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Kohlrabi Tops and Bulbs with Mushrooms and LentilsHow did I make it to 48 years without ever having tasted a kohlrabi? That's one thing I especially love about having a CSA share it pushes the boundaries of my culinary repertoire and palate. I was surprised to discover that kohlrabi is pleasant both raw and cooked. Raw, its texture is similar to that
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15 Jun 2013 at 8:00am
Almost-instant, gluten-free meals in the age of DIYSince I decided a few months back to go back to a traditional advertising job, balancing everything in my life has become a challenge: quality time with F-stop, blogging, running and squeezing in a little time to just be. I've found myself cooking on the weekends, partly as a way to exhale and partly
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11 Jun 2013 at 4:07pm
Creamy Garlic Scape Pesto over brown rice pastaToday's recipe comes inspired by two gorgeous bunches of garlic scapes that arrived in this week's CSA share. For those who are new to garlic scapes, they are simply the undulating tips of the garlic plants. Full of garlic flavor, but a tad milder. The kitties thought they were a
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5 Jun 2013 at 4:56pm
This week's very green CSA share, clockwise from bag: baby arugula, cilantro, dill, butter lettuce, scallions, green garlic, spinach and collard greens. I enjoy being a part of Community-Supported Agriculture [CSA] because supporting local, and in my case, organic farming instead of big agri, is always a good thing. But I must admit,
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2 Jun 2013 at 2:20pm
I love sweets and comforting, carby baked goods as much as the next person probably more. But like many people these days, I am trying to eat more healthily especially since I've been working very hard at improving my running. Fortunately, thanks to Whole Grain Vegan Baking by Tami Noyes and Celine Steen, I can have my whole grain cake and eat
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29 May 2013 at 5:27pm
A mason-jar bouquet of spring onions from last week's CSA share had been providing ambiance in my fridge for far too long. I needed to use them before they wilted and started to look sad. I also had on hand a stockpile of my beloved Shirataki Noodles which I bought on sale at Whole Foods a few weeks back. Although these tofu-based
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24 May 2013 at 8:47am
When I'm zapped after a long day, I tend to make my old standby tofu for dinner because it's easy. No doubt, you know the drill: press, marinade and then either bake or pan fry. But the addition of just two more easy steps breading the flavor-infused tofu and making a no-brainer dipping sauce results in a fun, seemingly fancy dinner lots
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19 May 2013 at 4:16pm
Picking up my first CSA share of the season is like a little holiday for me. As a city girl with no plot of land, getting a cornucopia of fresh-picked organic produce makes me feel vicariously connected to the earth. I purchase my bi-weekly share from Wimer's Organics as I have for the past several years. This week, my treasure chest included
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15 May 2013 at 4:43pm
Gorgeous magenta stalks of rhubarb sing to me from the grocery aisle like sirens. A little poetic for Whole Foods? Perhaps. But spying rhubarb in the Spring is like seeing a beautiful apparition since it makes only a fleeting appearance. I always buy more than I need because, with rhubarb, you snooze and you lose. Rhubarb: She who hesitates is
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12 May 2013 at 7:16am
Morocco Method: Raw, Vegan, Gluten-Free hair productsWhen I was in 7th grade going through those awkward junior high years, I read a lot of Thoreau. Specifically, Walden, over and over usually while I sat alone on a boulder, atop a mountain that overlooked my little coal mining town. I dreamt of running away, building a house in the woods
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9 May 2013 at 3:55pm
Single-serving nut butters in under 5 minutesI am in love with gourmet nut butters; eaten hedonistically by the spoonful, they can make a bad day good. Slathered on whole grain bread, they transform lunch into a veritable party on your palate. Jem's Raw Nut Butters are a personal, special occassion favorite, but I also adore more mainstream
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5 May 2013 at 4:20pm
What a busy, fun week so much food, running, and good times with loved ones. I'll let the images do the talking. Spring is here in all her glory. F-stop's cherry tree is a giant pink umbrella. Tulips on my running path are in full bloom Created a new recipe Truffled Vegan Cheese Steak for the Vegan Culinary Experience. Watch for
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2 May 2013 at 6:06pm
Soy curls swimming in a creamy-crunchy pesto dressing. Who needs chicken? This was one of those "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade"-inspired recipes. In a moment of utter discombobulation, I bought a bag of organic apples at Trader Joe's thinking I was saving money. Sure, they were cheap. Downside was that they also tasted more like
