breakfast
blood orange and poppy seed spelt muffins
i haven’t been able to make it out to the farmers’ market much lately, but this weekend when i arrived at the one in silver lake i was greeted by bushels of beautiful blood oranges. i thought to myself, “what better way to use these blood oranges than with one of citrus’ best friends, poppy [...]
brown rice porridge
let’s face it, oatmeal can get a little boring. thankfully, oats aren’t the only grain you can enjoy at breakfast time. a while ago i posted about making toasted buckwheat porridge and as a result, a friend recently suggested the idea of cooking brown rice as a breakfast dish. it’s pretty simple, mostly just brown [...]
pistachio cranberry biscotti
in italian, biscotti just means cookies – any type. biscotti could be bite sized or as big as your head, flat or thick, crunchy or chewy, round or cut into shapes. in the u.s., we have somehow adopted the word biscotti to mean a specific tuscan treat – a fairly basic cookie dough baked as [...]
tomato and fresh dill omelet
breakfast can be one of the toughest meals of the day for a vegan. sure you can do a piece of fruit, a cup of coffee, or even a smoothie, but most of the filling – and tasty – morning-time meals are laden with eggs, cheese and meat. luckily, i recently realized that making an [...]
persimmon oat muffins
persimmons are so adorable. they look like tiny little pumpkins, except they are tender and sweet. they have a unique–some would say unpalatable–taste if just eaten fresh, but they are irresistible when baked into treats or dried. they are most definitely in season right now so you can find them at the farmers’ market or [...]
nutritious and delicious mango kale smoothie
i use to work at a smoothie bar, where i learned of the many things you can blend and/or juice into a drink. you can blend whole lemons and limes, an avocado with the pit and pretty much any green leafy vegetable you can get your hands on. if done right a smoothie can be [...]
toasted buckwheat porridge
i find buckwheat tasty. i’ve posted before about using buckwheat flour and adding it to granola bars, you can even sprout it and eat the greens in your salad. it’s a gluten-free grain that has been associated with reducing cholesterol, improving circulation, and might even be able to treat type II diabetes. this is a [...]
buckwheat blueberry pancakes
i’m not the biggest fan of breakfast foods. maybe it’s because i don’t do bacon, ham, eggs or cheese. it could also be that i usually don’t wake up until it’s time for lunch. either way, i’ll eat something tasty and sweet no matter what hour of the day it is, and these hardy little [...]
how to: make a good cup of coffee
i’ve tried coffee makers in the past, only to have them leak, harbor mold, and incessantly break on me. so i made the switch to a french press, which is much cleaner, easier to maintain, and perfect for just 1-2 people. when buying coffee i like to get whole espresso beans and grind them on [...]
extra seedy peanut butter granola bars
chia was a staple of the ancient aztec diet. i remember trying it at an anthropology museum in middle school, we put out our hands and they dropped a few tiny little seeds in our palms. they didn’t taste much like anything but we were told the aztecs ate them because you only need a [...]
