Some DIY from a lazy cookbook author

A few thing I like to make from scratch

Sometimes, I can be a lazy cook. I know that's hard to believe about someone who has written umpteen cookbooks (here are just a few); but like anyone else, I have moments when I want a meal to appear out of thin air —  a really tasty plant-based one, of course. 

I do love me some good, healthy shortcuts, especially if I know that I couldn't do better mys…