1 bag VeganSweets marshmallows 6 Tbsp. Earth Balance magarine 9″ non-stick pan Step 1: Melt margarine in a large Read more…