I agree with Michelle- I only serve food at parties if there is enough for everybody; family should enjoy the special stuff too! (I'm jewish, and I make TONS of food :)

penzey's is where I get my spices; plus try your local food co-op

I cook the popcorn right in the olive oil, and then toss with salt, more olive oil, and nutritional yeast. a favorite, inexpensive, actually somewhat healthy snack!

they don't look cat -proof

a great vegetarian cookbook: vegetarian cooking for everyone. by deborah madison's also: veganomicon by isa chandra moskowitz and terry hope romero'...

don't forget beans- I made chickpeas from dry yesterday; they are so much better than from the can also: you can make non-dairy cheddar cheese that's really good: see

I made latkes with yukon gold potatoes, yams, and onions. ( salt, whole wheat flour, and eggs). the trick with the oil is to use 3/4 canola for the higher smoke point, plus some oliv...

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i have a zassenhaus mill that I got from penzey's, and now penzey's has their own mills. i recommend them for everything spice related.

can't vote :( my vote: apple ginger pie bars

we almost always wash our cast iron; we just rub a little canola oil all over the inside and put it over low heat for 5 minutes to do a quick maintenance re-seasoning. after frying an ...

nooch is wonderful. it's so cheezy- I can't have cheese due to migraines; and you can make a great "cheddar" cheese with it to make mac and cheese- our favorite recipe is here on

we made this for dinner- very yummy! I varied it by: 1)omitting the chili pepper 2) adding some rice vinegar 3) cooking the tofu like the first part of the

i use it in bbq sauce- recipe from vegan with a vengeance- and as a sauce for seitan (the recipe calls for chicken, but I sub seitan)

those "play items" cost about the same as the "real" items! as I kid, i had a set of play pots and pans, and the box they came on had burners "painted" on them. I also had...

just remember to have plenty of vegetarian food, too! (and/or vegan food...check out your guests' requirements)

i would put in my father's recipe for sweet and sour meatballs, (except to use vegan meatballs, of course). plus my mother's directions for roasting brussel sprouts

red fire farm probably still has spaces; they do a distribution in central square.: http://www.redfirefarm.com/CSA/join.html last...

the expiration date is the last "sell by date"; it defines the shelf line of the UNOPENED condiment. once the bottle is opened, the bottle probably won't last that long. i...

poached with just set inside (oddly enough, 4 min 20 seconds seems to be perfect); on toast with spinach, tomato, and dairy-free hollandaise sauce