coconut milk

Vegan “buttery” mashed UNpotatoes

   Ingredients 1 big ‘ol parsnip (check out the fatty below) 1/2 cup cauliflower florets (approx 1 medium sized head) 1/4 cup butternut squash (approx 4 large chunks) 1 tsp miso paste (optional) 1 tbsp nutritional yeast 1/3 cup nondairy milk (I’m a fan of rice milk or coconut milk) salt & pepper to taste Instructions First peel the parsnip (I don’t go out of my way to get all the exterior off, just a loose skinning to get off the major ickies).  Then, chop and steam the crap out of the veggies (the mushier… Read more >

I’m back (and it’s cold)

After a fairly miserable red-eye flight, Kyle and I returned to our 10 degree apartment Monday morning.  🙁 With a list of errands longer than the Gettysburg address and a brain still on a mental vacay, it goes without saying…I felt a bit overwhelmed.  It didn’t help that I couldn’t stop shivering for the first 2 hours.  I finally had to take a shower to get my body temp back to a normal range.  After a piping hot cup of cocoa (the apartment is coffee-less!!) I unpacked, laundered, made a grocery list…and STILL felt like… Read more >