Posted by: brookeyool on: October 28, 2011
It’s almost Halloween! Got any fun plans? I’ll admit to not really having a whole lot going on (other than a whirlwind trip to a party in Vancouver, BC, tonight) but I have a goofy costume idea. No way, nuh uh, I’m not tellin’ yet! I’ll let it be a funny surprise next week. Stay [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: September 30, 2011
Hey, it’s the end of the week! And seeing that October is fast on its way, I’ve been making a few soups (even though–Seattle, weird weather, here. Why were we sunny and 70 for a bit again yesterday? Not that I’m sending it back…). Conveniently, The Daring Cooks’ challenge for September involved making broth or [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: September 16, 2011
Wow, it’s almost the end of Friday, and I’m finally posting this! Between scoring a last-minute sale on a collectible item and having to drive to deliver it, then having a dental emergency this afternoon, the day is gone! (At least we scored on the old archery set… yay!) It’s nights like tonight that I [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: August 19, 2011
Howdy! What’s up? So it seems like I’ve been working my way through Mama Pea’s reciPea list recently, trying to find new uses for nutritional yeast (it’s good’n’good for you!). I found another yummy one last night, and I’ll be making another batch to share over the weekend! This one is Pizza Quinoa Casserole. The [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: August 13, 2011
So it’s not Friday…. but I’m sugar-hungover from the not-surprise birthday party my friends had for me last night (long story… one of the group accidentally got phone numbers mixed up on the group text invite. All in good fun, though!) Since I knew all about it ahead of time, it meant I could try [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: June 19, 2011
Happy Father’s Day! I hope you all are doing something nice. I was raised by my grandfather, so I just posted some fun memories of him on Facebook. He was a small business owner, too, and taught me a lot! The past two days’ Trust30 prompts have also been about “the one goal you want [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: June 17, 2011
Summer is almost officially here! (Well….. sort of. Do you live in the Northwest, like me? It’s still cloudy. “Warm”, to us, is high 50′s. I am one of a handful of people seriously plotting an escape. Of course, now that I’ve said that, The Universe has started to conspire against me with several job [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: June 11, 2011
I’m baaack! (still catching up!) This was a good one! Healthy, and vegan, too! (Well until you decide to top it with cheese and sour cream. But that would be your choice, right?) Recently, I was poking around for healthy soups and stews to have around during our wintry February June weather in the Northwest, [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: October 15, 2010
Once again, I sing the praises of the chickpea! It is, by far, my favorite of all of the beans. Something about its creamy, nutty flavor just blends wonderfully with so many cuisines, don’t you think? And without chickpeas, we wouldn’t have hummus! (what a crime!) This stew has a simplistic name, but when I [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: September 17, 2010
As we transition into cooler times of year, I’m looking more toward soups, stews, and risottos. This has been a go-to recipe of mine for a while. It’s a dairy-free risotto, and meat-free as well. The original recipe calls for tarragon, but I substituted fennel seed the first time I made it, since I had [...]
