Welcome to Italian Week, No Meat Athlete style!  Or Italian Half-Week, since it's already Wednesday.  For those who don't know, a muffaletta is an Italian-style sandwich from New Orleans.  Until I saw it on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, I had no idea it wasn't really from Italy.  But who cares where it's from; it's really…

Finally!  I've been looking forward to this day ever since that mistress tempeh won me over with her meatlike texture. Her soy sister tofu made a crispy deep-fried appeal to win back the love of my taste buds at a Thai restaurant today, but this day belongs to tempeh.  Buffalo tempeh. I am an admitted…

Buenos dias!  I went to Spain four times during high school, living with Spanish families for a month each time as part of an exchange program.  At the time I was more interested in drinking Cuarenta y Tres con naranja than sampling the fine cuisine.  But now that I love good food, I really wish…

Finally, the one I've been hyping up all week!  And the hype must have worked, since at least one person I know soaked her black beans last night in anticipation of this recipe's posting, only to lose her (pirated) internet connection shortly thereafter.  Looks like someone will be eating black bean burgers again, unless I'm…