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Hippie Pie (with a bow to Mollie Katzen)
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boulangere
October 31, 2011
When I was in culinary school, Peter Reinhart was my breads instructor. He was actually the reason I chose the school in the first place. At any rate, one night the phone in the kitchen was ringing off the hook. Chef Peter was out of the kitchen, and I was the closest person to the phone. I answered, "Chef Peter's kitchen." a lovely voice asked to speak to him, and finally asked if I could please tell him that Mollie Katzen had called. Well, yes, I could certainly do that. Beautiful job here, MrsW.
Qdrake
September 12, 2011
MrsWheelbarrow - what a fantastic makeover of the recipe. I too am glad (and surprised) to see so many "hippie-sisters" (and brothers) out there! I have a suggestion for you.
My all time most treasured cookbook is one I came across while working in my college library -I loved it so much that I "lost" it and paid the library for it. It is Madhur Jaffrey's "World of the East Vegetarian Cooking". It covers vegetarian cooking from all over India and southeast Asia. It was my first intro to cooking marvelous Indian dishes - and yeah the spice lists can be intimidating, but once you realise the true underlying simplicity, you are prepared to forge ahead into the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, one of the most varied and sophisticated in the world. And this is also one of the most enjoyably readable and 70's style beautiful cookbooks out there - illustrated with lovely line drawings and printed on thick lovely paper.
If you EVER get the chance to get this, jump at it. It taught me so much about cooking and spicing, and gave me an adventurous soul where cooking is concerned. Truely a treasure!
My all time most treasured cookbook is one I came across while working in my college library -I loved it so much that I "lost" it and paid the library for it. It is Madhur Jaffrey's "World of the East Vegetarian Cooking". It covers vegetarian cooking from all over India and southeast Asia. It was my first intro to cooking marvelous Indian dishes - and yeah the spice lists can be intimidating, but once you realise the true underlying simplicity, you are prepared to forge ahead into the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, one of the most varied and sophisticated in the world. And this is also one of the most enjoyably readable and 70's style beautiful cookbooks out there - illustrated with lovely line drawings and printed on thick lovely paper.
If you EVER get the chance to get this, jump at it. It taught me so much about cooking and spicing, and gave me an adventurous soul where cooking is concerned. Truely a treasure!
MrsWheelbarrow
September 13, 2011
Qdrake - I think my mother had that book. I'll have to look through the cookbook shelves when I'm visiting... Thank you for trying the recipe!
renee.twersky
January 26, 2013
I bought that book in 1981 on the sale table at the LSU bookstore in Baton Rouge. I still love it and miraculously, it is still in one piece!
sarahdecker
July 28, 2011
Terrific recipe and everyone loved it! Can't wait to try different variations... Can't believe I missed this one back "in the day". I too have the original Moosewood Cookbook.
kmartinelli
May 17, 2011
My husband went to school in Ithaca and anything Moosewoods still brings up fuzzy memories. I have many of their cookbooks but have never tried this recipe - your rendition sounds delicious.
Franca
March 28, 2011
I made this last night for supper. All I can say is viva vegetarianism!! We didn't miss meat at all!
lastnightsdinner
October 10, 2010
It won't surprise you that Moosewood was the first cookbook 14-year old then-vegetarian me ever bought for herself. I never made the Cheese and Cauliflower Pie, but your version sounds even better. A future meatless monday dish for sure :)
MrsWheelbarrow
October 10, 2010
Not at all surprised it was your 1st cookbook! It's so approachable. Can't wait til you make it - let me know what you think!
MonkeyBusiness
October 10, 2010
This was dinner tonight, with some wonderful Napa wine we ordered on our recent visit...no one even wanted a salad.....it's all gone....thank you, Mrs.W, for bringing this back into the repertoire!
The M.
October 10, 2010
This is one of the first things I ever cooked, in my first off-campus apartment during college.
Thanks for the reminder. I think my my family (including 2 college-age kids) will love it.
Thanks for the reminder. I think my my family (including 2 college-age kids) will love it.
MrsWheelbarrow
October 10, 2010
It gives me such a kick to see how this recipe has brought back memories.
