Baked Ziti - Junk Food Post #5

How’s everyone feeling?  Still hungry?  Good because unResolution month rolls on!  Today’s suggestion comes courtesy of Spookygirl, who said her favorite bad for her comfort food is baked ziti, which she said is “75% cheese … [b]aked to a bubbly goodness.”
Now, I must admit, until the last few years, no one in my house ate […]

Killer Mashed Potatoes - Junk Food Post #3

And the beat rolls on.  Hopefully by now, most everyone has abandoned their resolution and is pleasantly enjoying their wave of delicious comfort food.  Today’s edition is dedicated to my wife because I first made Killer Mashed Potatoes for her.
Killer Mashed Potatoes
What makes them killer?  Well, two things really.  First, they are really, really good […]

Seven Cheese Mac and Cheese - Junk Food Post #2

The assault on good eating, continues, this time in a post inspired by my friends Daniel Perez at Highmoon Media Grace Piper at Fearless Cooking, MissBHavens at missbehavens (whose recipes are equally good at ripping apart New Year’s Resolutions), and Sean Paul Ellis at losesome.blogspot.com.
Today, we are going to rock yours senses with seven cheese […]

Vegan Gnocchi in Cheesy Bechamel with White Truffle Oil - Junk Food Post #1

Today hereby inaugurates my Thirty-One Days of Junk Food.  My New Year’s Resolution this year is to make sure as many of my readers broke theirs as possible!  (Just kidding, but not really.)  I think I’m off to a good start!
(BTW, this post is dedicated to Kelly Olexa, who ironically enough, is one of the […]

Twilight Vegetarian Food Rage

Every now and then something comes along and tells me that vegetarians and vegans still have a long way to go.
Friday night was date night for me and my wife and she REALLY wanted to see Twilight. We compromised for our date night. First, we went to go to Spin (which I like) […]

Pumpkin… But Not Pie

One of my Tweeps, Felicia Slattery, responded to one of my pleas for inspiration with the suggestion of talking about what you can do with pumpkin other than make pie.  Since the appearance of pumpkin en masse in grocery stores, I’ve taken an interest in this myself (see my recipe for Pumpkin Baingan Bharta) and  […]

The $7 Dinner Challenge Part 3

Okay, here is big entry number three in  Cate and Sarah’s $7 Dinner Challenge.  If you have not heard of the $7 Dinner Challenge, these two amazingly talented food bloggers have challenged the rest of us still pretty talented food bloggers to create a  two-course meal for four including a full serving of vegetables for just […]

Recipe: Deviled Eggs Just in Time for Halloween

Yes, Halloween is upon us and what better dish to serve than deviled eggs?  Everyone loves deviled eggs,  they are great at parties and they are easy to make.
OK, I must admit the idea of serving deviled eggs actually came my friend Skyle who told me she makes them into scary Halloween ghosts and serves […]

Fried Artichokes

So at some urging from Judy, here is my recipe for fried artichokes, which  was heavily inspired by the same dish at La Bodega in Kansas City, MO.  It is the perfect combination of salt from the “ham” and sweet from the garlic vegannaise.
Fried Artichokes

8 large artichokes
3 tablespoons corn starch
4 slices of tofurkey lunch meat […]

Pumpkin Baingan Bharta

Baingan Bharta is my third favorite Indian dish (after the Rucci fry at Rucci in Overland Park, KS) and Cauliflower Manchurian, also known as the greatest meal ever.  For those not familiar with the dish, baingan bharta is an eggplant curry made from ginger, garlic, chilies, and cilantro.
But You Said Pumpkin
That’s right.  Baingan Bharta is […]