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28 Apr 2013 at 9:46am
Gluten-free tropical yumminess, perfect with teaPeople get makeovers to keep up with the times. We update our clothes and makeup. We modernize our home decor. We keep up with new technology, like swapping land lines for cell phones. In this spirit of keeping current, I decided to modernize one of my favorite recipes from my first cookbook Lime-Coconut
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25 Apr 2013 at 4:56pm
I had Artichoke Spread Hummus for lunch with baby carrots, and slices of apples [yes, apples!] and Persian cucumbersHummus. It's a filling, nutritious and endlessly versatile chickpea dip that's been around for centuries; some even speculate it's an ancient food. Omnivores and herbivores alike adore its creamy texture. But it has become one of those
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20 Apr 2013 at 10:56am
I splurged and bought Bossa Nova and Pablo this aesthetically pleasing cat scratcher They love it, sleep on it and fight over it...Since I've gone back to a "traditional" full-time job, it's been a bit of an adjustment in the kitchen. I've been eating far too many salads and leftovers for dinner. I'll work it out. But for now, since I
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18 Apr 2013 at 4:57pm
Betty Goes Vegan with a tomato as big as a bean bag.I grew up in a Polish home. When we wanted kitchen wisdom, we were more likely to turn to Betty Krakow for her babushka chic and babka recipes than to WASP-y Betty Crocker. Excuse my frankness, but even as a kid, I thought Betty looked like a tad uptight definitely not someone I considered
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14 Apr 2013 at 4:47pm
Or more familiarly, Pan-Seared BS with Creamy-Dijon Sauce. The recipe name was starting to sound so pretentious that I needed to insert a bit of levity. This recipe is hands-down my favorite concoction of 2013, so far. Case in point: it's designed to feed four as a side, but I scarfed down the entire batch for dinner last night solo. When
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11 Apr 2013 at 4:08pm
Mexican-Cornbread Casserole. Muy easy. Muy vegan. Muy bueno.The other night, I opened my pantry in search of supper inspiration. A sexy little can of La Morena Chipotle Peppers in Adobe Sauce winked at me, and I was overcome with an intense and unstoppable hankering for Mexican food. Luckily for me, I also happened to have a
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7 Apr 2013 at 3:38pm
Classic Black Bean Burger, topped with smoky tahini dressing and an avocadoIt may be a vegetarian cliche, but an artfully crafted veggie burger is one of my go-to favorite noshes, either on a bun with all the fixin's, plain topped with a tasty sauce or alternatively, wrapped in lettuce or kale in lieu of the more traditional roll. While I was walking
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1 Apr 2013 at 4:21pm
Obviously, I love to cook and eat. But like everyone else in the world, I work long hours at a "day job" and am consistently overextended. Preparing dinner after a particularly long or busy day can sometimes feel more like a chore than a joy, even to the most die-hard gourmands. On nights like this, I often rely on my no-brainer roasted portobello
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28 Mar 2013 at 4:55pm
Some of you have been asking about my Caesar Dressing recipe using The Vegg. I'm almost embarrassed to call it a recipe, since it's so pathetically easy to put together. But it's one of those gems that delivers maximum flavor for minimum effort perfect for lazy, tired cooks like me. Anchovy lovers will appreciate the sea saltiness that my requisite
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26 Mar 2013 at 4:29pm
I often think of going vegan as unpeeling layers of an [organic, non-GMO] onion, First, you decide to pimp your vegetarianism by eschewing eggs and dairy. Then you realize ugh! that most sugar is clarified using animal bone char, so you cut that from your diet. Then, holy moly one day, someone tells you about carmine,
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20 Mar 2013 at 5:45pm
I've been doing work full-time in-house at a local ad agency, and this means packing lunches. People still [yes, still!] ask me what I eat. So partly to answer their question, I thought it would be fun to document a week's worth of lunches for you. This may be more food than you think a woman my size would consume, but that particular week, I also ran
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16 Mar 2013 at 11:48am
Forgive the St. Patrick's Day pun; it's been a busy week. I've been surviving on leftovers and quickie pasta dishes. But no matter how crazy my schedule is, I always try to punctuate my meals healthy and otherwise with a variety of nutrient-dense juices and smoothies. This is my vibrant, go-to emerald juice: organic apple, organic lemon, ginger,