AntoniaJames
October 10, 2010
I love this recipe . . . especially the fresh marjoram, which I suspect is the perfect complement to the fontina! You are a genius with flavors, Mrs. W. I can see making this for dinner with just a simple dark green and autumn fruit/nut salad on the side. Yummmm. ;o)
Thorngate
October 6, 2010
I have a battered copies of several of the Moosewood cookbooks-and a very battered copy of "More with Less"- Husband and I were food co-op members and vegetarian in grad school in Chapel Hill-made my own bread, gardened, etc. Does anyone remember "The Vegetarian Epicure"?, or my favorite "The Cookbook for Poor Poets"-we did it as much for economic reasons as anything-then we graduated and had children-there went our healthy lifestyle!
Bevi
October 6, 2010
I lived and loved The Vegetarian Epicure Books 1 and 2. Some of my all time go-to recipes are from those books, such as banana raita, peaches poached in brandy, french fried mushrooms with paprika sauce, kugel, all sorts of chutneys, soups, and potato dishes. I loved the illustrations, and all of Anna's stories about her food travels all over the world.
luvcookbooks
October 7, 2010
I have a copy of "Poor Poets" with a foreword by Louise Bogan, whom I also love (she's a poet). Also love The Vegetarian Epicure, the Tassajara books, the Political Palate books, longing to own a copy of Crescent Dragonwagon's "The Commune Cookbook". Joni Mitchell, Simon and Garfunkel, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Joy of Cooking (a band), Jefferson Airplane.
MrsWheelbarrow
October 6, 2010
I want a tie-dye apron, Aagersi! BetteIrene, you're not the only one. Bevi, SallyCan, Moosewood is on the used-all-the-time bookshelf in this kitchen. Those baked stuffed potatoes are fantastic. If you're ever in Ithaca, it's worth a stop at the restaurant!
SallyCan
October 6, 2010
It's on my "used-all-the-time bookshelf" too, along with Katzen's "Enchanted Broccoli Forest", and the newer, most used "Vegetarian Planet" by Didi Emmons. Maybe you could tie-dye aprons while you're waiting for your jars of goodies to be finished canning!
betteirene
October 6, 2010
I really thought I was the only person on this site old enough to know about Moosewood.
You're all sooo funny!
You're all sooo funny!
SallyCan
October 6, 2010
Yes, Moosewood is definately a cookbook to not forget about, and to keep on using ;)
aargersi
October 5, 2010
This sounds wonderful! Time to put on the tie dye apron (I am not kidding :-) and pop a hippie pie and some brownies in the oven!!
luvcookbooks
October 5, 2010
got my first copy of the moosewood cookbook in 1976 from my college roommate. love this recipe and the comments for the memories they inspire. will put it on the short list for my vegetarian son and niece's thanksgiving meal. still make stuffed baked potatoes from the enchanted broccoli forest quite often. kids love them and they freeze well, helped me to ge3t through med school, also.
MrsWheelbarrow
October 5, 2010
I had no idea there were so many Moosewood-ers out there. Grateful Dead? Brownies? Oh, the good old days. Thanks for your nice comments!
Kitchen D.
November 29, 2018
I'm having so much fun reading your memories as I remember mine ; Vermont college days of Grateful Dead moosewood dishes under winter moons and phish holloween parties at Goddard. You all crack me up. I love Making my now teens tassajara and draw from poor poets and veg epicure... never goes out! The best meal I ever had was at a Hartford dead show made by the HariKrishna. I spent the next five years trying... never found it again. Thanks for sharing the fun loving days! I'm having three hip friend over this weekend and will make this a la Katz cauliflower pie. I know we will love it!!!
thirschfeld
October 5, 2010
Oh the Grateful Dead daze. I always look at the Moosewood cookbooks with such fondness. I really like the homey, co-op grocery food in them, the mushroom moussaka, wow. Problem is I can never remember what else I made out of them. LOL
Kayb
October 4, 2010
Not certain how I missed Moosewood...perhas because the only thing I was cooking in those days was... err.... brownies..... Must give this a try!
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