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Another lentil soup! And while I was waiting…

On: April 24, 2015April 20, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Posted in FaceBook 4/22/15. Lunch! I thought I might make myself a bowl of Green Lentil Curry Soup. Had my heart set on it, actually, after I bought some beautiful organic green lentils this morning. Then I decided I wanted to try

Waste not want not: a small contribution to sustainability

On: April 20, 2015April 20, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Today I was working on a post about sustainability. I got a little overwhelmed with the enormity of our problem even as I recognized how many smart, capable people are coming up with potential solutions in this area every day. It was

Vegan cheese: does the emperor have clothes?

On: April 17, 2015April 20, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

The first time I tried to make vegan cheese, I made a dip with potato (for consistency), carrot (for color) and hefty doses of nutritional yeast and salt as well as other seasonings. The first time I had it and enjoyed it

Earthy, spicy Indian food – mmm…mmm…good!

On: April 15, 2015April 20, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Do you love the earthy, spicy texture and flavor of Indian food as I do? I used to run down to my corner on Devon Ave. in Chicago for delicious Indian food any day of the week I wanted some. These days

Moroccan Eggplant Salad

On: April 14, 2015August 29, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

It’s amazing how much people like this salad! I used to have people tell me they had been up all night obsessing about it and drove a long way to get some. Ingredients Eggplant, 3 large Salt, 1 TB Garlic, 3-4 cloves,

Practising for summer: Pickles!

On: April 13, 2015March 1, 2020 By: Leslie Cook

Fermented foods: enjoy some every day Many of you are probably getting underway with your summer gardening plans. Be sure your plan includes things you can pickle! Fermented foods are great for you. And there’s one quick and easy way to make

5 Reasons Vegans Shouldn’t Publish Disturbing Animal Pictures

On: April 9, 2015May 12, 2015 By: Leslie Cook

Last week I got into a FaceBook discussion with someone who posted a picture that was disturbing to me, a pregnant cow whose throat was being cut. I never, ever look at these pictures and have several times unfriended and unfollowed those

Vegan Matzah Ball Soup for Passover – or anytime!

On: April 9, 2015April 20, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

This year was my first vegan Seder. The seder wasn’t all that difficult since I had offered vegetarian sedarim to my protesting non-vegetarian family for years. This was just another step. My son’s comment was, “Vegetarian seders have been . . .

My first vegan seder

On: March 30, 2015November 13, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Since I moved away from the city twelve years ago, I haven’t had a seder in my own home. That has been a function of scheduling issues as much as geographic issues. I went to work outside my home in a community at some

Falafel

On: March 25, 2015June 13, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

I love Falafel with all its fixings — for me, that means the Falafel itself, good whole wheat Pita (I prefer Lebanese style Pita), creamy Hummus, Jerusalem/Israeli Salad, Tahina and good hot sauce, which for me is either Z’hug or Harif. What

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Just two weeks ago, our beautiful yellow summer squash was a small yellow flower.
A few root veggies, washed and ready to cut up for dipping in hummus and muhammara. I'll take a platter to a July 4 party...
Those seeds a couple of weeks ago...
...are now tomato plants and more ready to go into the ground.
The old greenhouse...and our big beautiful new one.
Compost pile where I get to take my veggie waste every week.
Garlic rows for hand weeding.
First box from the CSA: Bok choy, Chard, Kale, Spinach, Boston Lettuce, Radishes, Carrots, Mint.
My 40 year old boots.
Farm Days

Brown Lentil Soup with Spinach
Water challah or "berches" for Shabbat.
Kefta Sandwich
Red Lentil Soup
Moroccan Carrot Salad
Food - real food, that is: Roasted Veggie Platter
Black Bean Soup - great in winter when you want something warm and substantial when you come in from the cold ... or before you go out into it!
For some, a reaction to certain sugars masquerades as a problem with gluten. Spelt is wheat, but it's a type of wheat that is low FODMAP and therefore easier to digest for many.
Hummus ... everybody's favorite.
Sweet Pepper Salad -- one of a group of beautiful Middle Eastern salads to serve up for Shabbat -- or any meal.
Process for Lebanese Potato Salad.
This creamy and delicious potato salad includes lots of fresh dill and crunchy dill pickles..
Red Cabbage Slaw
Veggie Cholent with Beid Hamin, Slow-Cooked Eggs.
Lebanese Potato Salad - my version.
Chermoula Eggplant, not as beautiful as Ottolenghi's but very easy and tasty.
A gluten-free vegan "no-meat loaf" I made in my cafe.
Vegan Spinach Pesto on Homemade Challah with Tuscan Bean Soup
The finished greens and onions! What I don't eat for lunch will go into our rice and greens stir fry this evening.
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls for dinner - or anything else you can imagine. Stuffed squash. Stuffed onion. Stuffed grape leaves.
Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
Split Pea Soup with Barley
Last but not least...after two years of thinking and experimenting, I decided to add occasional eggs back into our diet, and this is a wonderful plate of stir-fry greens, pan roasted sweet potatoes and scrambled eggs. My decision was based on my thoughts about interdependence, and when I was able to find someone who keeps their chickens (doesn't kill them after their two peak laying years), I decided I would make the pilgrimage out to get eggs periodically and would eat those. I wish I could raise my own! But this is good for now. More about this thought process later.
Ratatouille Soup with chunks of eggplant, zucchini squash, patty pan squash, summer squash, onion, tomatoes, tomato paste, mixed greens, oregano, basil, salt and hot paprika.
Pasta salad with CSA veggies.
Stir Fry with Kohlrabi greens, Bok choy, green onions, radishes, lots of sliced onion, garlic, a bit of red bell pepper, sauteed tofu squares, brown Basmati rice, salt, hot paprika, extra virgin olive oil, a bit of soy sauce...mmm hmmm, can't beat that.
Cold Cucumber Soup, upper right
Corn and potato chowder. Saute chopped onion in extra virgin olive oil, add some cut up carrots. When soft, add lots of cut up potato and organic corn. Cut up greens come in at the end when finished cooking. I think I might have used kale or maybe a mix of kale and Bok choy for this, but any tender greens are fine. It was simply seasoned with salt and pepper, and I happened to have some fresh marjoram as well.
Collard Green Wraps
Italian style potato salad.
Moroccan Style Green Beans
FUL . . . serve it up as part of a mezze (appetizer table), as a main dish, a side dish, hot, cold . . . or for breakfast.
Spicy Olive Salad
Moroccan Beet Salad
Julienned beets with added red onion and cilantro.
Cafe Days