This evening I made Spaghetti with Zucchini and Basil from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. Not outstanding, but it did use the zucchini that arrived in my box, and I didn’t have to go out to buy any extra ingredients. This is a good thing. We’ve actually been doing more cooking and eating together at my place – also a good thing – I wish it could happen more often. Usually we all have such wildly different schedules that it just doesn’t work. Maybe I’ll try to do this on the weekends on a regular basis. We’ll see.

This afternoon I stopped by the farmer’s market, and picked up a bag of peaches. I ate one or two myself, but I still had a lot left – I decided to make a cobbler. Cobblers are something I hadn’t eaten at all before moving to America. What a discovery! They are seriously delicious. The recipe I used was for Stone Fruit Cobbler, from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. It’s excellent, especially when served with vanilla ice-cream.

Confession: my wife does most of the cooking. I need more practice. I also need to read more about cooking and food in general. This book seems like an awesome reference. We’ve had it awhile and I’ve not given it much of my attention. Time to change that.

even after converting to a vegan diet, this cookbook is still a great reference to have on my shelf. the dishes range in complexity from very simple to somewhat involved. everyone will find something they can use here.