by Esther | May 14, 2013 | Desserts
In my family we grew up eating Lucy’s Grandmother’s Cheesecake. I do, vaguely, know Lucy, but definitely not her grandmother – it was just that this recipe was so good that it got passed from her grandmother to her to my parents and now to you...
by Esther | Nov 19, 2012 | Holidays, Menu ideas, Reasons for going vegan, Recipe reviews, Recipes, Sides
“Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.” ~Edward Payson Powell, author and journalist In my family, as in many others I’m sure, we have a tradition to go around...
by Esther | Feb 9, 2012 | Main dishes, Pasta, Stir-fry, Uncategorized
Do you know the old story of stone soup? It’s a folktale in which travelers arrive in a village with nothing but an empty cooking pot, and the villagers do not want to share any bits of their food stores with which to make dinner. So the travelers fill the pot...
