Vegan Buddha’s Hand Cookies - Junk Food Post #4

Well according to my plan for this month, post #4 was supposed to be another savory comfort food dish, but something extraordinary happened.  Yesterday, I was busying typing away on my laptop when my son suddenly jumps up off the floor,  turns off the TV and announces.  “We are going to cook as a FAM-WEE.”  […]

PersonalChefToGo.com Contest Ends Tomorrow

Don’t forget that today is the last day to tell me your favorite bad for you comfort food.  No recipe needed just leave a comment and you are entered for one of two gift certificates to PersonalChefToGo.com!

Back to Basics: Elegant Marinara

Okay, so my friend Denise asked if I knew any recipes for a good marinara sauce she could use at an upcoming dinner party.  Of course I do and here it is…
Me and Marinara
The funny thing about me and spaghetti sauce is that I did not grow up in an Italian household.  If I had […]

Things I Am Thankful For

It’s probably a bit cliche, but I wanted to take a quick second to write down a few things for which I am thankful.
This isn’t going to be much of a food related post, so hopefully that is okay.  I think tomorrow I’ll write posts on the top ingredients and gadgets for which I am […]

1,000th Twitter User

As I type this, I am sitting at about 980 Twitter followers, which surprises me to no end.  For those who have stumbled on this post and do not use Twitter, from what I can tell reaching 1,000 followers seems to be a big hallmark in Twitterdom with a number of Tweeps (Twitter slang for […]

The $7 Challenge

It’s hard economic times.  American families are watching their food budgets shrink as the price of just about everything else explodes.
As Americans struggle to find creative ways to stretch their food dollar, Cate and Sarah have issued the $7 Dinner Challenge to us food bloggers: face what so many other Americans must every day and […]

Blog Action Day: Poverty

Poverty is not something I talk very much about on Blog Well Done, but given the importance of Blog Action Day, I thought I would take a moment to discuss it.
As my friend at the Peanut Butter Project has rightly said, it is difficult to eat well when you are in poverty.  This statement hits […]

I Have Apples, Yes I Do!

So in a fit of what can only be called madness, I bought a bushel of apples.  Now, I must eat these apples…
So I am going to start cooking apples…  Apple cakes, apple muffins, apple sauces, apple pies, apple main courses, apple sides.
What I want from you all are suggestions…  Give me your favorite apple […]

Chipotle Seitan “Sausages”

This is my entry for the iBuyBarbecues grill contest.  This recipe makes “faux” hot dogs from seitan, a dough made of wheat gluten.
Chipotle Seitan Sausages
•    1 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten
•    1/4 cup nutritional yeast
•    2 tablespoons chipotle powder
•    1 tablespoon kosher salt
•    1 tablespoon garlic powder
•    1/2 tablespoon black pepper
•    1 tablespoon paprika
•    4 […]

Omnivore’s 100

Don’t worry, Part 2 of How to Make Tofu That Doesn’t Suck is coming, but I didn’t realize I had never posted my Omnivore’s 100:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a […]