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I second (third, fourth, whatever) the recommendations for Veganomicon and Vegan with a Vengeance. The recipes are simple, and I also find the layout of the cookbooks very user-friendly. I like Deborah Madison and Crescent Dragonwagon as well, although I am sometimes overwhelmed by the sheer number of recipes in their books!

oven roasted

breast, heart, and definitely the leftovers

Yay for all the butternut squash fans! I recently made a butternut squash risotto recipe (did I get it from Serious Eats? maybe...) that was awesome. Baked eggplant stuffed with spiced-up stuffing mix, tomatoes, and peanuts and topped with cheese... yowza! And another shout out for Deborah Madison's vegetarian cookbooks. Hungarian Mushroom Soup from Moosewood. And finally, Potato knishes. Yum!! You can't beat pastry, potatoes and cheese! (Okay, I'm a little too excited about this post. ;-)

I couldn't find any tomatillos, dammit. I live in the middle of nowhere. Any suggestions? Can I substitute some other variety of tomato?

Most mornings its just Folger's half-caff in a travel mug, with splenda and non-dairy creamer. More than that gives me palpitations (yes, I am getting old). Occasionally we splurge and get some French Roast or Sumatra. Dark roast coffee is the best!

For me, it's not an ingredient but my kitchen itself. I moved a few years ago from my post-college digs with the tiny oven that never worked properly to a nice big house with a new oven. It was a revelation!!

I feel like my most successful dishes now are those that are simple with fresh ingredients like homegrown herbs and vegetables.

Ghirardelli's in Orlando makes some mighty awesome sundaes. I think there's one called the Gold Rush (or something like that). Toasted almonds, butterscotch, and fudge over vanilla ice cream... aaaahhhhh. Get me a plane ticket!! Of course, for a closer to home treat, there's always Graeter's. And honestly, I wouldn't refuse a peanut butter cup Blizzard from DQ either... well heck, if it's ice cream, it's all good!

Burke's Bakery in Danville, Kentucky. And not just the donuts, but the rolls, and the cookies, and... sugar overload!

Spaghetti with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, fresh basil and parmigiano. A little crushed red pepper is good too. And a nice crusty bread on the side. Well, I know what I'm having for dinner now...