Lest you think that following a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle means giving up yummies, I decided that the day after National Chip and Dip Day might be a good excuse to share with you some of the ways Phil and I deal with the we-don’t-want-to-cook evenings and the generic munchies—which …
Among the many other things that occur in March (yesterday was National Chip and Dip Day) is National Women’s History Month. I …
One look at the adorable rapture in this young girl’s face and you must have guessed that a post about today …
This is National Peanut Month, although I’m not sure why we have a national peanut month, other than to say it started …
March 18 is Goddess of Fertility Day. You remember Aphrodite, I assume, from your high school mythology class. Turns out the favors …
Not that we’re admitting to anything here, but my first date with Phil lasted 24 hours—and we didn’t sleep a wink. Food, …
Let me take this St. Patrick’s Day opportunity to remind you that GREEN is the Leprechaun secret to eternal youth and good …
In honor of National Heart Health Month, I hope you will take a moment and think about your ticker. Think about how …
I’m getting into this little habit of trying to post a recipe for each holiday, but President’s Day had me stumped until …
Tonight will be the last of a series of sessions about plant-based cooking I’ve been conducting at one of our great local …
Yep. I agree. Uh huh. Yep, yep, that is right. You are correct. Yes, organic food is more expensive than non-. Yes, …
I don’t know exactly what happens to Phil when the San Francisco 49ers are in the play-offs. I can only quote myself …
My wonderful and hardworking book manager came up with this great list of things friends and family and fans of Blue Moon Vegetarian can …
Some time back, early in the production of Blue Moon Vegetarian, I had queried New York Times best-selling author Caroline Leavitt about …
Brunch Florentine began as a newspaper recipe full of sausage and beef. One of my readers has told me she is making …
Right now, tonight, I have nothing really to talk about. I’m at the end of a long, fun, busy string of months. …
I love the word bloodroot. Coming from a poet, that is likely not surprising, considering its mournfully assonant trail of O’s. This …
It seems right to take a moment to honor and thank all who have worked so hard to make my year so …
I am a morning grump. There. I said it. It’s hard for me to bounce out of bed and start slaying dragons. …
I live in a remote area of southeast Washington State near where Idaho, Washington, and Oregon intersect, and where people are passionate …
I don’t know how cold it is where you live, but where I live it is 20 degrees below normal for this …
I never in my wild imaginings pictured a day when I’d be telling my readers about my own set of recipe cards, …
Despite the fact that I come from people who did not eat meat every day, let alone every meal, I think most …
Dove Creek began its public life as a radio broadcast on KRFP 98.5 fm in Moscow, Idaho. The producer, a woman with …
It’s a part of conversation around the university where I teach this time of year, and I’m sure around every American workplace, as …
I’ve always loved those cookbook sections that tell you how to stock your kitchen pantry. They make it look and sound like …
Lest you thought we somehow magically gave up eating burgers once we switched to a plant-based diet, here is proof that just …
As we get closer to the release date for Blue Moon Vegetarian and things get not only more exciting but a little …
Since Phil not only had a Mexican grandfather but a Swedish great-great-grandmother who cooked for a wealthy Mexican family and was known for her marvelous Tex-Mex cooking, and …
Last night was a night that called for soup. Sunday. After a weekend of reading student essays for me. One of painting the …
From the back cover: Part memoir, part cookbook, and part health-and-nutrition how-to, Blue Moon Vegetarian chronicles Kentucky-born former nurse Paula Marie Coomer …
This handy-dandy protein chart is automatically sent to folks who subscribe to my website, but since I don’t want to exclude anyone, …
I talk a lot about hemp protein. I believe we could heal the planet if everyone ate 2 tbsp. of hemp seed …
If you are thinking about embarking on a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, you are fooling yourself: you aren’t thinking about it; some …
Former President Clinton has been in the news lately for his vegan diet. You only have to look at him to know …
MIGHTY FINE TACO SALAD 2 cups dried kidney beans 2 quarts filtered water 1 cup uncooked basmati rice 1-1/2 cups water 2 …
As we wind down the weeks toward the Nov. 20 release of Blue Moon Vegetarian, it seemed like a good idea to …
This “land of the lost” squash plant began emerging from our compost pile about a month ago. The leaves are as large …
Persimmon red and polar bear white. Polar bear white for the cabinets, the island, and the wainscoting, which on one wall goes …
How do you get your protein? People always ask me that question. It’s never how do you get enough Vitamin C? Or …
I met Bob Evans at “Jazz at the Lake” at Wallowa Lake, Oregon, in 1990, and we remained friends and correspondents until …
The version of Phil’s Daily Hemp Shake that appears in Blue Moon Vegetarian uses dairy products instead of coconut milk kefir and yogurt and …
FROM THE VERY, VERY BEGINNINGS OF A MANUSCRIPT FOR BLUE MOON GLUTEN-FREE VEGAN Sometimes I worry about myself the tiniest bit. Besides Blue Moon …
The best places on earth are independent bookstores. The Globe in Seattle, Book People in Moscow, Idaho, . . . and BOOKS, too! …
In her fabulous memoir, Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch describes two essential life elements: a tribe and a twin. What follows are members of …
Dove Creek began its public life as a radio broadcast on KRFP 98.5 fm in Moscow, Idaho. The producer, a woman with …
