tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55269514541978272482024-03-12T23:35:11.975-04:00The Prodigal VeganAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-85396660495932905742017-03-26T10:31:00.001-04:002017-03-26T10:31:27.551-04:00In Praise of Pomegranate Molasses
Today I want to take a moment to highlight one my favorite new--or at least new to me--ingredients: pomegranate molasses.
I'd seen it in Middle Eastern bodegas throughout my neighborhood for some time, but I got newly intrigued when a friend from work said she was buying a bottle to make an Israeli couscous dish. Then someone at a shabbat dinner told me she likes to drizzle some in her Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-4700380386098661062017-02-24T18:25:00.001-05:002017-02-24T18:27:06.318-05:00Power to the Polenta
Hello veggies!
Welcome back from a bit of an absence. I've been mostly living on Instagram the last few years--to see what I have been cooking and posting there, you can follow me @theprodigalvegan.
Also--new name! I'm now The Prodigal Vegan, which will tie in with a solo show I am developing for next month at La MaMa in New York as part of their Poetry Electric Series.
ButAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-56787970160498848482014-10-21T22:20:00.001-04:002014-10-21T22:20:47.436-04:00Dairy Free Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Cups
It's pumpkin season, and tonight I'm going to share with you one of my favorite quick and easy dairy-free dessert strategies.
In grad school, I briefly became obsessed with microwave mug cakes. The great part about these sorts of things is that you can get a sweet fix without having to use up a ton of ingredients making (and then eating) a whole batch of cupcakes.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-20929316520608403472014-10-06T23:19:00.001-04:002014-10-06T23:20:25.581-04:00Vegan Comfort Food for Fall: Creamy Butternut Squash Casserole and Apple-Chard Quinoa Bowl
I love fall. I love layers, and warm beverages, and piling covers high.
But mostly, I love fall because as the weather gets cooler, I have an excuse to cook again. While the summer heat makes the idea of sweating over a hot stove less than appealing, in the fall and winter all I want to do is cocoon. Sometimes when I'm having a rough day at work, fantasizing about what IAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-19554322691824402712013-08-30T20:10:00.000-04:002013-08-30T20:10:01.491-04:00Dairy-free, Gluten-free Almond Joy Bars
A few weeks ago I had my friend Amanda Berry over to make vegan lime coconut cupcakes. I ended up having A LOT of extra unsweetened coconut, so I've been looking for fun ways to use it. It was then that I rediscovered this recipe for vegan coconut crack bars. I picked up some agave and set myself to work. However, when I made them I forgot to add the salt, so the flavor Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-26358153997831452472013-08-19T23:11:00.001-04:002013-08-19T23:11:16.507-04:00Coconut Oil and Sugar Face Scrub
A facial scrub may seem like an out-of-place subject for a food blog. But it's made out of food so that still fits the rules, correct?
At any rate, I discovered this facial scrub a few years ago and I thought I needed to share.
Growing up, I never had a problem with dry skin. But one semester in college took a stage makeup class while also starring as the Rabbi in Angels in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-5783526183889172122013-08-12T12:51:00.004-04:002013-08-12T12:51:52.582-04:00Moroccan Couscous Stew with Soy Chorizo
Every cook--particularly a vegetarian one--needs to have a couple of go-to recipes, dishes that you keep in your back pocket that look amazing and require minimal effort or extra ingredients. Moroccan couscous stew has been one of those dishes for some time now. It's quick, easy, and the best part is you can use whatever vegetables you have on hand. What distinguishes it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-1736967422060024712013-08-07T10:55:00.001-04:002013-08-07T10:55:24.259-04:00Vegan Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Bisque
I'm back, veggies! Sorry for the long absence. Been kind of a crazy couple of years. But now I have a working computer and an apartment I've been able to nest in, I finally have the mental space to devote to food blogging again.
