March comfort food

I'm not sure anyone really needs an excuse to seek out comfort food. But if an excuse is needed, this March (with its crummy weather and various other minor and not-so-minor afflictions and catastrophes) is as good as any. We've had great success with two comfort food recipes lately, so I thought I'd share.

best vegan mac'n'cheese I've tried yet

Because I know so much about cooking, and because the world needs another vegan recipe blog (yes, I'm being sarcastic) I've decided to start posting recommendations - cataloguing the best vegan recipes on the net that are sent my way or grab my attention. It's mostly to keep a record for myself, but if anyone else gets any good out of these suggestions, all the better.

Our most recent stunning success is called "Baked Mac Oh Geez." I found the recipe at a site called Chocolate-Covered Katie, but Katie reprinted the recipe from a cookbook called Let Them Eat Vegan. I'm not sure if it was the pictures that sold me, Chocolate-Covered Katie's endorsement (backed up by her claims to be a mac-n'cheese devotee), or simply the fact that it looked reasonably simple to make...

scimetalvegan and friends meet vegan black metal chef

As the weather gets cold and autumnal (I'm ignoring the fact that, despite the rain, it was actually kind of warm in Hamilton today), it's nice to recall warm summer evenings spent dining and drinking in the back yard with friends.

Keeping that in mind, here (at Hellbound) is a four-month late report on my vegan black metal cooking adventure with Adam Wills and Mark Coatsworth.

(and the recipe, in case you're inclined to view or try it yourself)