tahini

roasted eggplant with tahini and pomegranate party dip

December 23, 2011

Sometimes I like being told what to do—not too often mind you, so don’t get the wrong idea! But once in a while when I’m lacking the proper kitchen inspiration, it is nice to get helpful instruction. That happened the other day with this eggplant recipe. We were having a group of friends over and [...]

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chickpea falafel

January 14, 2011

I was so proud of myself after successfully making this chickpea falafel. (Is that plural or singular? Do you say “falafels” or “falafel” if you’re referring to more than one of these savory balls of goodness or what? Maybe it is like the word “shrimp?”) Falafel is something that I’ve eaten often and really enjoyed. [...]

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roasted broccoli with tahini dressing

January 3, 2011

We are big fans of all vegetables from the Brassica family, be it broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens, kohlrabi or what have you. These unsung heroes of the vegetable kingdom may not be as sexy as eggplant, as sensuous as zucchini, or as sweet as pumpkin, but Brassicas have their own individual charms. They’re versatile for [...]

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retro Seventies vegan dinner: crumbly tekka miso over brown rice with fried tempeh

June 24, 2010

I’ve been reading this remarkable book first published in 1975, The Book of Tofu by Shurtleff and Aoyagi. At least one of the writers was heavily influenced by the American Buddhist movement and spent time at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center near Big Sur, California. There he/they became enchanted with all things Japanese, especially the [...]

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creamy hummus

March 8, 2010

I can’t believe that we’re coming up on almost a year of weirdcombinations postings, that I love Mediterranean style food and have yet to write about hummus. That’s truly weird! I make hummus all the time including with many variations. Usually I’ll fry the garlic in a bit of olive oil to reduce the heat [...]

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vegan edamame pâté

December 21, 2009

This is a very simple dip you can eat with pita bread, pita chips and crudités, like: raw carrot, celery and jicama sticks, as well as, cherry tomatoes, and broccoli and cauliflower florets or anything else that appeals to you. It’s essentially the same recipe you might use for hummus, but chickpeas get replaced with [...]

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