Author: eatafood

lettuce wraps

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eggplant / greens / meals / more / mushrooms

i looooove lettuce wraps. in my pre-veg days, when i was a wee baby, we used to get this with duck at restaurants for special occasions. it’s pretty easy to put together, and there’s a nice social aspect to eating them. make each wrap as you are ready to eat them, with the sauce, filling and lettuce all out on the table for people to take for themselves. if you’re hungry, i would make this as an accompaniment to […]

poppyseed, green onion, mustard pull apart bread

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appetizer / more / snacks

so this tasty bread is based closely on a recipe here from Smitten Kitchen, but changed up a teeny bit (added a few things, made it vegan, y’know, the usual). it’s half fancy pull apart bread and half cheesey onion poppyseed buns from Gunn’s  bakery in Winnipeg. DOUGH 4 tbsp earth balance butter 1/4 c. plus 1/3 c. dark beer 2 1/2 c. unbleached flour + more for rolling out 1/3 c. rye flour 2 tbsp brown […]

POT PIE!

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broccoli / carrot / comfort / meals / mushrooms / potato

this is my first attempt at a potpie. i’ve never made one, and barely eaten them. so i made one crazy delicious mistake, and made this into more of a pot-cake than a pot pie. why? it is huge. there is a TON of a filling and it’s very deep. i always like a lot of filling to crust (or veg to starch) when it comes to any food, so i was okay with this […]

sick soup (creamy chard and spinach)

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greens / meals / quick / one-pot / soup / soups

as i mentioned, i’ve been flu-ey and gross for the last week and my appetite has been missing. i dreamt about this soup so i got up and made it! it will cure (or help) what ails you, and if you’re not sick its just a good green tasty soup. in keeping with lazy sick soup, this is a very easy recipe. CREAMY CHARD AND SPINACH SOUP olive oil 1 tbsp vegan butter 3 mushrooms, […]

baked breakfast bread pudding with coconut, berries and apple

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breakfasts / quick / one-pot / sweet

I’ve had the flu this week, so not a lot of cooking has been happening. Almost none, actually. but finally! a recipe! This is a super hearty, rich breakfast for lazy days when you can sit around and have lots of coffee ; PUDDING 6 slices of grainy bread, cut in thirds 1/2 can coconut milk 1 1/2 c. almond milk 1 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 c unsweetened coconut ribbons 1/2 granny […]