Category Archives: Vegan

Pasta per Pranzo

Posted on December 1, 2012 by dgourmac

Great meals come from great ingredients.  That’s obvious, but I feel truly blessed to have the time now to find and prepare wonderful ingredients and to have them available when I want to cook.  Today was a typical late-Fall afternoon … Continue reading →

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Indian-Style Red Lentil, Eggplant and Cauliflower Vegetable Stew

Posted on November 28, 2012 by dgourmac

I am by no means an aficionado of Indian cooking, although I have had some valuable lessons from Preetha, Priyambada and some of my other Indian students.  I teach them business, and they teach me Indian food — not a … Continue reading →

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It’s NOT roasted veal loaf…

Posted on November 21, 2012 by dgourmac

We made our own seitan for the first time a couple of weeks ago, with a recipe for spicy Italian vegetarian sausages, and they came out quite good.  However, in my years as an omnivore, I made real Italian pork … Continue reading →

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An All-Purpose Formula for a Vegan Supper

Posted on November 14, 2012 by dgourmac

Sometimes I start cooking, with no clear idea what I am going to make for a meal.  Last night was a good example.  We ended up with a fine supper, and in retrospect, I now see the formula with which … Continue reading →

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Slightly Random Views

Posted on November 14, 2012 by dgourmac

We spent a delightful weekend in Portland, Maine, with our friends, Pat and Pete.  Highlights included the Winslow Homer Exhibit at the Museum of Art, Mexican Train ( a dominoes game from San Miguel), a long — and ultimately successful … Continue reading →

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Vegan Supper in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy

Posted on October 30, 2012 by dgourmac

From North Carolina to Maine, most people on the East Coast encountered Hurricane Sandy, a truly significant event, these past two days.  I hope you and your loved ones are all safe and starting to recover. We’ve been without electrical … Continue reading →

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Romanesco

Posted on October 28, 2012 by dgourmac

Tonight was my first culinary encounter with Romanesco, and it was a felicitous one.   Romanesco is in the broccoli family, and as you see above, is a visually-stunning vegetable.  Unfortunately, tonight I was so focused tonight on cooking and … Continue reading →

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Simple and Delicious

Posted on October 25, 2012 by dgourmac

Bucatini is one of my favorite pasta shapes.  I rarely cook it though, even before I became a vegan.  It’s too chewy for my wife.  Now that I am a vegan, I don’t eat it often either.  The penultimate role … Continue reading →

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Cabbage and Potato Soup

Posted on October 24, 2012 by dgourmac

17,287.  That’s how many days Barbara and I have been married, so far.  There are many good reasons, but one is that she is a talented, creative and intuitive cook.  Tonight’s example is a Cabbage and Potato Soup that she … Continue reading →

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Abundant Fall Harvest, and Some Simple Braises

Posted on October 22, 2012 by dgourmac

The growing season is not very long in New England; yesterday was the last farmer’s market in our neighborhood.  It was an opportunity to go there, as well as to the year-round farm stand nearby to stock up on the … Continue reading →

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