Veganuary: How to Go Vegan and Not Hate It

Greetings, friends, and a very merry Veganuary to you! After the approximately 500 years that comprised 2020, it's nice to take a clean step into 2021 and entertain a shred of optimism that this year may be better. And while we can't control what The World at large does, we can at the very least … Continue reading Veganuary: How to Go Vegan and Not Hate It

Actual recipe! Chocolate-Date Pie.

Greetings! I've been half-awake for most of the morning, but I've still managed to teach some lessons, correct some homework, and do some cooking. As the cooking was actually successful, I thought I would include a recipe here, more so because the creation I speak of actually did not come from someone else's recipe, and instead came … Continue reading Actual recipe! Chocolate-Date Pie.

In which I make vegan Doritos and a Smoothie of Amazingness (ooh)

Given that there was nothing left in my vegetable crisper but kale and purple cabbage, I thought today might be a good day to actually leave my apartment and go to the grocery store. I trudged through the obnoxious Chicago cold (which isn't even all that cold by Chicago standards) and packed my shopping basket full … Continue reading In which I make vegan Doritos and a Smoothie of Amazingness (ooh)

Pizza pizza.

There's a staff meeting at work tomorrow, and that means pizza (because when you're an exhausted, hungry teacher who's been changing dirty diapers all day and now has to stay at work even longer for a staff meeting, you need some damn pizza). So, naturally, I had to make some pizza of my own to bring … Continue reading Pizza pizza.

Books, books, books!

Because I apparently don't have enough to do with all my other projects, I also recently started work on a vegan cookbook, this one designed to highlight (a) how very bad I am at vegan cooking and (b) how you can potentially avoid my mistakes. The idea hit me while I was in the shower, … Continue reading Books, books, books!