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I love kale. As much as I enjoy its flavor in potato soups and in dishes that need a strong green that won’t easily wilt, I normally don’t find the time to cook time-consuming meals, especially during the weekday. Unfortunately, my kale usually goes limp and soggy before I actually can use it. [...]

I assure you — it was tasty! ;)
I’ve been craving some pasta, and I had some kale on hand. After doing a quick Google search, I decided to make a tomato, kale, and mushroom pasta modified from this recipe on VegWeb. :)
Ingredients
Makes about 3-4 servings.

3 medium-sized tomatoes roughly chopped
One small head of kale, stems [...]

I had today off, so I spent it cooking!
A few things I learned about myself in regards to cooking:

I tend to cook when I’m hungry. This doesn’t work when I want to eat now, and the recipes I have take at least 30 minutes to prepare…
I absolutely loathe going to the grocery store to [...]

Awhile ago, I had someone ask me what recipe I used to make my vegan buttercream frosting.
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World (the best cupcake cookbook I’ve ever come across) is pretty much my Bible, so I typically follow Isa and Terry’s recipes. They, however, use waaaaaaaaaaay too much frosting, so here’s what I do [...]

I’ve realized that I’m not a very good cook when it is very late at night. Things just don’t taste quite right nor are they particularly tasty.
So after four hours of sleep last night and then a stint at the office (oh my, how pretentious!), I had a light dinner and went to bikram. [...]

This recipe is based off of Veg Web’s vegan fried chicken. I’ve made the recipe a few times, but it’s never turned out the way I wanted. After pains of hunger these past couple of days and the lack of groceries, I thought I’d give TVP another shot.
TVP is short for textured vegetable [...]

I paired mine with a mixed green salad, half an avocado, and dashes of balsamic vinegar. SO good. Another comforting food that I regularly make!
From VegNews’ Jan./Feb. 2009 issue.
Aloo Tikki and Spiced Yogurt
These crispy, savory potato pancakes pack spicy punches with ginger, chile, and fresh lemon juice. They’re best served immediately and doused with [...]

A delicious recipe modified by a friend of a friend from Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations.
Thank you, Erika, for sharing this recipe with me! It has been reproduced below with her permission and includes her recipe notes.
Rice mix:

2 cups cooked rice
2 cups cooked orzo

Lentil mix:

1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 cup [...]

After doing two back to back bikram classes (I swear, I never want to miss another day again… and I still have like 10 more to make up!), I was feeling really, really hungry. I wanted something super satisfying, and unfortunately, had nothing in the fridge. It was getting late, so I wanted [...]

Things have been a bit busy and hectic lately. I’ve cooked a few meals, but I haven’t had the time to write about them. After listening to the VP debates and then catching a guilty-pleasure movie, quick write up before hitting the sack.
I bought a box of tempeh from Whole Foods since the [...]