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13 Mar 2013 at 6:49pm
Pan de Mallorca vegan, at last!UPDATE: 3/15/13: Elizabeth: If I don't hear from you by Sunday, we will be choosing another winner for the free packet of The Vegg. Email me pronto, girl! [Done deal, 3.17.13. Congrats, Nomstoppable.com] As I mentioned a few days ago in my review of The Vegg, I wanted to veganize Pan de Mallorca
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10 Mar 2013 at 3:56pm
The Vegg: Looks like egg yolk. Boy does it smell and taste like egg yolk. But it's vegan!I've been wanting to veganize Pan de Mallorca forever. This fluffy blond sweet roll hails from Spain and is popular in Puerto Rico. But egg yolks are a centerpiece ingredient. Let's face it: while a pinch of turmeric is a spectacular tool for infusing vegan foods
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7 Mar 2013 at 5:23pm
Dry-fried tofu: crispy and marinade friendly, yet free of added fat.As promised, today I'm going to show you how to dry-fry tofu. I use this easy technique often to quickly give pressed tofu a wonderfully chewy texture. When you dry-fry tofu, it actually tastes like you deep fried it but it's oil- and added-fat-free [Take that, Paula Deen!]. This
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3 Mar 2013 at 4:54pm
This Smoky Mushroom-Artichoke Spread is uber-versatile. You can use it as a base for many different dishes.You already know I like recipes that are modular. But I also prefer savory recipes that have legs and can be used as the flavor foundation for several meals. Who wants to eat the same meal every night? A few months back, I started experimenting
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27 Feb 2013 at 5:27pm
What inspires your cooking? Do you enjoy paging through cookbooks and magazines, then shopping for the ingredients? Do you taste a fabulous dish at a restaurant and try to replicate it in your own kitchen? Or do you go "shopping" in your pantry and try to arrange what-have-you into a magically delicious concoction? Since cooking is
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23 Feb 2013 at 8:12am
Hard Guyθre from Miyoko Shinner's Artisan Vegan Cheese.I'm a little late to the party, but I finally treated myself to Artisan Vegan Cheese by Miyoko Schimmer, the book that has taken the plant-based world by storm. I own Miyoko's other two other vegan cookbooks and over the years, I've been impressed by her Japanese and contemporary recipes. She
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18 Feb 2013 at 4:46pm
Clockwise from top left, Mini Moos Dairy-Free Milk Chocolate with Banana Chips, Chili and Lime Extra Dark Chocolate, Booja Booja Truffles and Mini Moos "Milk" Chocolate with Honeycomb, Part of the fun of traveling is sampling new vegan treats that you can't get at home. Thanks to my friend, Sue, who lives in the UK, I only had to travel
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16 Feb 2013 at 6:57am
Need protein in a hurry? Tempeh Triangles to the rescue.I'm ramping up my running base to train for some upcoming spring races. More mileage means more stress on my body, and this means I need more protein to help me recover faster. Ideally, you need to ingest protein immediately after a long workout. But the fact is, when you are running high mileage
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12 Feb 2013 at 11:12am
Farina is yummy. The kid on the farina box is creepy.On a cold, winter morning, nothing is more comforting to me than a creamy bowl of farina. It's quick to make, sticks to your ribs, and carries you through until lunch time. Plus it lends itself beautifully to improvisation. Yesterday, I cooked my farina with dates, and sweetened it up further with
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8 Feb 2013 at 8:35am
Sorry for my absence. After two surgeries [one scheduled, one emergency], and almost a week in an incredibly respected but nevertheless large, busy urban hospital, F-stop is finally home and is on the mend. He's doing amazingly well now; of course, he's tough as nails. But last week, I so worried about him that I had neither time for nor interest in
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5 Feb 2013 at 8:56am
Violet and I shared the Sweet Potato Fries last week at HipCityVeg. Sweet-salty perfection.Just a quick post today to announce recent contest winners and share a few shots of what I've been consuming lately. My poor F-stop had some surgery earlier in the week, and is in the hospital for a few more days, so obviously, he is my main focus. We
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31 Jan 2013 at 4:41am
I'm no beauty blogger, but it's fun to occasionally get the opportunity to "play" one on the Internet. I got my chance when the nice folks at DermOrganic sent me some hair care products to review Conditioning Shampoo, Hydrating Conditioner, Intensive Masque, and Leave-In Treatment. I was excited to try them I've been using the same shampoo
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27 Jan 2013 at 4:20pm
