Ah, halwa (halva?) - so many varieties and all so tasty. I have to admit, though, this isn't one you'll see on any menu or in any shop -- it's completely invented. Desperate for a healthier halwa and finding myself without my usual favorite halwa base, besan (chickpea flour), I ...

I came up with this technique early last year (before I was vegan) and, after much experimentation, I realized that the best "liquid" to use was yogurt (probably some acid/base thing). Unfortunately, using vegan yogurt for every batch was a little tough (price, acidity, flavor options, etc). So, what's a vegan ...

Indian food's preparation seems to sneak its way into every conversation I have about veganism. I'll start saying how easy it is to be vegan and then, without fail, I'll get a reply of "Yeah, for you! You can eat Indian food every night." I'm assuming they think they can't because ...

Before I begin babbling about my love of eggplant, I want to congratulate Emmie and Chris! They will both be receiving their own set of Clearly Fresh Produce Storage Bags! Now, on to the eggplant. I love eggplant. I mean, I really love eggplant. I especially love cheap eggplant, which I happened ...

For anyone that saw my "any way you like it" cookies, this is the same idea, but with cake. You can make it vegan, you can make soft, you can make it dense, you can even make it savory. Just make it! And come back after to let me know how ...

When I first became a vegetarian (way back before it was cool), I had a really hard time finding animal-friendly lunches (especially sandwiches). Dinner was easy because I could cook anything I wanted. But, lunch...lunch had to packable and, preferably, not something that needed to be served hot. (I was ...

Ok, well, that's not entirely true. But aren't there T-shirts that say something like that? All of the pictures and descriptions in the slideshow were taken by my good friend, Susannah Hope. All I did was "enhance" them in iPhoto and crop some of them to remove background. Since this is ...

It's been so long since I've written. I wish I could say it's because I haven't felt much like cooking; because I haven't been able to find the words; because I'm lost in other (more fascinating) endeavors. If only that were the case. If only... I actually made this loaf awhile ago ...

I went and saw my advisor today. I think I was hoping for him to give me the answers--tell me what to do with the rest of my life. The bureaucratic nightmare that was the posting of my transfer credits is finally over, which means I did indeed graduate this ...

Good news: after watching me spend a painstaking amount of time photographing these (Michigan winters do not make for good photography), my friend/sous chef/taste tester that happened to be over at the time decided they were quite delectable. (She did agree with me on the point that they were more ...