hmm...you want to go for color; a spinach-cranberry-walnut salad with red wine vinaigrette is so yummy and easy, and roasted beets are colorful and delicious (as well as easy!)

color! fabric! what are your favorite colors? do you want something bright, like raspberry pink walls? go to a hardware store, get some paint chips and see w...

I'm pescatarian, and I definitely second the moosewood cookbook by mollie katzen. also- vegetarian cooking for everyone is an amazing cookbook (by deborah madison). the re...

also, here's a recipe (untried) for chickpea cookies they do contain a lot of sugar, but no w...

for the diabetics, you may want to look into agave syrup- it's a vegan alternative to honey that has a lower glycemic index. here's one recipe without any flour, using nut butters and ...

I use mine for honey cake, gazpacho (with alterations), mushroom barley soup, curry (altered...) yes, I alter a lot from there, but also use a lot without alteration; like the recipe f...

this would help avoid the blue-smoke-smell I get whenever I use my hamilton beach blender- which should be able to handle smoothies and soups but doesn't do too well :(

even better is a potluck set- a pyrex lasagne pan, with lid, and with a carrying case! it even includes an insert that can be nuked to help keep the food warm. I've never used teh insert, but we ...

another nod to vegan cookies invade your cookie jar. planning to make the iced grapefruit icebox cookies tonight or tomorrow night.

I have maybe 30--> most are in the kitchen, (i have small bookcase), the rest in the livingroom. I try to cull them...but I am in love with my cookbooks. I can cull just about anythi...

farfalle- really holds sauce well shells- perfect for mac and cheese, it really scoops up the "cheeze" sauce angel hair- especially with a mint walnut pesto (yum!) thin spaghetti-...

you want as much make-ahead as possible, while keeping your kitchen's capacity in mind- how much oven space, burner/stove space, which pots and pans are available, etc. also, how many ...

I use a set of pliers that I keep in the kitchen for just this purpose

pineapple cashew quinoa stirfry (quinoa COOKED in pineapple juice) is a favorite in our house; from the veganomicon cookbook by moskowitz and romero .

that looks dangerous--> one isn't supposed to keep pressured gas inside homes; they could explode. is it even safe to burn it inside? I think it would be a MAJOR hazard.

vinegars can really help. also, check out bragg's liquid aminos..it may or may not have soy in it (as a sub for soy sauce) for vegan baking, veganomicon and vegan cupcakes take over t...

I work in the north end, and love polcari's . they have bulk spices, crystallized ginger, dried beans, coffee, loose teas in bulk, and th...

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!