butternut squash with fresh herbs

Roasted butternut squash steaks and couscous, with roasted tomato, garlic, and onion sauce, topped with fresh basil, oregano, and thyme. Very easy with all the roasting...

Soy Nog and Pumpkin Cheesecake

Soy nog with coconut rum and a bit of nutmeg dusted on top.

Pumpkin Cheesecake!

Black Bean Tacos

Corn tortillas fried with margarine and chili powder, filled with black beans, corn, tomatoes, lettuce, and roasted red pepper salsa.

Cake!

I found this allergy-free cake mix at Peir 1 Imports. It's literally the best vanilla cake I've ever tried, ever!

Thanksgiving Dinner

Or at least as much of Thanksgiving dinner as would fit on a plate: tofurkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato fries, stuffing, gravy, and roasted potatoes, carrots, onions, and mushrooms. Not pictured: homemade cranberry sauce, fresh veggie turkey from Whole Foods, sweet potato and pineapple casserole, green beans with lemon and almonds, apple pie, So Delicious vanilla ice cream. Sadly, our leftovers only lasted two days...

Cookies!

Warm and gooey Chocolate chip cookies!

Tofu Scramble & Bagel

Tofu scramble with onions, green peppers, and peas, and a bagel from a local bakery smothered in Earth Balance.

Cupcakes!

Pineapple Right-Side-Up and Pumpkin Chocolate Ganache cupcakes! Both recipes adapted from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World.

cabbage & kasha rolls

steamed cabbage leaves wrapped around kasha (sauteed with garlic, red onion, and parsley) and roasted asparagus spears

grilled cheeze sandwich

Crispy grilled (soy) cheese sandwich, and side salad with candied pecans, mandarin oranges, and maple citrus vinaigrette, from Sadie's Diner in Toronto

apples and pears

A cornucopia of local apples and pears at the farmer's market. One of the tastiest harvests in years!

Pumpkin Bread

No one can resist warm pumpkin bread baking in the fall!

Corn on the Cob with a Cherry Tomato & Eggplant dish on the side

I miss summer already.

roasted cauliflower, green beans & pecans

Zahra Mekhla: Middle Eastern roasted cauliflower with zaatar and tahini sauce (see recipe)


(White) green beans and pecans, with garlic, onion, lemon, dried lemon powder, and parsley.
Served over couscous.

Peanut Choco rice bar

Peanut Choco Drizzle cereal bar, made by EnviroKidz for the kid in all of us. Like a chocolate covered rice krispies treat, in snack bar format. I wish I had these when I was a kid!

cookie dough coconut milk ice cream

New Purely Decadent coconut milk ice cream - such a great idea! Rich and creamy as coconut milk, but the coconut flavor doesn't overpower the ice cream flavor.

farmers market salad

Enjoying the local produce while it lasts: lettuce, orange and white peppers, yellow carrots, and cucumber, all from our local farmers market. Topped with toasted pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, and a vinaigrette.

baked potatoes with squash blossoms

Baked potatoes topped with squash blossoms (sauteed with olive oil and garlic). A new combination of heavy and light...

Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

Dark Chocolate meets walnut in this cookie perfect for summer treats and fall sweets.

Apricot Galette

stewed daikon & beet greens

Stewed daikon with scallions, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and cilantro, from Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian bookbook.
Improvised beet greens (free from the farmers market) with sweet hoisin sauce.

Senegalese vegetable stew with "fish" balls

A veggie adaptation of tart vegetable stew with fish balls, from the sultry Seductions of Rice cookbook. Fishballs made of tempeh, parsley, scallion, garlic, cayenne, and salt. Stew packed with daikon, carrots, tomatoes, cabbage, and onions, in a vinegar, tamarind, garlic, and chili sauce.

Butternut Squash and Chickpea Soup

A comforting blend of creamy roasted butternut squash and nutty chickpeas. View the recipe here.

