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Meatless Monday: sweet and sour cabbage

This is a recipe from Robin Robertson’s Fresh from the Vegan Slow cooker. I had a whole cabbage from the CSA and I usually make slaw, soup or if I’m feeling really fancy stuffed cabbage. I thought I would try … Continue reading

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Meatless Monday: two-lentil Chili from fresh from the vegan slow cooker

When I got home from this year’s LSA I didn’t really feel like going to the grocery store. Thankfully, I had storage vegetables, dried lentils and tins of veg in my cupboard. I had everything I needed for two-lentil chili … Continue reading

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Review: Engine #2 Diet

Keeping with the theme of this year, I read this book because I knew it was vegan and I thought it would have good recipes. I really enjoyed the recipes and I like all of the stories about people taking … Continue reading

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Coconut Tempeh Nuggets

These sounded delicious to me. Coconut nuggets with some fries and maybe a cocktail with a little rum in it? Yes, that sounds like the perfect summmer shut-up-I’m-a-real-grown-up dinner. Like chicken nuggets but without having a vein snap back at … Continue reading

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VT’s Pineapple skewers with pineapple fried rice

For Easter it seemed appropriate to cook something special for dinner. I decided to do this pair of recipes from the January/February issue of Vegetarian Times. I love pineapple. I love it so much. And, this seemed like the perfect … Continue reading

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VT’s cherry-almond strudel

This is another review of a recipe from this month’s Vegetarian Times. I figured since I had a bunch of phyllo dough, I’d continue to work my way through the fancy phyllo recipes. It turns out, I’ve noticed, that phyllo … Continue reading

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Avocado Egg Salad

At least once a year my Mother and I have the same conversation. It starts out like this: Me: They have egg salad on the menu! I’m going to have egg salad! or, like this: Me: I just dyed easter … Continue reading

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Lasagna Cupcakes from chowvegan.com

Saturday morning, after I hollowed out eggs with nothing but a pushpin, a paper clip, a straw, and the power of my own lungs I decided to make myself a special and fun lunch. I had leftover tomatoes and I … Continue reading

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Farmer’s Pie*

So, I know how farmer’s pie (formerly Shepherd’s Pie) got on the menu-it got on the menu because I was just looking for tasty dairy-free foods and I wasn’t thinking of cooking time or how come recipes require a ton … Continue reading

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Step 1 to a no-cheese lifestyle: Make vegan ricotta cheese

We got our last winter share delivery this week, so my kitchen is full of potatoes, carrots, turnips and arugula! The last share of the winter is always the best because of the greenhouse greens. It is a reminder what … Continue reading

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