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White Trash Dinner Party: The Food

Me and my vegan Twinkies… and stained spouse-sweeper, Confederate-inspired belt buckle and undersized jeans. Plenty of cheap beer was a necessity. Here is an extra large “Danish Lager Beer” Southern fried tofu from FoodSparrow with a veganaise aioli. CandyPenny chomping on my Red Lobster bun Tator tots and smart dog Read more…


W.hiskey T.ango

Tapping into my inner low-brow for a White Trash Dinner extravaganza, I kicked up the zing on some vegan Twinkies by piping them with Southern Comfort-infused buttercream! My oh my, how I love me a themed dinner party. With friends busting out the denim cut-offs and mesh hats, crafting appropriate Read more…


Vegan Red Lobster Cheese & Garlic Biscuits

Had I not wanted to allow for internet searchers to easily find these vegan Red Lobster cheese and garlic biscuits, I would have called these my “Holy Sh*t Motherscratcher Ever-Lovin’ Biscuits”… or some such name that adequately expresses my great excitement about them. Many, like me, have fond memories of Read more…


Vegan Cheese and Chive Corn Dogs

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…


Friday Fish Fry {vegan version}

In Wisconsin, the Fish Fry is a Friday staple at bars and eateries. With some old beer batter in need of some crisp, Wisconsin’s own Wok Man and I fried up our own vegan style version in my Brooklyn kitchen. We drenched tofu wedges in the week-old deactivated batter to Read more…


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crunch. berries.pesto. veganaise. tofu. scramble. bayview. seasoning. chocolate. chip.


Vegan Meats Made From Beef: LightLife and ConAgra

This posting has been brewing for years. (Alternate name: Smart Patty My Ass.) You probably know of LightLife‘s packaged veggie meats, maybe picked some up at some point given their widespread availability. They’re everywhere! Of course they’re everywhere. They get delivered with the Chef Boyardee, the Eggos, Orville Redenbacher’s, the Read more…


Hot in the City

So New York City was sweltering this weekend. We beat our previous record high (84) by noon on Saturday as heat climbed all the way to 89! Between the need to be out and about and celebrate spring with friends and drinks, I was not in my kitchen all weekend. Read more…


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…