November 16, 2023
The formula for a good vegan chili is pretty straight-forward……. Aromatic vegetables with varied and bright hues …….an assortment of beans of varying color ……….tomato base (crushed and whole and paste) and flavorful stock …….and, finally, a variety of spices! I also whipped up a jalapeño cornbread Ok, so this Read more…
September 12, 2023
Beautiful Places Close By, Box-free Baking, Cemeteries, Cookies, Cooking Stuff, Eating Out, Lunch, Nature
This year, the summer seems endless. I never know what day is and thus time is passing in giant chunks of leisure. This is my daily life right now. Until it isn’t. So I am basking. Above, an amazing tempeh rib special from Red Fern. Cornbread, sweet potato mash, pilaf Read more…
January 25, 2023
Using this recipe from Rainbow Plant Life, I made the season’s first batch of chili. The result… spicy, complex, rich, and velvety. To follow, the building blocks: It is really delicious, but very spicy for my taste. I will try to adjust spice level on next round and report back. Read more…
November 24, 2022
This is me, Thanksgiving 2022, wearing my oven mitt jacket I have long-associated with Thanksgiving. Perhaps it’s the colors? I got the Whole Foods Vegan Thanksgiving meal again, the one by Chef Coscarelli I got a couple of years back. It is a great value considering how long I spent Read more…
November 15, 2022
It’s that time of year all of a sudden… it’s cooooold! And so it is chili time. Just a few pics during a very busy week. Trying to hold onto time tightly before the whole year is done. This was an okay recipe, but I think it could be much Read more…
January 8, 2022
Here it is! The season’s first chili. I look forward to the seasonal appropriate dish all year. The Vegetables Roasted tomatoes and tons of peppers The Vegetables 1 white onion, diced 4 cloves of garlic, chopped 4 ounce can chopped green chile peppers, drained About 2 cups of peppers or Read more…
July 10, 2021
The Hollow Bar & Kitchen serves up some seitan wings, along with other vegan options, at their happening space in downtown Albany, NY. So I had to partake after a day of driving. The seitan comes from Halo Vegan Food Company, a wholesale supplier of vegan “meats.” Though they do Read more…
January 12, 2021
I look forward to making chili every winter. And despite having several linked recipes through my many years of blogging about making chili, each year I sniff around the w.w.w. thinking that a new magical chili recipe exists. To end this misguided annual hunt, I am posting the general chili-making Read more…
November 27, 2020
I was excited to try Chloe Coscarelli‘s Vegan Thanksgiving Spread offered by Whole Foods this year. She covered all the bases… and with her vegan cred, I trusted the holiest of food holidays in her hands. So let us look and admire… From left to right: Coconut Sweet Potato Casserole: Read more…
December 30, 2019
Visiting the Rockaways off-season you get a better sense of its lure. The folks who live in this area have created a very special community, a community that one might believe they’d need to move far from New York City to obtain. It was my privilege to spend the afternoon Read more…
November 3, 2019
I’m taking it back to 2007 for this title reference because it ties into my lunch for the week in two ways. A beautiful adult lullaby by Anthony “Psycho” Perkins’ son, Elvis Perkins who sings of all the magical activity inside the overnight, like my crockpot making the first batch Read more…
January 7, 2018
Sure, it’s freezing outside. Mounds of snow complicate walking and driving and dressing. ….But it’s chili time! What I love about chili is how you can throw the kitchen sink in… then throw the kitchen sink on top of it. It is a vehicle for all those purposeless loiterers in Read more…
August 23, 2017
I woke up in Cincinnati, Ohio and went to bed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This means that, likely, I will spend tomorrow evening in my own bed. New York. Though I am squeezing in brief stops as I pass through, this excursion is winding down. But I still need sustenance and Read more…
August 10, 2015
The time-worn signage of cities less invaded by Big Box is like a living antique. Its hearkening charm is one of the many things I enjoy about getting out of the metropolitan area. The color combinations, fonts, materials hold character. They hold on to something that’s gone. A glorious congregation of circling Read more…
August 9, 2015
Besides being beautiful, New York’s Finger Lakes Region has some spectacular vegan options. Like Veraisons, the restaurant located on Glenora Winery in Dundee. Honestly, this place was our main reason for this trip. After discovering the vegan options on its seasonal menus, I have been watching them change. With an exciting summer Read more…
February 20, 2015
Connecticut, New York’s northern neighbor, has plenty of vegan eats to feast upon. It’s an ideal destination for a day trip. I can get to Connecticut without heading far into the New York City area and her more messy crossings. The Throgs Neck Bridge is an easy breeze. A couple Read more…
February 17, 2015
In these frigid days and nights, a coveted sunspot is boardwalk real estate. To Frankenstein, a concentrated dose of sun is well worth a bit of awkward positioning. It’s chili weather once again! These cold days have me craving a big bowl of hearty chili with a nice kick of heat. Read more…
August 9, 2009
After a glorious gorgeous day at sea on the soft-sanded and low-key Brighton Beach, Coney Island’s quiet cousin, my new eclair “canoe” baking pan was finally utilized by way of cheddar and chive corn dogs. Sun-tired and hungry, CP and I pulled these dogs together using the Blue Ribbon corn Read more…
January 31, 2009
After a look at my finances, I put my foot down. No more runs to Zabar’s for lunch for their soup. If my brokeness weren’t enough, the recent cornbread recipe from the VegNews Recipe Club sealed the deal. It was time to step up to the burner and make my Read more…
