I used to make truffles by mixing up chocolate dough, using my hands to roll balls, and dipping the balls in chocolate. Those were delicious and looked sophisticated — but they were a lot of messy work. I … Continue reading →
When I was a teenager, I found a recipe for Soft Gingerbread Cookies in a magazine. I loved the cookies and baked them for years! Then the recipe got thrown away, and I spent years and years looking for it. … Continue reading →
This is a simplified nod to Golden Crispy Tofu — a recipe that I love! Instead of putting (gluten-free) breading on the outside of each piece of tofu, this recipe aims at the same flavor, but the ingredients are all … Continue reading →
I invented this easy recipe in 2011. It’s basically a mix of eggs and mashed potatoes, with some beans and greens mixed in. You shape it into pancakes, cook in a frying pan and voila! It is warm and soothing, … Continue reading →
This recipe started out as a three-bean pasta salad from the excellent cookbook Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special. My partner, Jan, was a big fan of quick recipes, and he used to cook this recipe often. Now that Jan is gone, … Continue reading →
Ever so many years ago, at Seva restaurant in Ann Arbor, I had the most amazing dessert ever. It was intensely chocolatey, dense, and absolutely delicious. Afterward, I spent years ordering desserts at Seva to try to find out what … Continue reading →
Years ago, my family loved to get vegetarian pot stickers — little dumplings — from a Chinese vegetarian restaurant called Chia Shiang. We loved that restaurant, and their potstickers were a real favorite of ours. When we went gluten-free, we … Continue reading →
The very first recipe that I posted on this site is a recipe for healthy chocolate chip cookies. It is delicious – but it has a lot of nuts in it, which makes it pretty high in fat and very … Continue reading →
Rather than going out for Chinese food, another option is to make your own! This is yet another recipe for an ethnic food where I make a version that is not remotely authentic but it is easy to make at … Continue reading →
My son James, my nephew Keane, and I really like this easy chickpea salad recipe. Yum! The chickpea salad is heavily adapted from the excellent cookbook Vegan Lunch Box by Jennifer McCann. It uses an easy healthy homemade mayonnaise called … Continue reading →
