What we ate for dinner

I’m back! You may or may not have noticed, but I took a little blogging hiatus. This hiatus coincided with me starting a new job and, along with that, a new food blog. That, in addition to taking care of three cats and a PhD student, has had me a little distracted. I’m hoping that [...]

I can’t believe I haven’t posted this recipe yet! This is my go-to cookie recipe. It can be vegan or not depending on what ingredients you have around, and the cookies are just super tasty. I think the large portion of vanilla makes them extra good — and if you’re also using vanilla soy milk, [...]

And here are the rolls I served with the veggie sausage & white bean stew. They are nearly impossible to stop eating when they’re warm & fresh from the oven. I adapted the recipe very slightly from the Poppy Seed Pull-Apart Roll recipe in Vegan Brunch by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. Rosemary Pull-Apart Rolls Print Recipe [...]

Sara is working on the research for her PhD dissertation. It’s a grueling process that so far has been full of much excitement and some major lows. At times, it seems like this study is taking over our house.  I’m glad that I can at the very least be a support for her during this [...]

It’s my birthday! And I have a pie pumpkin, so I made up this recipe for pumpkin hummus. It tastes great — birthday magic! Pumpkin Hummus Print Recipe type: Dip Author: Megan Kocher Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 10 mins Ingredients 2 C cooked or canned chickpeas 1 C pumpkin puree 1/4 C lemon [...]

This recipe was a big hit at the food swap last weekend. Someone commented that these scones taste like sunshine. I like that. I based them on the orange scone recipe I’ve posted before (from Vegan With a Vengeance.) Basil Lemonade Scones Ingredients: 1 1/4 C soy milk 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 3 C [...]

After three weekends of traveling, I finally got to stay home and go to the farmer’s market last week. I was so excited to be back, I wanted to splurge on everything. I got a kohlrabi t-shirt, honey, 12 ears of sweet corn, fingerling potatoes, and chanterelle mushrooms. To round out my bliss, I decided [...]

Gather ’round hippies, this summer has seen the renaissance of my favorite no-bake cookie recipe. There’s no refined sugar, no gluten, and even better, they’re delicious and take about 10 minutes to make. I used to make these for my book club when I first moved to Minneapolis. Today, I made them at the special [...]

The first sweet corn of the season has made it to the Kingfield Farmer’s Market! The market has been hyping the arrival of sweet corn all week, so of course I rolled out of bed this morning and made a beeline for the Peter’s Pumpkins stand. I spent the afternoon menu planning while Sara tried [...]

It is the summer of tacos! Why tacos? Tacos are quick and they don’t require turning on the oven, and they can be filled with so many different things. Today I decided to combine my favorite sandwich filling (chili lime mock duck) with a slaw made from my favorite vegetable — kohlrabi! — and some [...]