Creamy, nutritious and very greenLarge, lush bunches of kale beckon me like sirens from the produce aisle. I usually eat gorgeously green Lacinato kale fresh and raw in a massaged salad. But this week, between mourning my Buttons' passing, dealing with Bossa Nova who was also ill, and work, the kale was forgotten in the produce drawer. When I rediscovered
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22 Jan 2013 at 4:27pm
I had to help Buttons cross over the rainbow bridge yesterday morning after a very long illness. I will always love my elfin little girl and carry her in my heart. I take comfort in the fact that she is now safe from suffering and everything unpleasant. She was the most tenacious little cat I have ever known. A plumper Buttons during healthier
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17 Jan 2013 at 4:17pm
Easy vegan low-carb pasta in about 10 minutes.Lots of people dislike the distinctive flavor of shirataki noodles but I happen to love it. Even more than the assertive umami taste, I like the texture infinitely al dente, but in a Japanese sort of way. For me, shirataki noodles are the perfect "what the hell am I going to make for dinner" fodder,
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13 Jan 2013 at 4:02pm
Who doesn't love a surprise? The Vegan Cuts subscription snack box is gaining popularity in vegan circles. It's filled with a range of tasty treats, some savory, some sweet, all vegan. It's like getting a healthy present every 30-odd days. The nice folks at Vegan Cuts sent me a box to review. Boxes are tricky because, when you think about
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12 Jan 2013 at 8:16am
Pardon the pun, but cowls are hot this season groan! because they are both fashionable and functional. Since my giraffe neck is always freezing, I knew I needed [okay, wanted] a cute cowl this winter to help keep me warm. In November, trendy cowls were all over hip clothing stores like Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters. But when I saw the price
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9 Jan 2013 at 9:32am
Tossing Colavita garlic-infused oil with a veggie and pasta makes for a delicioso quickie dinnerI've said it before and I'll say it again: I am not a brand-name kind of girl. I buy generics without batting an eyelash, and if there's parity between similar products, I choose the cheaper option. But I am loyal to a handful of brand-name foodstuffs I
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8 Jan 2013 at 11:20am
There's no way to put it nicely: winter sucks. But one thing that always manages to make my January just a little brighter is when I spy those famously sunny bags of sweet, juicy clementines in the markets. They're so popular I reckon, because in addition to packing a sugary citrus punch in winter's dead center, they're also easy to transport
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5 Jan 2013 at 3:39pm
West-African Inspired Vegan Soup: Creamy, spicy comfortThank goodness the holidays are over. Now begins the "grey season," when short days, cold weather, and bad moods [perhaps due to vitamin D deficiencies?] replace the colorful, twinkling decorations. Le sigh. Let's hear it for comfort food. Most people tend to
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3 Jan 2013 at 6:18am
Mini raw pies from my upcoming pie cookbookAh, the nostalgia that comes with December 31. After a string of hellish years and accompanying difficult-to-swallow life lessons my planets finally got their act together in 2012. Looking back, I have much to be thankful for, some of it via kismet and some via my own design; important to distinguish
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31 Dec 2012 at 5:54am
Mediterranean Hot Pot: Warms you up without weighing you downAfter spending a week in the Caribbean soaking up sun, living in bikinis and flip-flops, and sipping on frozen cocktails, catapulting back to the chilly Northeast was a particularly rude awakening for me. No matter how many sweaters I pile on, I feel like I just can't get warm.
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26 Dec 2012 at 7:01am
General Tso's Soy Curls The Internet is brimming with vegan Christmas recipes. But what are my Jewish herbivore friends going to eat on December 25? Sure, you can always fall back on the seemingly ancient Jewish tradition of going out for Chinese food and a movie on Christmas day. But why not make your own Chinese chow and watch
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24 Dec 2012 at 6:51am
I'm back from another week in paradise, aka, French Saint Martin. Putting on a sweater this morning instead of a bikini was όber challenging, but I am thankful that I was fortunate to spend some time away with F-stop, in a tropical eden. I'm a snorkeling freak and one particular trip was a definite highlight. Currents were very
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22 Dec 2012 at 9:34am
A simple Apple Crumble infused with booze As a rule, simplest foods taste best. Toss together a few complementary ingredients, and you can't go wrong unless, of course, you burn your creation or accidentally use salt instead of sugar. This is why crumbles and crisps make no-brainer desserts, especially during the colder months.
