Last week, I made these mini-deep dish pizzas for a chicago-themed dinner party. In the chicago deep dish tradition, these little guys were stuffed with cheese and filling and topped with a layer of tomato sauce. They were a huge hit, with people trying to take more than their share, getting into epic battles over [...]
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Mini-Deep Dish Pizzas With Giardiniera
Posted in appetizer, entree, side dish, tagged chicago, deep dish, giardiniera, pickle, pizza, recipe, vegan on June 20, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Gnocchi alla Romana
Posted in entree, tagged eggplant, Italian, pasta, recipe, semolina, tomato, vegan on May 24, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Hey there–I’ve missed you all! Sorry for the long hiatus, and many thanks to Miss Eva for holding down the fort. Where have I been? Criss-crossing the country on a job hunt, and finishing my dissertation. I’m starting to get my feet back on the ground after all of that though, and I have something [...]
Rainbow Chard Veggie Burger
Posted in entree, tagged chard, navy beans, recipe, vegan, veggie burgers, walnuts on February 2, 2011 | 7 Comments »
It goes without saying that it’s a cold, windy, blizzardy day in Chicago. Most of us are stranded at home, or at least pretended that we were to avoid the trek to work. And Leila, my beautiful sister and fellow blog writer, came for a visit. As it wasn’t the best day to venture out [...]
Winter Squash Kibbeh
Posted in entree, tagged acorn, bulgur, chard, chickpeas, delicata, pumpkin, recipe, spinach, squash, vegan on October 25, 2010 | 13 Comments »
You might have thought I was all done with the winter squash. But then you must not have peeked into my pantry lately. If you were to take a look, you would have spied 4 giant butternut squash, 2 sugar pumpkins, 1 acorn squash, 1 delicata squash, and a splendid blue hubbard. That is how [...]
Vegan Swedish Meatballs
Posted in entree, side dish, tagged onion, seitan, swedish meatballs on October 18, 2010 | 8 Comments »
It’s been a little quiet on Strawberry Pepper lately, as we’ve been busy with graduate school and things (I know, right?), but I promise you the wait was well worth it for these delicious meat-free balls. This recipe is adapted from a non-vegan version, courtesy of one of a good friends: my Swedish friend Emil. [...]