If you followed before, you'll notice some changes around here. Namely, a new title. I absolutely hate creating titles, and I've long felt that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-66365570327564069722011-02-07T21:47:00.002-05:002011-02-07T22:04:10.302-05:00Might Just Turn Me Vegan "Cheese" SauceWhen I cook for my friends, they sometimes will gush and tell me what a great cook I am and say how they could never make anything like that. What I try to tell them, however, is that cooking doesn't have to be terribly complicated. In many cases, getting a basic handle on a couple of magic ingredients can open the door to a plethora of possibilities.
A bit of corn starch, for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-30284055532395129082010-10-06T23:03:00.001-04:002011-02-08T23:32:13.817-05:00Amazingly Addicting Vegan Carrot-Coconut MacaroonsFirst, a note: I have been having issues transferring images from my camera to my computer. This is whyI haven't posted in a while. Until I figure out a new system, you'll just have to put your imagination hats to good use!
PSA over, now on to today's post:
As many of you know, for quite some time I have been suffering from a mental block regarding fresh squeezed Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-16737661889805737632010-08-18T22:26:00.001-04:002010-08-18T22:27:08.928-04:00Look Ma, No Ice Cream Maker!The creative process is a strange and mysterious thing, leading travelers to down many bizarre and twisted roads. This summer, my attempts to burn off creative angst have sparked whims of hand-sewing yoga pants from salvaged t-shirts, single-handedly painting the borders along my ceiling and doorways lavender, and walking all the way from 52nd St. and 11th Ave all the way to Broadway (for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-288329559124477072010-08-05T21:29:00.000-04:002010-08-05T21:29:53.342-04:00Homemade Kale ChipsWhen you tell most people you're vegan one of the first questions you inevitable are bombarded with is (annoying nasally voice): "Where do you get your CALCIUM?" For, as we all learned in health class, the only way to insure that your bones don't disintegrate from Osteoporosis, is to drink a giant class of milk every morning.
I'm not going to spend this entry breaking apart Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-20725837583898256972010-02-28T13:36:00.000-05:002010-02-28T13:36:41.976-05:00Adventures in Veggie Dining: Red Bamboo
This is the kind of restaurant in that's paradise for adventurous vegetarians (and oddly enough, it's two doors down from a similarly awesome Chinese restaurant called Vegetarian Paradise 2. More on that in a minute.) If you're a veggie, you're used to the experience of going to a restaurant and opening up a glossy, wide-ranging menu only to be segregated to a tiny box on theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-17180681154213540012010-02-27T11:07:00.001-05:002010-02-28T02:02:23.937-05:00Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes (Oh Yeah, They're Vegan)
As some of you might know, for the past few months I have been attending a weekly vegetarian dinner at my friend Sneha's apartment. And every week, I make a different cupcake from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Chandra Moscowitz and Terry Hope Romero (like Julie and Julia, but with vegan cupcakes). If you're a vegan who enjoys baking, or just someone for whom Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-24718549440966179442010-01-04T01:06:00.002-05:002010-01-04T01:27:16.143-05:00And now the recipe--Flourless, Eggless, Dairy-free, Sugar-Free Fruit Pie of Deliciousness
This pie is very special to the Huberman family. The genesis of the recipe comes from my Grandma Ruth, a vegan for over half a century who with my late Grandma Max, opened Youngstown, Ohio's first health food store in the 1950s.
My grandparents subscribed to the tenets of Natural Hygiene, which (and I'm totally paraphrasing here) maintained that fruits and vegetables had enough Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-77171054005398769842010-01-02T10:41:00.000-05:002010-01-02T10:41:26.090-05:00To Whet Your Appetites--Flourless, Eggless, Dairy-Free, Sugar-free Fruit PieRecipe to follow!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-34697578664879346722009-12-25T00:39:00.001-05:002009-12-25T00:42:15.614-05:00The Veggie Returns! Plus, a Christmas QuicheSo I am aware I have not posted since October. I blame my chronic perfectionism. See, I have had oodles of ideas for posts that I have even composed and recited in my head as I have made homemade frozen burritos (courtesy of my dear bestie Ben Herman), baked to perfection vegan German Chocolate and Mint Chocolate cupcakes for the delight of my weekly meditation and vegetarian Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-6132167047529489342009-10-14T22:19:00.000-04:002009-10-14T22:19:20.412-04:00Comfort Food in 5 Minutes: Nuked Fruit Crisp
Fruit crisp made with frozen peaches and granola
Everyone loves hot pie, but rarely do our schedules allow us the hour plus time it takes to cut and peel four or five apples, roll out dough, and bake it in the oven. With a microwave, however, you can get the same sweet warm feeling in a single serving in under five 5 minutes. This has been one of my go-to dishes for about a year Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-84068310242511656992009-09-30T21:21:00.001-04:002009-09-30T22:13:34.106-04:00Pudding--Lisa; Lisa--PuddingLike macaroni and cheese, bread pudding is one of those foods that immediately conjures up thoughts of warmth and comfort.
