If you’ve been reading my posts for a while, you know I consider my mother-in-law, Wini Goldberg Costigan, to be my culinary mentor. As a young child, I found my love of cooking and baking at my grandmother Ida’s side in her kitchen. How I loved helping her make those sugar cookies and my favorite, her […]
Vegan Cornbread
What to do when on a super busy day when a friend texts saying, “I need to talk with you! Can I come over for tea and talk?” She sounds sad. Of course, if you’re like me, you put the suitcase aside (I was packing for my trip to Arizona for the Arizona Vegetarian Food Fest) […]
Tess Masters’ French Toast with Caramelized Bananas
Online phenomenon Tess Masters, a.k.a. The Blender Girl, offers up 100 recipes for healthy living with tasty, crowd-pleasing dishes to help boost nutrition in her new book The Perfect Blend. I’m happy and lucky to call Tess a friend. She is smart, funny and helpful. In her latest book, we have a super useful new […]
Vegan Banana Nut Bread
The wind was driving the snow sideways last week, and it was bitterly cold and icy outside. I was in, warm and cozy in my NYC apartment and Ifound myself craving bread. This is definitely unusual, and it was a specific craving at that. What I wanted was a Vegan Banana Nut Bread that was not exactly a quick […]
