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Day 59: I adapted this from a book called Power Foods for the Brain. Oh, and it’s delicious, too. What could be better? I actually have to find the part which talks about why sweet potatoes are good for the brain. I’m afraid I went straight to the recipes and started cooking. Ingredients: 2 cups […]

Day 54: What to do with a rutabaga? Yes, indeed, WHAT? (Any ideas – please post below) We received a couple of these wrinkly veggies in our Winter CSA – just when I was getting a handle of cabbage, these arrived instead, like devil brains. I adapted a rutabaga mash from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra […]

Day 53: I love how I am starting to automatically think in terms of vegan dishes. This is new for me. I made this in a hurry, and it works. I ate the whole bowl! Ingredients: 1 Cup rice pasta I portion of Italian Broccoli 1/2 lb crimini mushrooms, cleaned and sliced finely (I use […]

Day 49: This dish takes a while but it it totally worth it. It is rich and tasty. Perfect for a Sunday. My friend asked if I had any mushroom dishes on this blog. I must admit I had not. I have so many veggies from my Winter CSA it is hard to justify purchasing […]

Day 43: I love this dish! I’m really getting into tofu but, in the back of my mind, I have this vague idea that it is bad for me. Any ideas, anyone? I only really ever had it deep fried in my red Thai curry, but now I’m finding all sorts of ways to enjoy […]

Day 42: The dressing for this is delicious and really zingy. Okay, I did not have corn but I had the rest, and I figure you could substitute just about anything with a dressing like this. It’s funny, a few years ago I had not even heard of quinoa, let alone be able to say […]

Day  41: Really? You thought I could do a vegan challenge without tofu? But, hey, listen – even my omnivorous husband said, ‘that’s good tofu.’ Yes, he said it because he liked it, and he didn’t swoosh it down with a gulp of water. This is from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope […]

Day 38: This was adapted from a recipe my friend Caroline sent me, from Food52.com. I replaced the yams with sweet potatoes, as that is what I had in my CSA, and peanuts and peanut butter with almonds and almond butter. I didn’t have any peanuts or peanut butter around, but I found out later […]

Day 37:  Kom Hey Fa Choi! Happy Lunar New Year! Year of the Snake. When I lived in England, my dear friend, Tracy, would always make me dumplings and noodles every Chinese New year – dumplings for money and noodles for a long life. She would make us each an enormous dumpling. I have adapted […]

Day 35: Yes, it was only a matter of time before the word ‘tempeh’ came up on this blog, right? This is adapted from a tofu dish, from Veganomicon, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero. Their recipe calls for dark rum which I did not have, but it needs something spiky otherwise it […]