My Favorite Vegan Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pierre Van Zylbaking, cake, Cakes, carrot cake, Easter, Holidays, mother's day, Recipes, Soy-free, spring, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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I woke up yesterday with a little more lightness in my heart than had been there earlier this week. And when I’m feeling lighthearted, my first instinct is to bake. There are so many things I might have posted on this Easter Sunday. Hot cross buns, which I’ve been wanting to make (and make well—my last batch was a total fail) for a while. Pie. A brunch dish, like French toast. Chocolate eggs. Any number of different cakes. But all I’ve been able…

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Pesto Farro & Baby Kale Salad

Pierre Van Zylfarro, kale, Main Dishes, No Oil, Recipes, salad, Salads, Soy-free, spring, tahini, tofu, Vegan

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A few weeks ago, a friend and I met for lunch at Maman here in the city. It was cold—in typical April-in-New-York fashion, we’ve been vacillating between damp and chilly and summery warmth—and the restaurant was drafty. We huddled over cups of tea and had some much needed catch-up time. We were both out of…

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Creamy Roasted Garlic & Chickpea Soup

Pierre Van Zylchickpeas, easy, Gluten-free, greens, Quick & Easy, roasted garlic, soup, Soups, Soy-free, spring, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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My first boss used to joke that I’d probably be happy on a diet of mostly baby food. He said this because of my obvious love of mushy-textured foods, which I snacked on constantly at work: refried black bean dip, nut pate, and hummus. Especially hummus. My love of mush hasn’t budged as the years…

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Creamy Roasted Garlic & Chickpea Soup

Pierre Van Zylchickpeas, easy, Gluten-free, greens, Quick & Easy, roasted garlic, soup, Soups, Soy-free, spring, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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My first boss used to joke that I’d probably be happy on a diet of mostly baby food. He said this because of my obvious love of mushy-textured foods, which I snacked on constantly at work: refried black bean dip, nut pate, and hummus. Especially hummus. My love of mush hasn’t budged as the years…

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After every winter, spring…

Pierre Van ZylARNP, dating, divorce, love, queer, spring, woowoo, ZebraARNP

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always comes.Always.But my life’s progression to “spring” was blocked by an awful behemoth in my path–and I could see glimpses of this thing titled “spring”, but I couldn’t get there. So it has been a long, long winter, and I have been away from here …

Vegan Barley Asparagus Mushroom Risotto

Pierre Van Zylasparagus, barley, easy, grains, Main Dishes, mushrooms, Recipes, risotto, Soy-free, spring, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, weeknights

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Normally when I’m wrapping up a semester, cooking is the only thing I want to do. My home cooking routine invariably goes into autopilot during finals: I rely on a tried-and-true handful of simple recipes to get me through. As soon as my coursework is wrapped up, I dive back into cooking with creativity and…

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Black Rice & Quinoa Spring Salad with Peas

Pierre Van ZylGluten-free, grain salad, No Oil, Quick & Easy, quinoa, Recipes, rice, Salads, Sides, Soy-free, spring, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, whole grains

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This recipe—a creamy black rice & quinoa spring salad with peas—is similar to last week’s lentil dip in that it was unplanned. This is the advantage of being less organized than usual with meal planning: you don’t have a plan and you don’t have as much prepared food in the fridge as you might like,…

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