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2011 November

Roasted Eggplant Sandwiches with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Tomato Sauce

Thank goodness the days of sandwiches comprised of bland bread, uninspiring cold cuts and flavorless slices of cheese are behind me.  Going vegan means getting creative – and sandwiches are no exception.  Chances are everything …

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Slow-Cooker Curried Garbanzo Beans and Kale

The blueprint for this simple, slow-cooker recipe comes from Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD, my current cookbook bible.  The original recipe has this prepared in a pressure cooker, an …

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Fig Chutney

Chutney is a wonderful thing.  It’s sweet but it’s tangy.  Chunky yet tender.  Like all good supporting players, it lends its talents unselfishly to the star of the show – be it a spicy, hot …

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Pumpkin-Pecan Whole Wheat Waffles

Somewhere along the way my preference for pancakes was usurped by a deeper love for waffles.  Maybe it’s the crisp and crunchy crevices that handle with deft and aplomb the sweet, dusky goodness of real …

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Tasteless

A photo from the current issue of Bon Appetit showing dead Moulard ducks stuffed into a suitcase.  What beautiful creatures they must have been – when still alive.  Is duck confit and duck “prosciutto” really …

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Easy Slow-Roasted Tomato Sauce

This is a super-easy, multi-purpose tomato sauce that’s delicious on pizza, smeared on a sandwich or in a pinch, as a dip for crusty bread or crackers.  Don’t be fooled by the simplicity and dearth …

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Miso-Braised Butternut Squash

I’m not one for complicated side dishes.  Most nights it’s enough to have the main course, a simple salad or steamed vegetables and some fresh-baked bread.  Every once in a while I get it together …

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Happy Thanksgiving!

The last thing anyone needs on this day of baking, cooking, eating and gathering is a recipe, so I’m sending out only wishes today.  Here’s to being surrounded by friends and loved ones and to …

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Slow-Cooker Gingery Red Lentils

Recipes don’t come much easier than this one – and definitely not for the complexity of flavor that ends up in your bowl.  There are only 7 ingredients.  You put everything in a crock-pot and …

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Three Little Juices

Matthew Kenney in his book, Everyday Raw writes of his Sweet Green Juice: “Green juice is simply one of the finest things you can offer your body.”  It really feels that way when you drink …

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Vanilla Creme Pie with Toasted-Pecan-and-Chocolate Crust

A luxurious companion pie to the Chocolate Creme Pie posted earlier.  This is for those of you who are all well and good with chocolate, but really prefer the taste of vanilla to be the …

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Good Morning Muffins

I came across this recipe last winter while living briefly in Bountiful, UT – without my comforting retinue of cookbooks to plunder for baked goodies.  Lo and behold, Whole Foods has a whole treasure trove …

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Acorn Squash Stuffed with Wild Rice and Cranberries

Having most of the autumn-tinged flavors associated with Thanksgiving, I think this would make a delicious vegan main dish for the main event.  Accompanied by a simple shallot and haricot vert salad dressed with no-oil …

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Quick Quinoa Salad

What to do with that leftover quinoa in the refrigerator?  Mix up a little vinaigrette, dig around in the vegetable bin and create a delicious, quick and healthy salad.  Add a loaf of hearty bread …

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Mushroom, Black Bean and Corn Tacos

This is a super-speedy and delicious meal for an evening when you have more hunger than time.  Cooking the vegetables in beer rather than oil not only keeps fat calories at a minimum, it lends …

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Almond Milk, Homestyle (and What to do with It)

There are lots and lots of recipes out there on how to make your own nut milks, and thank goodness for that, but I include one here because it’s a fun thing to try and …

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Pumpkin-Peanut Soup with Cilantro and Pepitas

Pumpkin has been appearing in many of our foods this fall: cookies, muffins, waffles, stir-fry and now soup.  This is another quick and easy recipe loaded with rich, autumnal flavors that will warm you up …

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Potato-Edamame Samosas with Coconut-Mint Chutney

Granted, these tasty little pillows filled with potatoes, edamame and warm Indian spices take some cooking elbow grease, but they are well-worth the time and effort.  The crust is easy to work with and bakes …

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Hazelnut Waffles

Sunday…lovely, drowsy, slow, lazy Sunday (or anyway, that’s my dream idea of Sunday).  On Saturday night I’m already looking forward to Sunday breakfast because it means one of two things: pancakes or waffles.  These whole …

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Tomato Soup with Roasted Chickpeas and Almonds

At 10:30 am I opened the refrigerator to see what our lunch options were and, depressed by the selection of leftovers, I decided lunch that chilly and windy day called for a big bowl of …

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Yoga Mats, Pig Stomach & the McRib Sandwich

So what does a fast food chain do with the  “unmarketable parts of the animal?”  Those pesky bits of heart, brain and stomach that end up on the, um, cutting room floor?  It would be …

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Wild Rice and Dried Cherry Cookies

I’m always on the lookout for new cookie recipes – especially recipes that are a different from the old stand-bys.  The inclusion of wild rice in this cookie recipe made me want to try it …

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Label Conscious

Looking at the Nutrition Facts on the back of some products can transport me right back to high school chemistry class.  I can see Mr. Podojil standing over me as I stared, vacant-eyed, at the …

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100% Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread

Sometimes I still find it a little hard to believe that a crusty, hearty, whole grain loaf of bread can be made at home – without an overnight soaker or pre-ferment or spending 15 minutes …

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Slow-Cooker Rice Pudding

What is the matter with Mary Jane? She’s perfectly well and hasn’t a pain, And it’s lovely rice pudding for dinner again! What is the matter with Mary Jane? – A.A. Milne I suppose if …

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Open-Faced Sandwich: Curried Garbanzo Spread with Tomato Chutney, Avocado and Sprouts

This is definitely one of those knife-and-fork kind of sandwiches.  It’s one my grandmother might have called an “everybody do everything” sandwich because it has so many different ingredients and lots of flavor.  There’s the …

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Noon Rogani (Cinnamon Turban Bread)

I subscribe to King Arthur Flour’s quarterly publication, The Baking Sheet, because I’m obsessed with breads – especially yeast breads.  And while a good majority of the offerings are not vegan-adaptable (at least not by …

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Happy-Birthday-Luda Chocolate-Banana-Cherry Muffins

1997, Moscow, Russia.  I had just moved there for a year and I must have seemed as out of place as a cowbird chick sitting in a hummingbird’s nest.  My clothes weren’t right, I didn’t …

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Sweet and Spicy Tomato Chutney

This is one of those recipes that needs long, slow cooking – perfect for a chilly fall or winter day when being in a warm kitchen sounds like heaven and the thought of going outside …

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Toasted Walnut-Peanut Butter Cookies

There aren’t many recipes to be found in Bon Appetit that are vegan-friendly let alone vegan-adaptable, but I immediately recognized these cookies as excellent candidates for the unrefined and egg- and milk-free treatment.  While some …

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