Butternut Squash Chips

It’s 9:30 p.m. and I want some junk food. Good, healthy, vegan junk food. I searched through every nook in the kitchen and other than tofu and some brussel sprouts that have started to compost in my crisper drawer, the only thing giving me the eye like that stupid stack of money with googly eyes in the Geico commercial is a butternut squash. Not what I was hoping for. ...continue reading about Butternut Squash Chips...

Poblano Pesto Macaroni and Cheese

This Saturday, Mr. Natural here in Austin will be hosting a holistic fair and vegetarian cookoff challenge. I thought it fair to enter when I found out the top three entries will recieve $300, $200, and $100 respectively. That, and I’m the sixth entry The odds are good. I’ll be entering my Mexican Tofu Casserole. Hopefully, I won’t be going head to head with five Mexican grandmothers that have been cooking vegetarian all their life. ...continue reading about Poblano Pesto Macaroni and Cheese...

Sweet Potato Whole Wheat Gnocchi with Poblano Pesto

Warning: This isn’t an Italian pesto. This is a Texas pesto. And the gnocchi is made with sweet potatoes, not white potatoes. Now, I don’t have anything against Italians or white potatoes. I love ‘em both. But I am trying to stay on the complex carbohydrate trail and they guy at Central Market talked to me like an idiot when I said I was looking for whole wheat gnocchi. ...continue reading about Sweet Potato Whole Wheat Gnocchi with Poblano Pesto...