Monthly Archives: March 2009

273: Samosas

I wanted to make Samosas (I’d really go for a mimosa, too, but that’s a separate idea). Ingredients * 1 tablespoon olive oil * 1 chopped onion * 1 potato, diced into 1/4″ pieces, cooked until tender * 1 can … Continue reading

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274: The Accidental Vegan

I really have/had no intention of becoming vegan. For that matter, I still don’t. When I was a vegetarian (college, graduate school), I used to explain that I wasn’t an “ethical vegetarian” . . . I just didn’t eat meat, … Continue reading

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275: Field Roast with Kale and Portabellos

It’s another intuitive non-recipe from Jen. I sauteed onions and portabello mushrooms in vegetable broth with just a touch of olive oil, then added food-processor shredded kale, and used the whole thing to warm the field roast slices, then served … Continue reading

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276: Kusherie

I think I’m going to try Kusherie tonight for dinner. I’ll let you know how it comes out.

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277: Mar-a-Lago Inspired Vegan Burgers and Broiled Cantaloupe

I don’t think I would add the vanilla in again, if I were doing this recipe for the blueberry sauce on broiled cantaloupe. I would also reduce the amount of honey. Instead of grilling the cantaloupe, I broiled it for … Continue reading

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278: Roasted Purple Cauliflower and Risotto

I was really hankering for comfort food. It was the kind of night where I could have really gone for some corned beef and cabbage, and a big bowl of mashed potatoes with cream and garlic. But I’m pretty committed … Continue reading

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279: Gaze Upon My Beautous Produce

Yup. Both golden and purple cauliflower.

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280: Field Roast

Field roast is a strange-but-wonderful concoction by the Field Roast Grain Meat company that we first had at Mizuna, a local Spokane restaurant that includes vegan offerings that aren’t just a salad-and-pasta after thought. I served it with a red … Continue reading

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281: Whole Wheat Quick Bread and Vegan Corn Chowder

The whole wheat quick bread I made for dinner was not vegan. It included milk. I also substituted honey for the molasses, though as it turns out, I do have molasses in the house. The corn chowder involves picking a … Continue reading

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282: Lentilles de Puy

As we’ve been exploring beans, I’ve found ones I’ve never even heard of before. Most recently, Lentilles de Puy, French green lentils. After I bought the fennel, I waited another day for the food processor Michael ordered with AmEx points … Continue reading

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