Lebanese artichokes, eggplants & green beans

Adrichawki: artichoke hearts tossed with garlic, scallions, cilantro, tomatoes, and olive oil


Makdous: spicy baby eggplant filled with walnuts, garlic, herbs, lemon, and pomegranates


Lubieh Bel Zeit: green beans simmered in tomatoes, garlic cloves, and spices

All from Lebanese Taverna in Baltimore.

jallab

Jallab: A Middle Eastern drink made from dates, raisins, and rose water, with floating pine nuts. Super sweet and refreshing! From Lebanese Taverna in Baltimore.

Peanut Butter+Oats= Really Tasty Cookies

Peanut butter butter cookies that are fluffy and satisfying. View the recipe here.

Stuffed Green Monsters

Beautiful backyard zucchini stuffed with local onions and mushrooms. See what else the VeganCowGirl has been cooking while on holiday in the Italian countryside.

German chocolate cake

Homemade for Lisa's birthday party - see recipe

nachos deluxe

Homemade tortillas served with black beans, mock beef, guacamole, vegan sour cream and fresh salsa, from The V-Spot Cafe in Brooklyn.

Spanish chickpeas & chard

Spanish-style chickpeas and swiss chard, over huge Israeli couscous.

patatas bravas

Crisp fried potatoes in spicy tomato sauce, from Gaudi (the restaurant, not the dead architect), in Bogotá.

chocolate peanut butter bomb

From Atlas Cafe & Bakery, in New York.

Asparagus on a noodle nest

From Vegetarian Planet by Didi Emmons

coconut sweets

Colombian coconut treats, from Cartagena's Portal de los Dulces (Hallway of Sweets). On the left is a cassava/yuca patty stuffed with candied shredded coconut. On the middle is a pineapple and coconut ball, and on the right is a fig, sesame, and coconut ball.

pitahaya

Favorite weird tropical fruit from Colombia: pitahaya! Tastes like a really sweet and smooth kiwi, without the acidity.

feijoa and passionfruit juice

Second most favorite Colombian fruits (tie): feijoa and passionfruit (maracuya), in juice form.

curuba

Our third favorite weird tropical fruit from Colombia: curuba. Texture is like a passionfruit, but it's much more sour and not really for eating plain, but rather in juice form.

uchuva

Our fourth favorite weird tropical fruit from Colombia: uchuvas. As big as cherry tomatoes, but firm and sticky on the outside like tomatillos. Fairly sour, but when they're ripe the tang is welcome.

cholao

We just got back from a trip to Colombia, so several Colombian food posts will follow. First up, cholao - a drink of sorts from the city of Cali. It's made with some combination of shaved ice, chopped tropical fruit (mango, banana, guanabana, etc.), jam, condensed milk, and milo flakes (made of chocolate and malt). I ordered mine without the condensed milk, but later found out that the milo flakes have a tiny bit of dairy. Even without them, it makes for a great fruity treat!

urad dal & mustard greens

Urad dal (cooked with cumin seeds, chili, garlic, and turmeric) and mustard greens (cooked with ginger and green chili), over basmati rice, topped with fried onion.

PROBARs

A sampling of the new PROBAR Sweet and Savory line: sesame goji, cocoa pistachio, kettle corn, cherry pretzel, and maple pecan. Soft, sweet, and genuinely sweet and savory! They taste better than other bars I've had, probably because most of them have chocolate and plenty of sweet stuff. And they look better too - you can actually see all the ingredients. My favorites were maple pecan and cocoa pistachio, both of which really tasted like their main ingredients.

fruit salad

A refreshing breakfast of: papayas, mangoes, bananas, and kiwi, tossed with a little orange juice.
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smoked almonds

A recent discovery for me- smoked almonds. Smoky, salty, savory, addictive!

seared seitan & maple mashed potatoes

Pan-seared seitan & Pomery mustard sauce, with maple potato purée, green beans, & glazed pearl onions.
From Counter in New York.