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June 15, 2009 in desserts, main course, salad, vegan, vegetarian • no comments yet
Ohnoes. A pantry meal — in June!
It may be spring — almost summer — but the garden’s getting a slow start around here. A very wet spring kept us from planting until late May. We’ve already burned past the asparagus and rhubarb, and strawberries are due any day now, but normally at this time we’d [...]
March 2, 2010 in gluten-free, salad, vegan, vegetarian • 3 comments
This recipe featured on Wanderfood Wednesday and Real Food Wednesday!
This is the time of year when we write posts about how tired we are of winter. But I’m not. I’m totally over being tired of winter. I already gave in a few weeks ago to the allure of fresh produce, abandoning the frozen corn, green [...]
August 3, 2009 in gluten-free, how to, salad • 5 comments
I know, I know, you’re just antsy for that currant chiffon pie. Because there are no recipes for currant chiffon pie in existence (Google tells me so) I had to tweak from recipes for inferior fruits like lemon and orange. As a result, the first pie (yesterday) was good, but I decided it could be [...]
July 28, 2009 in main course, salad • 1 comment
Shrinkage. It’s not just for George Costanza anymore. Thanks to rising costs and a disinclination towards outwardly raising prices, food manufacturers are selling less for the same price. Everything comes in a smaller package these days, and not all of it is due to chilly swimming pools.
And in the process, mucking up loads and loads [...]
July 4, 2009 in salad • 7 comments
Update: strawberry and feta salad is now entered in this week’s ZOE Secret Ingredient Challenge. Psst: the secret ingredient is feta.
With strawberry vinaigrette!
You know. I’ve really got to begin paying attention to presentation when I snap these photos. I’ve been just putting something on a plate or bowl the way I’d eat it and sometimes [...]
December 6, 2009 in salad, vegetarian • 8 comments
Two things, and then the recipe for the best basic coleslaw you’ve ever had.
First, we went to Hello Sushi tonight. You may recall that I became a bit cranky on my last visit. Tonight, however, was delightful. Just like last time we were coming off a day working at my aunt’s house, but this time [...]
August 17, 2009 in appetizers, breakfast / brunch, salad, vegan, vegetarian • 4 comments
I have a confession to make.
I cannot bring myself to bake or cook with fresh berries.
Why not? Their season is so short, it seems such a waste to transform them with heat, when frozen berries will do the job just as well. And you can whip out frozen blueberries in the dead of winter, anytime.
But [...]
