Vegans Need Sauce

When COVID-19 hit, we signed up for the CSA of one of our favorite Campbell market vendors, Spade & Plow in San Martin, Calif. And they asked me to do a guest post on their blog in exchange for some ...

Or noochy, if you'll forgive the terrible joke. "MoFo was the friends we made along the way" just makes me think of The Good Place. Everything else is a giant cliche? Not that I'm above a cliche. Anyway, for today, ...

I never know what to consider my "favorite city." I have places I've been, places I've lived, that I love for a variety of reasons, personal, historical, experiential, or even aspirational. So asking me cook something inspired by a favorite ...

I've been fortunate to be able to stay at the Stanford Inn in Mendocino a few times, and while there's plenty to recommend it, the breakfasts at Ravens are a major selling point for me. It's a 100% vegan place, ...

Last week I shared a few of my favorite homemade summer beverages. Honestly, as a (mostly) non-drinker and someone who isn't particularly keen on sweet drinks, I don't seek out mocktails etc. very often, but I do occasionally like to ...

...I ate a bunch of food. There's no denying that Indian food is an unbelievably broad category, really; it's almost insulting to cram such a huge range of culinary traditions under that one umbrella. I spent about two and a ...

My very first solo trip abroad, in the middle of my senior year of college, was to Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. The primary motivation was that I had a couple friends in Kuala Lumpur who talked up the ...

I want to start this post by mentioning something I did not make but wanted to: tempeh. Years ago, we saw a demonstration by someone who had created a complicated system for homemade tempeh; it involved fish tank equipment, among ...

Earlier this month, we took a little vacation up to Mendocino, which gave us the chance to indulge in a classic American road trip ritual rarely enjoyed by vegans: the fast food burger and fries. Above: Even the signage at ...

In my family, holiday celebration planning primarily consists of menu creation. Beyond working around everyone's dietary requirements at any given time, we love to try new things, get creative, and sometimes even experiment. Making things from scratch we wouldn't normally ...

I'm a farmers' market junkie, so eating in season is my default, but I did want to stick with my "try new things" MoFo plan and highlight the good stuff we get here in August. Above: What's in season? Tomatoes ...

I guess "teriyaki tempeh" doesn't scream "beach picnic," but who are you to judge me? Above: Picnic lunch platter with teriyaki tempeh over brown rice, sesame cabbage slaw, steamed green beans, carrot sticks, ginger almond dip, and cherries. Bright, colorful, ...

A true "spring" salad would, for me, involve highly seasonal produce: peas, asparagus, baby artichokes, fava beans, etc. Most of which is not so available by late summer, when we're more likely to find other excellent salad ingredients like tomatoes ...

Hey it's a meme no one will remember by the time this posts! Anyway, today is Fall Colors day, and that means yellow squash, orange sweet potato, or red beets. I made borscht because I don't think I have before ...

When it's hot, I just want to lay under a fan and pass out. My tolerance for "hot" tops out around 80, really, so why the hell did I move to California? Anyway. I have a few hot weather cold ...