This is not my triumphant return to cooking – that was a batch of Mango Ginger Tofu with Coconut Rice a couple of days ago. But, seeing as that’s so much food porn leftovers, I decided to wait until I had something new to post.

This is that something new.

Pasta Della California with Smoky Broiled Tempeh, both from Veganomicon

I should just call my blog Isa Chandra Tells You What To Eat, because whenever I see a post of hers, I’m compelled to cook.

While cooking out of Veganomicon, I never really had the urge to make Pasta Della California, that is until I saw this post of Isa’s. Looks good, right? And it fends off zombies AND Republicans. Score.

It’s pretty okay. I don’t think it will go in my usual rotation, but it’s certainly different than what I’m normally drawn to. Variety is good.

Also, I didn’t marinade the tempeh for the full time because of poor scheduling, and had a bit of a hmmm moment with my broiler. It came out pretty decent though, I’ll definitely have to make it again, but correctly.

And now for the crown jewel of the evening…

Mexican Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodles, from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar

Mmmmmmmm. Yes, I can’t even talk right now, these are so good.

Om nom nom fucking nom. Fall, I’m ready for your ass.

Get yer recipe (and instructional video) here, and then pre-order this amazing book pretty please.