* Latin for “from the egg to the apples” which appears in Horace’s Satire 1.

** Not actually a fundamental law.

* This is just a saying. The Shannons do not condone or endorse mama smacking.

* For traditional chicken noodle soup, replace the wild rice with 1 cup uncooked broken vegan fettuccine or medium-size pasta. Be sure to check the label for eggs; a lot of fettuccine contains eggs.

* I actually can’t read minds.

* Some actually don’t credit ol’ Marco for bringing pasta to Europe. They claim it was brought by Turkish traders before the birth of Christ and shared throughout the Roman Empire.

* I strongly suggest going organic and high-quality with the ketchup: less sugar, fillers, food coloring, and cheap vinegar.

* Don’t steal my baby name.

* It means, “My hovercraft is full of eels.” I don’t speak Greek.

* Gross.

* You don’t need pomegranate jam to make this recipe, but you do need a good jam—one with not too much sugar.

* Some might even call it a Potpie Time Machine.

* See intro to Mexcian Stuffed Crust Pizza (here) for clarification.

* This is using Annie Math and pretty much estimated. We didn’t actually measure anything, so there is no real data to back up this claim.

** Yes, I do believe that all Mexican food is a little better when it is served with a cold Dr Pepper. I also have no data to back up that claim except that sometimes the universe has undeniable truths that we all just know.

* If you love beets and pink teeth, you can use 4 medium-size fresh beets that have been sliced, and you’ll need to add an extra 30 minutes to your simmer time.

** Let’s say you hate actually eating spices. You can also take the pickling spices and put them in a tea diffuser all bouquet garni–style—like we did in the Seitan Coq au Vin recipe (here) instead of mixing them in the soup.

* You’re replacing the fish sauce you usually find in pad Thai, so please read your labels, because some stir-fry sauce has fish or oyster sauce in it, or is actually just fish sauce relabeled. Vegan stir-fry sauce is more like a thinner hoisin sauce—which might also work, but will cost you a dollar more.

* Not an indisputable fact.

* Little-known fact: it is the aspiration of every baked good to be forever memorialized on Facebook—to be enjoyed by everyone for years and years.

* For the record, this intro was written by Dan.

* Yep—terrible baking humor.

* Go local or go home—right?

* If you get a tear in the side of your Tofurky, you can still lay it on the beer can. It’s not ideal, but if this happens you can still make your Tofurky work.

* What kind of monster hates bunnies?