Likes to Play With Her Food

Flower Arrangements by Christy Payton I haven't posted in a few weeks.  I bought myself some new cooking tools, ceramic knives.  Th...

Vegetarian & Vegan Potluck Friday, January 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm @ Payton's Produce 1132 Washington Way, Longview, WA 9...

Last night was the sixth Community Vegan/Vegetarian potluck in Longview and I think it was one of the nicest.  We had about the same amou...

It just might be fall.  Our hot streak is over and we're back to the normal cool, grey weather in the 60's.  Usually we're cold ...

 We had another successful potluck last weekend.  The sun came out and so did our friends.  We had thirty-five friends, new and old, enjo...

You scream, I scream, we all scream for Ice Cream.  Yum. Had sort of an ice cream party this weekend.  A few of my friends made ice c...

The Stoves & Ovens of Rainbow The Rainbow Gathering was in our backyard this year.  It was held in a meadow way up in the Gifford ...

We had another very successful vegan/vegetarian potluck in Longview.  I am pleased how well it's turned out.  There were about 25 peopl...

Happy Mother's Day! We're headed to Rachel's for the afternoon.  I like it when we get together for a meal.  It's a very ...

I just did the basics last week, pot 'o black beans, a big salad, a simple vegetable soup, and a raw chocolate raspberry pie. I am lucky...

The potluck adventures continue. Our next vegan/vegetarian potluck in Longview, WA is Friday, May 20th at Payton's Produce. This ...

Our second vegan/vegetarian potluck in Longview was again a success.  There were about 25 people and a great variety of wonderful food.  M...

Lemon Thyme Cake I made  Lemon Thyme Pound Cake , a Martha Stewart recipe. Another find from the jail waiting room. ::) There was an o...

The other night while having a meal with some friends at a local Italian restaurant a friend bought some of the whole wheat bread they make ...

  I told you I was going to make some Madeleines today.  Up until about a week ago, I had never heard of them.  Apparently they are a littl...

Orange Creme Ice Cream & Pistachio Madeleines I made a coconut milk, vanilla bean base for ice cream just like the Black Cherry Almond...

Michele was talking about a pizza she tried that was really good last week.  She said she blended black beans, salsa, tomatoes for a sauce a...

While sitting in the waiting room of the jail in St. Helens, of all places, there was a Bon Appetit magazine.  I picked it up and started lo...

This was pretty easy to whip up with the leftover chickpeas.  I used some black bean flour to make a gravy.  They tasted a lot better than ...

I made a spanikopita for the potluck and I use chickpeas in that recipe. I cooked up a whole pound, so I had some left over beans to use. I...