Hey guys! Sorry it’s been sooooo long since I’ve posted anything. My blog was hacked! All of a sudden, I was getting thousands and thousands of Chinese emails in my TVW account and then the host took down my blog for security reasons! It took months and months to get it mostly fixed (there are […]
One of my followers pointed out that the Ziggy Marley web site where the recipes for my Jamaican Vegan Feast were posted doesn’t seem to be active. She asked if I could post those recipes right here on The “V” Word and I said you bet! My review for Ziggy Marley Organics was written back […]
Last night I was trying to think of what to make for dinner. When I can’t decide, I try to narrow it down – which ethnicity? which ingredients? comfort food or healthy? saucy or not sauce? Yesterday, I was feeling like Butler Foods soy curls but not saucy. Not a stew or soup. I wanted […]
So many of the recipes I develop happen because I crave my mother’s cooking. All of a sudden, as if out of nowhere, this craving hits me and it’s powerful. It engages all my senses – I’m back in the kitchen and I can see her food on the stove, smell the delicious aroma, hear […]
When I posted my Vegan Potato and Spinach Cheddar Fritters last week, I realized that I never posted the recipe for these fritters which I had made weeks earlier. The idea for these fritters came because I had some broccoli to use up and I was in the mood for something more decadent than a […]
Usually, the recipes I post are for a single dish rather than the whole meal but this composed dish was so amazing that I had to keep it all together. I knew I was making tofu for dinner and Tom said he wanted mashed potatoes so that was on the menu. The only question was how […]
Yesterday was one of those days when I didn’t know what to make for dinner and the veggie supply was running low. You know those times – you look through the fridge and try to figure out what you can make from what you have, like it’s a basket on Chopped. I had potatoes and […]
The other night I have a craving for BBQ. Whenever I make BBQ, I want mashed potatoes on the side. But I was out of potatoes. Then I thought polenta would be good but I didn’t have any cornmeal or polenta either. 🙁 I was getting ready to think up something else for dinner when […]
Today is a bit of a departure from my VeganMoFo theme because I am not reviewing any products. However, it’s still another post about delicious vegan food with a recipe so I’m sure it counts. Rosh Hashanah is almost upon us. If you are planning a big dinner for your friends and family, you will […]
Over the years I have accumulated so many recipes that I often can’t keep track which ones I’ve posted on the blog and which are still waiting their turn. The other night I looked up a recipe I wanted to make but lo and behold, it was nowhere to be found on the blog even […]
It’s Shavout, the Jewish holiday where we commemorate receiving the Torah, and for most people who celebrate, it brings to mind dishes that focus on dairy. However, I just read an interesting article on The Jewish Daily Forward called “Want Authentic Shavout Meals? Try Fruit, Not Dairy.” The article states that dairy was not an […]
If you have never heard of Poutine, it’s time to start. Poutine is a traditional Canadian dish. It’s the ultimate comfort food – french fries smothered in gravy and topped with cheese curds. It’s common to find many poutine shops in Canada but now this decadent dish is becoming very popular in the U.S. I”m […]
Anyone who has been to a Passover Seder knows that the Seder Plate is the centerpiece of the table. It is rich with symbolism of the Exodus of the Hebrew slaves and is a main part of the Seder’s ceremonial rituals. But some of the items on the Seder plate are not vegan-friendly and […]
As many of you know, I didn’t cook much before I became vegan. Most of my meals were take-out or eaten out. When I did cook, my version of “homemade” involved a lot of boxes and envelopes. My vegetables were the frozen kind that came with the little packet of sauce. My mashed potatoes […]
` Lately I have been craving a lot of the foods my mother used to make. A few weeks ago I started thinking about her potato knishes. Oh, how we all got happy when Mom made knishes! When Mom got busy making something like knishes, she made enough to feed an army. She brought some […]
“It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.” – Haile Selassie I miss a lot of things since moving upstate especially all the different types of food I used to be able to eat. Of all the cuisines I miss, the one I miss the most? Ital food! Not […]
Welcome to another day of VeganMoFo 2013, the month of vegan food. I can’t believe this is the 20th post already! There aren’t many veggies that I don’t like. When it comes to trying new foods, I have a rule: I can’t say I don’t like something unless I try it several times, […]
Sugar snap peas are one of those vegetables I buy and then I’m not sure what to do with them other than putting them in a stir-fry or just munching them raw. They are a cute little bunch of pods and they hold up really well to cooking, keeping their crunch. Tom brought me home […]
I love onion rings! Whenever I was eating in a diner, I had trouble deciding between fries and onion rings – so I’d get both. It’s easier to do that when you are with someone else so you can order the fries and the other person can order the rings and you split them. Trying […]
I just posted 9 different recipes for latkes and 5 recipes for dipping sauces and creams. But where’s the apple sauce, my favorite condiment for latkes? Latkes with no apple sauce???? NOOOOOO!!! Relax. Here is a fast (we’re talking 20 minutes max) and festive apple sauce. It’s rich, sweet from the apples and a little […]
Yesterday I posted 4 recipes for vegetable-filled latkes: traditional potato latkes, potato-zucchini latkes, zucchini-carrot latkes and Brussels sprouts latkes. Today I am going global, mashing up the customary potato latkes with some of my favorite ethnic flavors. It’s really fun to shake things up and try new things. I made 5 different styles of flavor-filled […]
Every year I make dozens and dozens of latkes for Chanukah. I make the basic potato latkes and also potatoes mixed with zucchini like my mother did. But this year I felt like being creative and trying new things. I ended up going a bit crazy and made 7 additional kinds of latkes! Potatoes are […]
It may be last minute and you probably already have your menu planned but I just took my stuffing out of the oven and it looks and smells so good, I thought I would share it with everyone. Even if you are making a Tofurky or Field Roast that already has stuffing in it, you […]
Since I became vegan, I have tasted so many new foods. It’s amazing how we can get into ruts and eat the same things over and over again. And I used to say that I loved vegetables!! I did – the same half a dozen veggies that I ate repeatedly. Let’s face it: new […]
