Buckwheat is an incredible grain.  Well, actually it's a grass–not a grain–but who's keeping track? 
                          
Native to cold climates, buckwheat helps our bodies adapt to cold weather, so anyone out there who can see your breath, or needs to shovel your stoop, should consider eating buckwheat every ten days or so.  Also known as "kasha", [...]

                                         
This is a very sexy recipe, donated by Sarah Loring, a Connecticut MILF and mother of three.  There is something about the sweetness of the yams and the zing of the garlic that makes this dish a winner. 
Approximately 3 lbs garnet yams (or other yam or sweet potatoes)
1 bulb garlic
sea salt
olive oil (optional)
black pepper(optional)
Scrub [...]

I hate to re-blog, but we ARE getting close to Thanksgiving and it is ESSENTIAL that you are all prepared to make amazing Tofu Turkeys, so I am re-posting the recipe below.
Remember: it is easy. You're basically just stuffing a dome of tofu with delicious stuffing and baking it. No biggie. It's just that the [...]

 
My good friend Aaron Steinbach is a private chef who works for the rich and famous in Hollywood these days but I met him as a young whippersnapper eating brown rice and kale.  I asked him to donate this recipe to the book because I couldn’t forget it after eating it seventeen years ago.  It’s [...]

Here is a recipe that blends like our political parties should…
 
                                              
 
Hopi Blue & Yellow Indian Corn Muffins
This is another lovely recipe from Meredith McCarty.  Great for breakfast or for serving with chili or any other dish that strikes your fancy.  Here are her notes: "The intriguing swirl of marbled color in this cornbread comes [...]

                                                  
 
These little burgers are a little labor intensive, but worth it.  They are warming, satisfying and the dip sauces make them a treat.  Thanks to Howard Wallen for his help with these.
1 cup millet
3 cups water
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 bunch of scallions (about seven), finely chopped
½ cup carrot, diced
2 teaspoons shoyu
½ cup [...]

As autumn begins to squeeze us, pungent tastes arrive and give a medicinal kick to the lungs and large intestine.  This recipe is perfect for this time of year…
 
                                           
 
Arugula Salad with Fennel, Bosc Pears
& White Balsamic Vinaigrette
 
This is a lovely and elegant recipe by Meredith McCarty.  It is an explosion of tastes; the [...]

This is for all of you who are watching leaves turn and pulling out your sweaters…
 
                           
 
 
Squochi
 
This is a favorite of mine and was a big hit with my mother.  It combines the lovely sweetness of onions and winter squash with the gooey-ness [...]

                                 Here's a great recipe for brunch this weekend…
              Mini Crust-free Tofu Quiches
 
                                     

 
This recipe is adapted from one by Susan V. at Fatfreevegan.com.  They are great served at a brunch with a big ole mess of greens, a grain [...]

If you're in a place which, like Los Angeles, still thinks it's summer, this is a great, light, and refreshing salad to keep you cool.  It's by MILFy Suzanne Landry, who just published her own cookbook called The Passionate Vegetable.
 
 
Shanghai Bean Sprout Salad
 
½         cup snow peas, strings removed, sliced in half
2         Roma tomatoes, sliced into [...]