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12 Dec 2012 at 6:19am
Low-fat Baked Sweet Potato Chips: easy, tasty and frugal.Ever think about the "negative space" of the blogosphere the words not spoken and photos not published? By what we bloggers choose not to publish and not to write, we perpetuate an unattainable fantasy kitchen where cakes don't burn, ovens and counters remain spotless in spite of continual use
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11 Dec 2012 at 8:16am
Twinkies, made with pronounceable, cholesterol-free ingredientsOh yes I did! No special pans required. You can find my reflections on the death of this cultural icon plus the recipe and photo tutorial at the ever-fabulous Girlie Girl Army. My Twinkie recipe uses a DIY recyclable Twinkie mold Vegan Twinkies with creamy, dreamy
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10 Dec 2012 at 6:18am
Truffled Mushroom Risotto: heady aromas, perfect for fall and winter suppersI know what you're thinking. "Truffle oil is so 2001." I beg to differ. Recently, I've been expressing my disenchantment with fancy-pants foods and trendy culinary caprices, but I think truffle oil olive oil infused with the signature heady aroma of the truffle
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8 Dec 2012 at 8:15am
8 Smarter vegan Cookies, waiting to be devouredThe nice folks at Smarter Cookies sent me samples of their vegan cookies to review. Since they tout the treats as being healthy [aka,"smarter"] and since the labels say they have up to 10 grams of protein per cookie, I was intrigued. After a rest, I am back to building up my running base, working
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6 Dec 2012 at 7:53am
Raw vegan coconut truffles: sinful and angelic at the same timeYou need to use up raw pantry items quickly before they lose their freshness and start to taste "off." Faced with a gargantuan mound of raw, unsweetened coconut flakes [a pleasant dilemma, really], I decided to make these truffle-esque raw coconut balls for this week's Use It
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4 Dec 2012 at 12:50pm
Save your ass store in glass. Easy storage jars in 10 minutes. True to my demographic, I am the world's biggest Pinterest addict. I hate clutter, and Pinterest magically indulges my seemingly opposing penchant for collecting things while living in an open, uncluttered space. [You follow me on Pinterest, don't you?] I had leftover
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3 Dec 2012 at 3:30pm
Warming, autumnal applesauce muffins that just happen to be gluten-free, vegan and delicious Thankfully, I don't have gluten issues. Some of my friends do, plus I think we consume way too much wheat in this country [Ever notice that GMO is OMG, backwards?]. This said, I try to work more wheat-free grains and flours into my diet. Since I'm
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1 Dec 2012 at 9:44am
I love trying non-nonsense, back-of--bag recipes.Many foods feature back-of-bag [or box, can or jar] recipes. I am a sucker for these homey concoctions. Unpretentious and unassuming, they can usually be made with pantry staples. Their simplicity and straightforwardness is refreshing, especially when contrasted with the tiresome proliferation of
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29 Nov 2012 at 9:05am
If you like to cook and eat, then you probably also to shop for food from gorgeous fresh produce to obscure, ethnic ingredients. Even though I live alone [well, with the three feline amigos], I have amassed an impressive stash of staples, plus obscure and forgotten ingredients that is large enough to feed an entire platoon. My fantasy explanation?
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27 Nov 2012 at 6:11pm
Jem Raw Nut Butters and Raw Cacao barsIn the 6 years I've been blogging, I've done a fair amount of product reviews. I've sampled the good, the bad and occasionally, the ugly. But rarely do I get to taste a standout product as exceptional as Raw Nut Butters by Jem Raw Chocolate. Never mind my post on 101 Overused Food Writing Terms; just about
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26 Nov 2012 at 11:33am
Kowa-BUN-ga! Vegan cinnamon bunsHope you had a nice Thanksgiving! If you are shopping this Black Friday, I hope you'll think outside the box shop and consider supporting small and local businesses. If, on the other hand, you are staying home like me, then I hope you'll try this easy, vegan cinnamon bun recipe. For some strange reason, the idea
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23 Nov 2012 at 9:37am
This vegan pumpkin-cranberry bread makes a delicious breakfast with coffee or tea.If you are like me, you've taken advantage of the pre-Thanksgiving sales and have stocked up on rock-bottom-dollar canned pumpkin. I now have about 6 cans in my pantry. This tasty quick bread recipe a little tart, a little sweet will help you put a dent in your stash
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21 Nov 2012 at 6:23am
Raw Massaged Kale Salad, before stirringLettuce, baby spinach, and arugula all make delicately delicious salad fodder. But if you eat a lot of salad like I do, you will probably at some point mid-autumn, bite into your mesclun, slam down your fork, and scream out loud in a Joan Crawford-esque voice,"Is this all there is?!" Kale to the rescue,
