Sadly, the weather here is getting chilly already.  Cold weather in September?! Yes, unfortunate but true.  It was a smack in your face that summer is over and that fall is officially here.  I was craving a warm dinner, and I had just bought a couple of single serving terracotta baking dishes that I was dying to use, so I decided to make pot pies.  The only problem that I could see is that I didn’t know how to make pot pies.  So off I went to scan the food blogs for a good recipe. And I looked, and looked, and looked.  I read so many recipes that my eyes were crossing!  It seems that the people that love pot pies, all have a favorite style.  And, since it’s a pot pie it can have any kind of filling you can imagine.  It appeared that I was going to have [...]

Rustic Pizza Nom nom nom…nom..nmmm… This is um…nom nom nom…the YDV Meatless Monday meal.  It’s pretty…nom nom nom…..good.  You should totally try it out.  I did and here’s how it all went down. I went searching at the local health food store for a vegan pizza crust.  I’ve never made a crust myself and the task seemed pretty daunting to me.  I search high (in the refrigerated section) and low (in the dairy section!?) but couldn’t find a crust that didn’t have honey in it.  I made a quick stop at the bread section but didn’t see anything there either.  Sigh.  So I began the hunt for a pizza crust mix.  Yes, I require a mix.  There! I admit it. Moving on… I found this and only this as far as pizza crust mixes were concerned: Sweet.  The gluten free didn’t bother me a bit.  [...]