Category Archives: Food

Vegan Umami

Posted on April 20, 2012 by dgourmac

I’ve been making Tartine bread for almost a year now, always starting with Chad Robertson’s designs and then improvising on the proportions and ingredients.  Today I finally made his Basic Country Bread almost exactly as written.  (I say almost because … Continue reading →

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April is Pickling Ramps Month

Posted on April 14, 2012 by dgourmac

This may not be a nationally-recognized celebration, but it is in my kitchen.  I experimented a few times with ramps (essentially a wild leek, available about three weeks a year) eight or ten years ago, but had little culinary success. … Continue reading →

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My Go-To Tofu Dish for Red Wines

Posted on April 14, 2012 by dgourmac

Most of the time, when I think about what I will make for dinner, I have in mind matching a full-bodied, fruity red wine — from grapes such as Garnacha, Aglianico, Syrah, etc.  Being a vegan this past year has … Continue reading →

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Bread and Flowers

Posted on March 22, 2012 by dgourmac

This has been an extraordinarily warm Spring.  Beyond the obvious advantages of lower home heating bills and reduced snowplowing and shoveling, there are some other goodies, too.  The warm air brings on the flowers, and it also helps my dough … Continue reading →

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Food Notes

Posted on March 4, 2012 by dgourmac

Blame it schoolwork — or sheer laziness on my part — but it has been six weeks since my last post.  Egad!  I missed the whole, elongated month of February!  With 18 class sessions in four graduate courses at two … Continue reading →

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MLK-Inspired Vegan Lunch

Posted on January 18, 2012 by dgourmac

Great vacation, but it’s also nice to be back home again in my own kitchen.  For no particular reason other than it was Martin Luther King Day on Monday, I made (and want to share with you) a delicious and … Continue reading →

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Santa Barbara Sojourn

Posted on January 18, 2012 by dgourmac

We celebrated the advent of the New Year with a relaxing week in an area of California we had never been: Santa Barbara and environs.  Weather, scenery, accommodations, food, people and wines were all delightful. Beach.  Our explorations included walking … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve Party

Posted on January 2, 2012 by dgourmac

Holiday Time!  Translation: family, friends, food, wine, party! It’s always fun to celebrate New Year’s Eve with some close friends, good food and fine wine.  December 31, 2011, was no exception to that rule.  With seven friends, and two days … Continue reading →

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Provence Vegetable Dinner

Posted on December 27, 2011 by dgourmac

You know how much I love to travel.  Well, sometimes — with the right ingredients available — I can travel, and never leave our kitchen.  Last night’s dinner and related bread-making for today provide good examples for vegan dining in … Continue reading →

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Sweet Potato — Beet Stacks

Posted on November 27, 2011 by dgourmac

I almost forgot one other delightful vegan dish we discovered this Fall: Sweet Potato – Beet Stacks.  The original recipe (non-vegan) was here on the web.  I substituted Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s Cashew Ricotta for the goat cheese, and we were … Continue reading →

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