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19 Nov 2012 at 5:14pm
When prepping to run an 8K, a relatively short distance, carbo-loading really is not necessary. But I still like the psychological boost that a big bowl of pre-race pasta gives me [I'll make up any excuse to eat pasta!]. So I created this recipe using some gorgeous Brussels sprouts, sweetened via slow cooking and brightened with some lemon zest
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18 Nov 2012 at 3:10pm
Jenkins Jellies: if you love spicy, you'll love these!My sister Babs used to make a subtly spiced green pepper jelly that I loved; I haven't had it in years, but I snarfed it up during my pre-gan [pre-vegan] days on crackers with cream cheese, which balanced out the heat. So I was excited when the nice folks at Jenkins Jellies sent me four
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16 Nov 2012 at 1:26pm
These gorgeous mini-peppers inspired a pan of focacciaWhat inspires your recipes and cooking? A dream? A craving? A Pinterest image? The inspiration for the majority of my recipes comes directly from gorgeous produce. I usually know the type of recipe I'll be making within an instant of spying my plant-based muses. The
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15 Nov 2012 at 7:47am
Homemade vegan ravioli with a garlicky kale fillingI'm not big on culinary gadgets. I don't like clutter and strive to only buy things I will actually use. Both how often I may use something is another story. As I was redoing my kitchen, I rediscovered a few cooking gadgets that I needed to get reacquainted with and put on the dinner rotation. Victim
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12 Nov 2012 at 6:14pm
Ginger and parsnips play nicely together Poor parsnips. They are the Cinderella of root vegetables. Delicately sweet and delicious on their own, they are often overshadowed and subdued by their more assertively flavored, overbearing step-sisters: sweet potatoes, rutabagas, and celery root. That, or they are paired out of habit with neutral-tasting
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11 Nov 2012 at 5:49pm
Coffee Cake takes on an entirely different form. Slightly more virtuous and a lot quicker and easier.Humans are creatures of habit. When we find flavor combinations that work, we tend to limit them to specific recipes. But turning pies into drinks, and cocktails into desserts is my warped idea of fun, kitchen nerd that I am. Ditto, transforming
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9 Nov 2012 at 10:11am
Braciole: One of my very favorites. Cauliflower, Italian salsa verde and cured olives wrapped with a silky sliver of smoked eggplant On Monday night, my longtime blogosphere "penpal" Dolly and her her husband, Paul, were in town. So F-stop and I supped with them at Vedge, along with their friends, Monica and Chris and their lovely, adorably
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8 Nov 2012 at 6:20am
Think outside the bean. This vegan chili is made with lentils instead of more traditional chili-type beans Don't hate me but I'm not a fan of autumn. While everyone waxes poetic about the "brisk" weather and Crayola 64-Pack of trees changing colors, all I can do I pile on another sweater and avoid thinking about the piles of dead leaves
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6 Nov 2012 at 11:43am
Me running the Philly Rock and Roll Half Marathon in September 2012 Today, I ran the the Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge 10K, a 6.2 mile event starting in Camden, NJ, just across the river from Philadelphia. More than 4,000 runners braved the cold and sped across the Ben Franklin Bridge into Philly enjoying the view of the skyline
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4 Nov 2012 at 1:41pm
Not those drawers! Minds out of the gutter, kids. Welcome to part 2 of the tour of my remodeled kitchen. Today, I'm going to show you all the little organizational details that make me love my new kitchen 'that' much more. I also want to give props to Olive who helped design the layout. I highly recommend her if you
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2 Nov 2012 at 7:52am
My new chalkboard where I can draw, write recipes and make grocery lists For my VeganMoFo grand finale, I thought I'd give you an in-depth tour of my newly remodeled kitchen. I still have to paint but other than this, the kitchen is finished! There's lots to show you, so I'll do it in 2 parts, with the general stuff today and the details next time.
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31 Oct 2012 at 7:09pm
Out of Tuna Sandwich from Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day! Kelp-infused chickpeas with crunchy green beans. Hurricane Sandy is headed straight for Philadelphia. Winds are kicking up 47 mph gusts, 2 inches of rain and 20-foot-high waves already. The worst is set to hit us around in just a few hours by 8-10 pm: 80-100 mph winds and likely power
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29 Oct 2012 at 3:07pm
When life gives you hurricanes, make cookies: Raw Pecan "Sandies" Unless you've been living a cave, you undoubtedly heard the news about the ginormous Frankenstorm making her way up the East Coast. Plus-sized Hurricane Sandy is supposed to be a weather event of epic proportions, and she is headed straight for Philadelphia, NYC and Washington DC.
