stock up on summer spices

This is Savory Spice’s last weekend at the 6th Street location! They will be back, but it will take a couple of months for them to get up and running at their new Barton Creek Square Mall location so be sure to stop by and stock up. They’re open today through 6pm and will maintain their … Continue reading »

vegetarian meal plan – may 13, 2013

I had a pretty fantastic weekend. So great, that I even managed to set aside some time for meal planning. Trying out my mother’s day gift (an Evernote Moleskine) may have also been a motivating factor. A Moleskin all in its own is pretty darned fancy, but an Evernote Moleskine has the added bonus of … Continue reading »

feliz dia mami

I recently realized that I had never really cooked with my mother (as in collaboratively). All things that were created in the kitchen were distinctly hers or mine. There were bigger and more elaborate meals that required splitting of duties, but again you could point to the parts that belonged to me and the ones … Continue reading »

comida mexicana all week

We had to skip our CSA pickup this past weekend and I have not had time to hit one of the other local markets since, so the fresh veggie contingent in our house has been reduced to the handful of staples that are essential to a Mexican kitchen – tomatoes, onions, cilantro, potatoes, and chiles. … Continue reading »

austin bakes for west is today

We had unseasonably cool weather last night so our late-night oven-churning was doing good in all sorts of ways! A vegan version of my chipotle-honey granola will be at the Northwest location of Austin bakes today – Whole Foods Market Gateway from 10am-2pm. Be sure to stop by at least one of the 8 locations … Continue reading »

dinner from leftover veggies

I had a really great day that I chose to dedicate almost entirely to the kitchen. I scrubbed the stove. I cleaned counters and back-splashes. I baked. I made tonight’s dinner with not a bean in sight. The Cauliflower, Spinach & Potato Stir-Fry with Coconut Milk that we’re having is from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking … Continue reading »

Austin Bakes is Back in Action

The energetic and do-gooding bakers that pulled us all into action for Japan and Bastrop are back at it! They’ll be baking up a storm over the next week in preparation for the Austin Bakes for West city-wide bake sale on Saturday, May 4. You can sign up to volunteer, donate to Americares through their … Continue reading »

vegetarian meal plan – april 23, 2013

Sorry for skipping my meal plan the past few weeks. I had a couple of weeks of throwing meal-planning caution to the wind and then my mama was in town (more on the food we cooked up coming soon) and then the dishwasher went on a downward spiral. Ay, ay, ay! Needless to say, that … Continue reading »

yesterday’s market stash

I am crossing my fingers that the dishwasher repair guy will yield fabulous results tomorrow and am prepping myself for a week of yum in the kitchen with our CSA stash: Rainbow chard Daikon Salad turnips Salad mix Kohlrabi Parsley Spinach Fennel Parsnips Beets Leeks!! What are you cooking this week? P.S. I have officially … Continue reading »

dishwashing duty

A second and third load of dishes in a day usually fills me with a sense of accomplishment – a clear indication of what the kitchen produced that day. Well, our dishwasher has been out of commission for ten days now and all I have on the mind is a running count of what we … Continue reading »