Tag Archives: Cooking

Kik Alicha (yellow split peas)

Posted on April 1, 2011 by rebeccacarmi

Every once in awhile I impulse-buy a new cookbook. A few weeks ago I threw The Happy Herbivore into my cart while ordering something at Amazon. I leafed through the cookbook when it arrived, reading the author Lindsay S. Nixon’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Berbere, Cooking, Ethiopian cuisine, fat free vegan, legumes, Split pea, vegan cooking | 2 Comments

Must Have Mousse

Posted on January 17, 2011 by rebeccacarmi

In the American ideal of a fancy dinner the grand finale is often that ineluctable chocolate mousse – first premiered in America in 1892 at the Madison Square Garden Food exposition and consuming American housewives and chefs alike with dreams … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Baking and Confections, Chocolate, Cooking, Home, Mousse, vegan desserts | 2 Comments

Cauliflower Curry Dinner (Aloo Gobi Masala)

Posted on January 7, 2011 by rebeccacarmi

Lest you think, this first week out, that all our meals are one-bowl wonders, I decided to show you last night’s dinner. It is much simpler than it looks – involves a mixture of some serious-chef-like slicing and then dumping … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cauliflower, Cooking, Curry powder, Indian cuisine, Vegan | 1 Comment

Hearty Bean, Corn and Tomato Soup

Posted on January 5, 2011 by rebeccacarmi

In this post I will demonstrate that vegan food need not be endlessly time consuming chopping and grating, nor does one need to run all over town for specialty hippie stores. One can use pre-prepared foods and STILL be vegan. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bean soup, Carrot, Celery, Cooking, miripoix, Olive oil, Onion, Trader Joe, Vegan | 1 Comment

Curried Breakfast Scramble

Posted on January 5, 2011 by rebeccacarmi

A simple and easy meal that functions in the breakfast set-up like any scrambled egg dish, takes the same amount of time and tastes better. I learned to make it at Family Camp at Farm & Wilderness Foundation, where it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Breakfast, Cooking, Curry powder, Garam masala, Home, Onion, Sesame oil, Soy sauce, Tofu, Vegan | Leave a comment

Hummus 101

Posted on January 2, 2011 by rebeccacarmi

One of our favorite dishes as a family is hummus. And it is a great way not just to start this blog, but to start the New Year, because the round chickpeas are frequently cooked at the Jewish New Year … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chickpea, Cooking, Cumin, Garlic, hummus, Olive oil, Sesame, Tel Aviv | 2 Comments