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28 Oct 2012 at 2:27pm
A delicious, sweet-potato based curry. I used toasted curry leaves as a flavor base.Whenever I see fresh curry leaves at my local produce market, as I did last week, I do a little happy dance. Since they are not always available, I take it as a sign from the kitchen gods that it's time to put together my favorite South Indian veggie curry which honestly
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27 Oct 2012 at 11:23am
Soupe au Pistou from The Urban Vegan This summer, Rebecca Green, an amazingly talented illustrator, asked if she could illustrate a few of my recipes from my blog and The Urban Vegan. Quick Berry Jam from The Urban Vegan Her work is gorgeous and shows so much of her personality. It's so much
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26 Oct 2012 at 11:08am
"Will you shut down the computer already? I'm trying to sleep."I had every intention of posting another recipe tonight, but it's already 9:30, I'm pooped, and I haven't had a proper supper yet. Other than sneaking out for a quick 6-mile run, I've been recipe testing and photo-shoot prepping for the new cookbook all day long.... Buttons is getting
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25 Oct 2012 at 6:29pm
I made my own hot sauce, which I named "Hot Vegan Chicks," in honor of my hot vegan amigas.I was looking through Bon Appιtit magazine and spied an article on how to make your own hot sauce. I was intrigued. Spicy foods foods make life worth living and bland food worth eating; I drizzle hot sauce on many dishes. I modified the instructions
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24 Oct 2012 at 2:42pm
Rangoon in Philly. Get the Basil Tofu. Just do it. Between Vegan Mofo and working on the photo shoots and recipe testing for the new pie cookbook, I've been eating just about all of my meals at home. But I recently enjoyed a few bites out at Rangoon, and caught up with my dear friend [and fierce paddle boarded and hula-hooper] Stacey. Rangoon
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23 Oct 2012 at 2:34pm
All the recipes I want to make from "Let them Eat Vegan." [Incidentally Pablo, pictured in part, also gives it two paws up]Tonight, I post with an air of nostalgia, harkening back to the early days of the Blogosphere, in keeping with my Vegan MoFo theme of Back to Basics. When I first became vegan and started my original blog in 2006, plant-based cookbooks
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21 Oct 2012 at 5:08pm
Witches' Fingers: These cookies may not sound or look vegan, but they are! Everyone needs a frighteningly good Halloween recipe to counter all the psychedelic, artificial-flavor and-color-packed candy that kids will inevitably be confronted with over the next few weeks. I made these arthritic little cookies one year for a Halloween
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20 Oct 2012 at 8:10am
Stuffed zucchini never gets old Originally posted July 7, 2008. I need to do more fun posts like this. With apologies to Paul Simon... Choose stout, chubby zucchini. Scoop out zuke innards with a spoon. Set aside to use in recipe or for zucchini bread. Rub zucchini cavities with salt and let sit for 10 minutes. Drain and
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18 Oct 2012 at 1:04pm
Dal-licious. I love lentils and I love bad puns. Dal [or dahl] is a creamy split lentil stew. It can be made from brown, red or yellow lentils, and it's a staple in India, Nepal and environs and in Indian restaurants on this side of the pond. While traveling in those countries, I lived on dal since it's one of the few foods that is usually ghee-free.
