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Good Food and Great Friends
Posted February 19, 2012 in GeneralLast night we had another vegan potluck, and wow — best turnout ever! And if I may say, best food ever? I’m pretty certain that everyone stuffed themselves silly and the majority of us went back for seconds or thirds. And when a berry crisp made a late appearance, there was a collective groan before [...]
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World’s Best Homemade Pretzels
Posted February 15, 2012 in Breads, PhotographyA week ago, my friend Adina brought homemade soft pretzels to Wednesday Night Dinner and they were divine. I have a standard soft pretzel recipe which I got in 7th grade home economics and have used ever since, and let me tell you … that recipe is never seeing the light of day ever again. [...]
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Apple Sausage Stuffing
Posted November 13, 2011 in Holiday, Recipes, SidesI am a huge fan of stuffing, but I’ve never been all that crazy about those eclectic stuffing recipes which have things like raisins and walnuts and other odds and ends tossed in. I’m happy to say, though, that I’ve found my favorite, ultimate stuffing recipe — which is slightly eclectic. For Christmas last year, I brought [...]
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Toasted Pumpkin Seeds: 2 Ways
Posted October 17, 2011 in Recipes, SnacksSaturday night, Ty and I participated in the 3rd Annual Power Tool Pumpkin Carving event at a friend’s house. This was our first time joining in, and I just have to say … carving a pumpkin with power tools totally appeals to the perfectionist in me. The eyes were perfectly round! Amazing! Perfectionism aside, I was [...]
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Behold! The Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Posted September 15, 2011 in Main Dishes, RecipesI’m a big fan of comfort food, and this definitely qualifies. I’ve tried a handful of vegan mac ‘n’ cheese recipes, and haven’t really been impressed. The only one I remotely liked used Daiya Vegan Cheese and the end result tasted (naturally) like Amy’s mac ‘n’ cheese, which you can find in the freezer section. [...]
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Making (And Sticking With) A Meal Plan
Posted September 12, 2011 in General, RecipesTy and I are terrible at planning meals. We’re both so indecisive that it usually means that we end up having to go the store before we’ve made up our minds on what to make for the week, which inevitably ends up with more impulse purchases, frozen items, and other “center of the store” items. [...]
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Life in the Garden
Posted July 2, 2011 in PhotographySummer is here and I’m loving the warmer weather! I think my favorite part of summer is being able to have all the windows and doors (well, the ones with screens) open and a warm, fresh breeze blowing through the house. Things continue to grow in our garden. We’ve been able to start picking strawberries [...]
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Cultivating Our Garden
Posted June 18, 2011 in GeneralAs new owners of a sizable amount of land, Ty and I have challenged ourselves with the task of planting and maintaining a vegetable garden. Ideally, we’d like to be able to grow the majority of the produce we use, but for now … well, we’re practicing. Initially, we’d intended to dig some beds in [...]
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Which would you choose?
Posted June 14, 2011 in GeneralI’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have the world’s greatest diet. I love sweets and baked things way too much for my own good, and haven’t experimented with vegetables enough. (I have managed to pretty much maintain my weight since becoming vegan, rather than lose. I’m working on that.) But I can [...]
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted May 2, 2011 in PhotographyAs Isa mentions in her cookbook, Vegan with a Vengeance, these cookies are by no means healthy. There’s always that misconception that if it’s vegan, it’s healthy — and I hate that! The way I figure, if you’re going to have a cookie, have a cookie. If it’s not the healthiest recipe in the book, [...]
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