the very first chocolate cupcake, and bye for now

I haven't posted since last fall, and this is the main reason why. No, not the cupcake - that was made in relatively little time. Baby Miro, on the other hand, takes up lots of (wonderful) time. Combined with a busier than ever work schedule, food blogging has taken a back seat.

Maybe that will change down the road, but for now, I'm closing up the blog shop with a homemade (by Renate) chocolate cupcake - Miro's first taste of chocolate, at the party for his first birthday. Can't beat that.

Strawberry Peanut Butter cupcakes

...With strawberry leather hearts. Thanks Kathryn of Cooking Outside the Box!

Korean tofu taco

Korean spicy tofu taco, from Dokebi in Brooklyn.

TtuckPpokki Korean rice cakes

TtuckPpokki traditional Korean rice cakes simmered in a hot chili sauce, from Dokebi in Brooklyn.

pajeon - korean kimchee pancake

Korean kimchee scallion pancake, from Dokebi in Brooklyn.

japanese curry & mash veggie dogs

Ito veggie dog: Topped with Japanese curry and kimchi apples.
Mash veggie dog: Spicy ketchup + jalapeno mustard + crushed salt and pepper potato chips.
From AsiaDog at the Brooklyn Flea

birthday pancakes

Pancakes courtesy of Renate, strawberry preserves courtesy of Jen.

horchata ice cream

Made with rice milk and cinnamon - finally, a good use for rice milk ice cream! From Three Twins Ice Cream, in San Francisco.

smores!

Vegan smores! From Sweet & Sara. Arguably the most awesome sweet ever.

duckie and bottle cupcakes

This is what vegan baby shower cupcakes look like.

panini, frittata, polenta

Sorry for the hiatus!


Farmhouse Panini: walnut-lentil pâté, rosemary aïoli, italian ciabatta, mesclun salad.


New Potato-Chive Frittata: tofu, smoked tomato jam, spinach salad, whole grain toast.


Creamy polenta with greens, caramelized onion, and grilled tofu.
All from Counter in NYC.

breakfast burrito

Breakfast burrito from Golden West Cafe in Baltimore.

Szechuan broad beans

Melt in your mouth broad beans (aka lima beans?) in scallion sauce from Grand Sichuan in New York.

rutabaga plum soup

Cream of rutabaga soup with Asian plum sauce, topped with a dollop of chili garlic sauce.

brookies (aka brownies meet cookies)

Homemade brookies: chocolate chip cookies baked into brownies. A vegan version of the newest contender for Brooklyn's official cookie.

bavarian bread with pluot spread

Vegan abendbrot: richly dense slices of Manna Organics Bavarian sourdough bread, stuffed with seeds and whole grains, topped with plout jam from Inna Jam (thanks Lisa!).

Nutso-Futso Mac & Cheese

Vegans looking for a satisfying, creamy, knock-your-socks off mac & "cheese" recipe need look no further. Learn how at She's Doing a Great Job.

rainbow roasted winter vegetables

Roasted turban squash and purple potatoes, over bed of kale and quinoa, with chile-cumin-lime sauce.

pistachio pomegranate truffles

Vegan dark chocolate truffles infused with pomegranate juice and rolled in roasted pistachios. A perfect blend of rich chocolate, sweet pomegranate, and salty pistachio. From Truffles by Emily.

Pizza with Mustard Greens