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17 Oct 2012 at 7:16pm
Orange cauliflower better than cheddar! ...With apologies to Snarky Vegan [whose Mofo theme is 50 Shades of Kale]. Some girls are dazzled by diamonds and fancy cars. I wear funky jewelry, drive a Subaru, and am swept off my feet by gorgeous produce. So I hope you'll forgive me for posting another cauliflower recipe during Vegan Mofo, but
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16 Oct 2012 at 7:38am
Dragon Bowl: a no-brainer, healthy meal with options for everyone I'm a terrible bowler. Gutter balls. Broken fingernails. Broken dreams. And let's not forget the hideous shoes. But I'm a pretty decent Bowl-er, as in a serendipitous creator of tasty Dragon Bowls. Dragon Bowls, aka "Bowls" In the spirit of
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14 Oct 2012 at 4:58pm
Millet + broccoli + tahini = A more interesting side than mashed potatoes Following my Back to Basics theme, it doesn't get any simpler than this a quickie mashed potato alternative using pantry staples. I love anything with broccoli. The nuttiness of millet complements the smoky tahini, with just a bit of heat from the
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13 Oct 2012 at 3:56pm
Apple Pie Coco-Roons, an absolutely scrumptious raw inclusion in the Healthy Surprise sample box I received.I admit it, I've been procrastinating on putting up a few reviews. Vegan MoFo is the perfect time to catch up. You know me, I tell it like it is. I love some stuff, but other stuff meh! Read on... Healthy Surprise Healthy Surprise is
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11 Oct 2012 at 6:22pm
Orange-scented, polka-dotted, gluten-free and vegan: what's not to like?What planet have I been living on? Gluten-free baking has been all the rage for...oh...say the past 5 years. But I am still new to gluten-free baking, because I am one of the lucky few who does not seem to be wheat-sensitive. Still, I recognize that in the West, we consume far too
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10 Oct 2012 at 6:38pm
I like planning meals in advance as much as the next person. More so, maybe; life is so uncontrollable that I admit I like to control what little I can. But sometimes, the beauty and price of a gorgeous bunch of produce stops me in my tracks and throws my plans to the wind. Like last week when I ran across a bag of 5 picture-perfect frying peppers
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9 Oct 2012 at 5:24pm
Try looking at your leftovers in new ways. Here, I've combined this week's leftovers with fresh spinach and roasted red peppers to make a pretty verrine appetizer. This month's theme is going Back to Basics, and I can't think of anything more basic than how to reinvent leftovers. It's a problem everyone shares: vegan or omnivore;
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8 Oct 2012 at 4:16pm
I made these savory toaster tarts with vegan cream cheese and L to R, olives, harissa and pesto [Olive and cream cheese were my favorite but they were all delish.] In reflecting on my VeganMofo theme of going Back to Basics, I was thinking today about how kitchen "basics" can different for everyone. My idea of basics might not be yours, and vice-versa,
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7 Oct 2012 at 3:41pm
My mom's ground-beef skillet, all veganized and stuff. This version's gluten-free, since I used leftover brown rice pasta but you can use any small pasta. Following my Vegan Mofo theme of going Back to Basics, I'm sharing a very forgiving, slightly retro recipe that my mom used to make with ew! ground beef. When my new
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5 Oct 2012 at 4:55pm
For breakfast, go with the grain. Pathetically easy quinoa porridge. As part of my Sunday night wind-down, I usually cook up a large pot of one grain like millet, kamut, or quinoa, that I use throughout the week sprinkled on salads, in soups, as sides, etc. I do this while I sip on wine, cuddle with my kitties and, catch up on my DVR-ed Real Time
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4 Oct 2012 at 9:16am
Vegan Swedish Meatballs, made with sweet potatoes and tempeh [And yes, the plate is from Ikea] Following through with my Vegan Mofo theme, Back to Basics, today's recipe is brought to you by my old favorite, tempeh, and by the seasonal and fabulously frugal sweet potato. One thing I adore about tempeh is its longevity, so
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3 Oct 2012 at 9:32am
Chive talkin'. Chives are such a pretty, underused garnish, shown atop Creamy Cauliflower Soup. Cauliflower is in the cabbage family, and nowhere does this flavor taste more apparent to me than when it's used in a soup. Since cauliflower imparts such an assertive flavor, I only added a few other basic soup veggies and a requisite bay
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2 Oct 2012 at 12:15pm
Charred, Curried Green Beans simple food, big flavors Vegan MoFo is here! I don't usually do Vegan MoFo themes, but this year, I am oddly inspired. Lately I have been annoyed by omnipresent, "foodie" pretention [foam, microgreens, molecular gastronomy...ugh!], so I've decided to focus on going Back to Basics. I enjoy simple foods
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1 Oct 2012 at 1:36pm
Pablo, ready to inspect the two containers of pesto I crafted from my windowsill basil plants.End-of-summer basil abounds, whether you harvest the licorice-scented leaves from your supermarket, your garden, or in the case of urban farmers like me, your windowsill. However you procure this versatile herb, it begs no, demands! to
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23 Sep 2012 at 3:46pm
Easy Passionfruit Mousse, made with agarWhat's in your gelatin? Chances are, even the staunchest pig ear- and cow butt- eating omnivores may balk at the fact that regular gelatin is made from collagen extracted from the horns, hooves, bones, connective tissues and intestines of pigs, cows, chickens and even horses. Yummy, yummy, right? As I write
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13 Sep 2012 at 9:58am
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