a bit of info

I’m a college student, just attempting to eat good food that is good for me and the rest of the planet. There are a lot of us, so I’d like to make sure we can still enjoy our food and actually have some food to enjoy. Cooking may be one of the most important, and easiest, ways we can make decisions about the world and our own lives, and everyone should learn to cook, enjoy cooking, and enjoy eating the food they cook.

I have an obsession with odd products…I end up with a lot of things that have no place on my grocery list, but they look exciting, so why not? Hence the occasional bizarre ingredient in a recipe. I love to cook (obviously), and love to feed people, and basically insist on it being that way and not the other way around. My hope is that I can convince my family, and perhaps whoever actually tries these recipes, that vegan food isn’t weird, and actually tastes good, and maybe my friends will stop making funny faces when they look at my lunch. And maybe I’ll keep a at least a few cows from heating us up, too…

My other hope is that doing this keeps me from my tendency to get obsessed with one dish and make it over and over until I don’t even want to think about making it for a year…

I am thoroughly convinced that baked cookies will never be as good as the dough, but that is just me. (one good reason to make vegan cookies, if you ask me.) An odd opinion for someone who loves to bake, perhaps. I also firmly believe that there may be nothing better than a very, very crisp apple. (Except maybe a crisp apple slathered in peanut butter)

And finally, fresh vegetables from the farmers market = happiness itself.