Sunday, July 20, 2008

A 'Vegan de Guadalupe' day

I stayed in bed most of the morning (and afternoon) with a ridiculously bad hangover, which is so lame at my age.

When I finally downed some coffee and Excedrin, I needed something easy, comforting and nutritious to fill my belly. It seemed like a perfect time to break out this Vegan de Guadalupe cookzine, a fun bilingual recipe book that is chock full of Mexican fare.

Vegan de Guadalupe

(Aside: How darling is that cover? I desperately want a tattoo of it. Maybe for my first veganversary.)

First I made the Sopa de Fideo, a quick and flavorful noodle soup. The original recipe didn't call for tomatoes, but I'm a weirdo who craves diced tomatoes when I'm hungover, so ...

Sopa de Fideo

For dinner I made Calabacitas Guisadas using some amazingly flavorful squash from my organic CSA share. With corn and zucchini in a tangy tomato sauce, this tastes exactly like summer. I also tossed in some chickpeas that were looking for a good home.

Calabacitas Guisadas

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

the zine has got to have the coolest cover I've ever seen!

jessy said...

that cover rocks so hard! and wow - the dishes look amazing, too! nice job! i've gotta look into more fun cooking zines, indeed! :D

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the zine recommendation!

Anonymous said...

I've been thinking about all the zines I need & that one is going on the list! That would be the best tattoo ever!

Lisa (Show Me Vegan) said...

Cooking new vegan recipes while hungover is definitely not lame! I always crave super spicy food when I'm hungover, as if the heat will perk me up or something. Anyway, that zine is the cutest. Thanks for the review!

Anonymous said...

Hi, Maggie!

I know I commented yesterday, but I wanted to stop by again today to let you know that I nominated you for a Brillante Weblog award! I always look forward to visiting your blog and I think your photos are always beautiful! I really enjoy the tone of your blog - you have a really mellow writing style that I find so enjoyable! Plus, you make great looking food!

I posted some details about the award on my blog. Congratulations!

Maggie said...

Jennycestcake, that's the nicest thing ever! Thank you so much!