The Best of VegCooking: Spanish Style Home Fries

Amy is out this week, but that doesn't mean that the mouthwatering recipes on the blog will stop. We'll be featuring a "best of" series for the next week, highlighting some of the VegCooking blog's most popular posts from the...

Posted by Amy on September 16, 2009 5:30 PM

'No Recipe' Summer Barbecue

Relaxing during a warm summer weekend inspires me to eat one thing: barbecue. This past weekend, we fired up the grill at my house and stuck to a strict "no recipe" policy to create a delicious feast full of comfort...

Posted by Amy on June 15, 2009 5:30 PM

Poblano and Onion Hash Browns

Scattered, smothered, and peppered—in Waffle House speak, this means hash browns that are scattered on the grill (instead of cooked together like a potato pancake), smothered with diced onions, and peppered with jalapeños. My version of "scattered, smothered, and peppered"...

Posted by Amy on January 12, 2009 5:36 PM

It's National Soup Month!

To kick off National Soup Month, I've decided to whip up a batch of creamy potato soup, a recipe that has been on my "to make" list for a long, long time. I started with a recipe for a baked...

Posted by Amy on January 4, 2009 10:30 AM

Classic Potato Pancakes

There are a multitude of recipes you can make for a vegan Hanukkah, but for some reason, I always come back to latkes. Last year, I featured Sweet Potato Latkes, which are laced with brown sugar, cloves, and cinnamon. But...

Posted by Amy on December 21, 2008 7:44 PM

Twice-Baked Potatoes

We are nearing the end of this year's NFL season, which means that I'm going to use each Sunday as an excuse to make nowhere near good-for-you food. Last season I featured Game Day Potato Skins, which were topped with...

Posted by Amy on December 8, 2008 6:12 PM

Spanish Style Home Fries

Today's potato recipe is sort of a Spanish variation of home fries. The potatoes are boiled until just tender—not too mushy or falling apart—then pan-fried with spices until nice and crispy. Most home fries recipes I've seen contain just a...

Posted by Amy on September 29, 2008 7:00 PM

Oven Baked French Fries

I have three words for you: three-day weekend! Yes, a long holiday weekend is here, and it's one typically celebrated with backyard barbecues and comfort food. Many women, myself included, want the comfort but not the calories that come with...

Posted by Amy on August 31, 2008 10:23 AM

Burnt Is Better

Leaving garlic in your sauté pan or bread in your toaster a little too long often leads to inedible results. And as hard as you try to scrape off the layer of black from all sides of the toast, you...

Posted by Amy on June 23, 2008 11:30 AM

Top Five Spring Ingredients

Spring is finally here, and to me that means short sleeves, long days, too much pollen, and some of my favorite fresh produce. Below is a list of my top five favorite seasonal spring ingredients, and yes, several of them...

Posted by Amy on April 25, 2008 5:23 PM

Gonna Kick It Root Down, With a Veggie Stew

Hoodie weather is back, and that means it's time for warm, hearty food. In the South, the last thing you want to eat during the summer months is a soup or stew, which is probably the same temperature as the...

Posted by Amy on October 12, 2007 4:49 PM