I have a weakness for soft pretzels but not for paying for them. How a pretzel can be worth $1 to $3 is beyond me (yet this is the same lady who will pay $4 for a latte .... so you never know). Lately I have craved them so I got to work. But lest… Continue reading My Quest to Make Soft Pretzels
Category: Cookbooks
Book Review: Modern Flavors of Arabia
Rarely does a cookbook make me swoon with delight. I did when I saw Modern Flavors of Arabia: Recipes and Memories from My Middle Eastern Kitchen this past week: It is gorgeous - lushly shot photographs, a deep blue theme and the recipes? It makes me want to eat it every night. And while this is… Continue reading Book Review: Modern Flavors of Arabia
Book Review: Vegan Baking Classics – With Recipes
A few times a week I peruse Amazon for the newest in freebie Kindle downloads - there are often quite a few, although one must wade through a lot of junk to find gems (Lets just say that Amazon has an ample supply of 'Mommy-Porn' it seems). They are there though, Vegan Baking Classics: Delicious, Easy-to-Make… Continue reading Book Review: Vegan Baking Classics – With Recipes
Vegan Comfort Food: Wheat Germ Biscuits & White Bean and Spinach Stew
Yesterday was supposed to be rainy, we woke up to blue skies (and some amazing pink over Mt. Rainier), that I looked at Weather Underground and packed Walker and Alistaire in the jogger stroller and walked to town. There is something in me that walking in our neighborhood is like being on a treadmill. I get bored… Continue reading Vegan Comfort Food: Wheat Germ Biscuits & White Bean and Spinach Stew