Category Archives: Vegan

Grazie, Marcella (and Laura…)

Posted on June 24, 2013 by dgourmac

One of the cornerstones of my cooking for the past 30 years has been Marcella Hazan.  Her first two cookbooks provided many of the fundamentals I’ve used ever since in extracting the essential goodness of wholesome, fresh food.  Yes, I … Continue reading →

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Collards, Crostini and Friends

Posted on June 22, 2013 by dgourmac

Almost a week has gone by since the last farmer’s market, and it was time to use up last week’s purchases.  Last night our friend, Laura, had made a spectacular vegan meal for me with a collection of dishes, mostly … Continue reading →

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Stinging Nettle Gnudi

Posted on June 18, 2013 by dgourmac

This afternoon was my first class teaching this semester.  It went well, so I came home, energized for some cooking experimentation.  Yesterday afternoon I stopped by to see Michael and Laura.  They had picked some fresh stinging nettles for me, … Continue reading →

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Roasted Beet Salad

Posted on June 17, 2013 by dgourmac

I’m still benefitting from the farmer’s market bounty of Saturday.  Today’s lunch was a Beet Salad, made of roasted golden and red beets, chopped red onion, fresh arugula from the garden, some chopped young mustard greens, chunks of roasted red … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Wok — Smoky Grilled Tofu and Stir-Fried Vegetable Fathers’s Day Dinner

Posted on June 16, 2013 by dgourmac

Thirty or thirty-five years ago, during one of our early visits to San Francisco, we discovered  the marvelous Wok Shop and purchased the wok we have used ever since. Father’s Day is a great time to putter around in the … Continue reading →

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Tapas Tonight (also known as this week’s leftovers)

Posted on June 6, 2013 by dgourmac

Yesterday I stopped at the fish market for my semi-weekly B-12 dosage.  Last night I prepared one of my favorite tapas dishes: mejillones a la vinagreta, from Penelope Casas’ Tapas cookbook. Since it requires marinating the mussels overnight, it was … Continue reading →

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Marriage, Philosophy, and a Great Mostly-Vegan dinner

Posted on June 4, 2013 by dgourmac

We have an almost perfect marriage.  I keep things; she likes to throw out what we are not using.  As you can imagine, this keeps a healthy tension in the relationship, and it causes us to find the right balance … Continue reading →

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June Vegan Tapas Lunch

Posted on June 2, 2013 by dgourmac

It’s June, and it’s hot.  Only 88° F. today, down from 95° yesterday.  But it’s Sunday, and as always, lunch is a favorite meal.  This time, it was inspired again by dinner at Cava in Portsmouth last night, an excellent … Continue reading →

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Discovering Chana Dal

Posted on May 25, 2013 by dgourmac

Serendipity works in strange and circuitous ways.  A few days ago I was out doing errands and was getting prepared to make an eggplant-chickpea curry from an Isa Chandra Moskowitz cookbook that I like.  En route to the Trader Joe’s for … Continue reading →

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California Dreamin’…and Visitin’

Posted on May 24, 2013 by dgourmac

Eight marvelous days in the Golden State.    In early May my classes ended, my grades were turned in, and it was time to escape.  Aaron flew up to San Francisco to meet up with me there, and we spent time … Continue reading →

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