Last weekend, Calla helped me make dinner. She was helpful and engaged. She stirred the sauce, poured and mixed ingredients and pressed up right.next.to.me. while I chopped and diced. I did my best to breathe deeply, let her have fun and not micro manage her when she sploshed sauce over the side of the sauce [...]
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Goopy Little Hands
Posted in dinner, Italian food, main dish, parenting, Recipes, Sauces, Uncategorized, vegan on July 19, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Pancakes for Dinner
Posted in Uncategorized on January 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Until recently, I had no idea I wasn’t eating good pancakes. For years I cooked flacid, sub par, wanna-be pancakes. I wrongly assumed vegan pancakes could never be fluffy and were a breakfast treat lost to vegans along with eggs and white birthday cake (the latter of which I am still searching for a successful [...]
Moderating the Cookie Gluttony
Posted in baking, dessert, holidays, Uncategorized on December 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I had a brief moment yesterday, between gluttonous handfuls of leftover Christmas cookies, where I decided I was going to do a six week sugar detox. I also made a birthday resolution to train for a half marathon. Maybe it was my self disgust for my unabashed consumption of vegan cookies that caused me to [...]
Balancing the Holidays
Posted in holidays, parenting, Uncategorized on December 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chanukah came early this year, and it forced me to fully acknowledge the impending holidays well before Thanksgiving. Our family celebrates both Chanukah and Christmas, and not because we are full of holiday cheer. My hubby Scott and I decided early in our relationship that we wouldn’t deny the other’s culture for the sake of [...]
Homage to the Tofurkey
Posted in Leftovers, sandwiches, Uncategorized, Vegan MoFo on November 30, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Dear Tofurkey, You are an ugly little football, but I forgive you of your appearance or lack-thereof and love you anyway. Your salty, chewy texture goes nicely with a side of stuffing, gravy, and cranberry sauce. You are so unlike the real turkey my family attempted to roast on Thanksgiving day. You didn’t leave unsavory, [...]
A Thai Curry Obsession
Posted in dinner, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegan MoFo on November 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This year, Scott uncovered the secret to creating authentic curries. A stroll through a Thai restaurant kitchen on the way to escorting our daughter to the bathroom unveiled an awesome discovery: Thai restaurants use pre-made curry. All those cookbooks that list 20 different ingredients (only found fresh in Thailand) to make a green, yellow, red, [...]
My Cranky Kitchen
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cheesecake, Cooking, Ubuntu on October 19, 2010 | 5 Comments »
“Everything King Midas touched Turned to gold, the lucky fellow. Every single thing I touch Turns to raspberry Jell-O.” –Shel Silverstein, “Squishy Touch,” from A Light in The Attic. I am beginning to think my kitchen is holding a grudge against me for some unknown crime I’ve committed. Perhaps it is angry that the fridge [...]
Pesto Panic
Posted in Uncategorized on October 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The end of every basil season triggers the thought of winter months and more specifically, the possibility of pesto withdrawals. Each September, Scott marks the true end of summer by blending up a bulk batch of pesto. In past years, we would bike over to the farmer’s market to buy the entire basil display from [...]
A Dark Shade of Blue
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Today, like most days, Calla tucked her little hand into mine while we walked over the wooden bridge to her preschool. Normally, I am in a hurry and half drag her along the path in an attempt to gain back precious minutes lost over shoe struggles and tooth brush battles. But today, as she reached [...]
Missing Sweet Teeth
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes I wonder why I even bother baking sweets. Why? Because the cupcake consumption breakdown in my house ends up as follows: Scott: 1-2 cupcakes Lennon: 1/4 cupcake (and multiple declarations of dismay for said cupcake) Calla: 2 cupcakes (mangled into an indistinguishable mass and then sucked upon for 20 minutes) Me: 9 cupcakes Okay, [...]
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