Mixed Greens w. Warm Carmelized Shallot Dressing

On my plate tonight....too hungry to type the recipe so email me info@annaveda.com if you would like to try it :-)

I am the Joan Jett of Chocolate Cake

The cookie that happened yesterday was just right. Chocolate discs with grain sweetened chocolate chips, turbinado sugar (organic, bien sûr)...

When I say that a cookie happened to me, I mean that exactly. I look into the pantry, grab a few ingredients, then see what can happen. Crank some music..... Preheat oven.... High quality cocoa powder, organic whole wheat flour, natural high end vanilla... you get the picture. No tip-toe-ing around leveling my cups fretting in my paisley apron... uh - uh....

Fierce in the kitchen and fearless!

I have decided that I am, after all the Joan Jett of Chocolate Cake....

Yeah, I said it....

(Just saw the Runaways, I was so waiting for that film - LOVE JJ, always have, always will!

Vegan Pad Thai

Last night I was really craving Pad Thai, even though I was quite sleepy after a whirlwind day replete with all of the flooding excitement here in New England...

Cooking, in my opinion is best when approached Freestyle; play it fast and loose then see how it all shakes out. There were no exact measurements for this dish, no recipe was followed. My best advice is to set aside some bok choy or romaine lettuce, peas, tofu & carrots and then take a basic Pad Thai recipe & eliminate the fish sauce (ick) and eggs (ick, again) for the base.

The tofu obviously becomes the substitute for chicken, etc... I love spice so a few shakes of red pepper flakes and even a dash of hot sauce will yield a more adventurous plate. Step outside of your safety zone and spice things up...

So, set aside your jar of sauce and bag of pasta tonight. Grab some noodles, veggies and peanut butter on your way home and bang out a little fun with your wok!