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With the change of season, it’s nice to have a meal that will stick to your ribs. I enjoy warming tortillas in the oven, and serving them with spicy black beans. I will add shredded lettuce atop the beans, then dollop everything with vegan sour cream and guacamole. These dishes take very little time to prepare and won’t drain your bank account.

I guess the point of VeganMoFo is to post a recipe every day, but honestly who is reading blogs over the weekend? My site traffic always drops on weekends so it’s safe for me to assume you’re here reading my blog when you should be working. For shame! But seriously, thanks, I’m honored to be your distraction. Your one and only distraction. You’ll be wanting something good to accompany the pita bread recipe I gave you Friday. For me, nothing beats a plate of hummus with fresh warm pita bread. Hummus is the ideal vegan dish: economical ingredients, easy to prepare, and versatile with additions like roasted red peppers, sundried tomatoes, or kalamata olives. I’m just as happy eating plain ol’ hummus with carrot sticks or cucumber slices.

Last night I caught a friend’s tweet about “bombing the moon”. Justin mentioned that he saw the same phrasing popping up in his facebook news feed. Neither one of us had any idea that NASA was planning to launch a rocket which will punch a hole in the moon for the purpose of discovering ice—therefore water and life on another planet. Meanwhile, America lacks proper healthcare coverage for its citizens, public schools are devoid of any electives, and low-income families have little or no access to fresh produce. But hey! We may be able to someday live on the moon. So in honor of NASA and the government spending $79,000,000.00 on a program to blow up the moon, I present two variations of one dough recipe. Because who doesn’t need extra dough in their lives?

Vegan desserts. Those two words don’t exactly conjure images of delectable treats that make you want to reach for a plate and fork. The problem with a lot of vegan desserts is that people look for ways to make them healthy in addition to tasting good. For example, a local bakery offering cakes made with garbanzo bean flour: they weigh more than a newborn baby and taste like a very dry garbanzo bean dish with a lot of sugar. Another bakery, not local, offers a cupcake made with agave nectar, coconut oil, and three different flours. This cupcake tastes great when it’s consumed immediately from the oven, but wait for that cake to cool and you are eating a very dry, very heavy dessert. If I eat a dessert, it damn well better not be good for me. Same rule applies for vegan desserts: … Continue reading →