As with last edition's fried green tomatoes, my foray into bread pudding came as a continuation of my attempt to make use of the food items I acquired after Rosh Hashanah. In addition to the green tomatoes and herbs, I inherited a bike-helmet-sized loaf of challah Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-88152461565347737282009-09-20T17:39:00.000-04:002009-09-20T17:40:06.778-04:00Last Brunch of Summer: Fried (Greenish) TomatoesEver since I saw the mid-nineties tearjerker at age 8, I've been itching to try fried green tomatoes for myself. But like my fear of pastry crusts, frying was also a cooking technique that seemed to elude me. Plus the fact that I never really found an excuse to buy bread crumbs or under-ripe tomatoes. Granted, such tomatoes were available in abundance in my dad's garden, but asking to make any Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-35369826140019362422009-09-14T13:18:00.010-04:002009-09-15T09:48:21.227-04:00Pastries Without Fear: Magical Muffin Pies Oh MyThe genesis of this project actually began during one of my baking kicks last winter. I came across an entry in Megan Reardon's Not Martha website about making pies baked in tiny jars. The inherent adorable-ness of this idea tickled my taste buds and imagination, and yet my lack of experience with pastry crusts scared me off. While I had previously had success with graham cracker crusts, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-23281218604243935142009-09-13T17:56:00.004-04:002009-09-13T18:06:49.237-04:00Fun in the Trader Joe's Frozen Section: Frozen Eggplant CutletsUp to $2 cheeper than the Dominex brand they sell at most conventional grocery stores, this stuff is just good to have on hand when putting together a filling vegetarian meal in a time crunch. You can layer them with sauce and cheese to bake lasagna-style or put them in a kaiser roll to fulfill your craving for a chicken parm sandwich. I like to chop two or three up and mix in with pasta, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-3044337768960431412009-09-13T15:24:00.006-04:002009-09-13T16:44:47.953-04:00Chickpeas: Not Just for Hummus AnymoreFrom the age of 10, I've been eating some form of chick peas at least twice a week. Whether pureed in hummus, on top of a salad, or straight out of a can, I can't get enough of this hearty legume. Since I began fully cooking for myself in college, my kitchen pantry has contained at least two cans of it at any given time. Content, it never occurred to seek other uses for chick peas. Until thisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-24050333150045977482009-09-13T13:02:00.006-04:002009-09-13T13:31:54.434-04:00By Popular Request--Creamy Mushroom Almond SoupMy most recent culinary conquest was inspired by one of the many soups originated by vegan cooking goddess Ely Pugh at first at the Flaming Ice Cube and now The Bread Chef in Boardman, Ohio. (If you are a health-conscious individual living in the Youngstown area and have never experienced Ely's soups, your life is in seriously need of some vegan love.)In general, I am loathe to go too out of my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526951454197827248.post-20918188230182208512009-09-13T09:35:00.001-04:002009-09-13T11:55:56.771-04:00Kicking the Caffeine CrutchWhile I was going to jump right in to recipes for my second post, I got a request from Jacob to discuss the various strategies for curbing the addiction to soda (I grew up saying "pop" in Ohio, but years of travel have finally swayed me. I apologize for letting down the team) and coffee. For many, caffeinated beverages are the biggest obstacles to adopting a healthy lifestyle. Soda is not onlyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656536308524084350noreply@blogger.com3