Garlic & Chive Cheese Spread

January 6, 2010

Ingredients: 1.5 lb cream “cheese” (“Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese”–Non-Hydro is what I use) 3 tbsp canola oil 2 tbsp brown rice syrup 2 tbsp minced garlic 1 tbsp powdered garlic 1 tbsp cider vinegar 2 tsp lemon juice 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1 tsp dill 1/4 cup filtered water Fresh chives to taste (about […]

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Organics to You January 4, 2010

January 4, 2010

Today’s New Year box from Organics to You contains: Head of red lettuce a whole lot of broccoli (um, really? I’m thinking soup) A bunch of rainbow carrots bok choy 4 lovely, enormous yellow potatoes celery (good, nearly out) 2 leeks 1 yellow onion 1 red onion green, curly kale 4 Fuji apples 3 green […]

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Organics to You December 28, 2009

December 28, 2009

The last box of 2009 from Organics to You contains: Head of green lettuce a whole lot of broccoli A bunch of lovely carrots spinach more lovely, red potatoes 3 red beets (no greens) 4 Pinova apples 3 red pears 3 oranges 3 Satsumas 2 Avocados From last week the fridge still contains: red potatoes […]

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Organics to You December 21, 2009

December 21, 2009

Today’s Solstice box from Organics to You contains: Head of green lettuce more broccoli A bunch of lovely carrots celery (good, since I finally did run out) green beans a yellow onion 2 bulbs of shallot a red onion gorgeous red potatoes 4 Pinova apples 3 Bosc pears 3 green pears 3 red pears 3 […]

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Organics to You December 14, 2009

December 14, 2009

Today’s box from Organics to You contains: Lacinato kale (I think my fave type of kale) Head of green lettuce more broccoli A bunch of lovely carrots, 3 colors parsnips (yes!) turnips a yellow onion 2 bulbs of garlic gorgeous red potatoes 3 red apples 3 green apples 2 green pears 1 red pear 2 […]

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Squash & Cabbage Stew with Red Miso

December 13, 2009
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Hotpot stews, like gomamiso-yosenabe, are a type of winter dish popular in Japan. I’d had one of Napa cabbage, glass noodles and dumplings when I ate at Cha Ya in San Francisco in 2008 and loved it. With the bounty of this year’s winter squash harvest (thanks to Christie’s insistence on growing it) I wanted […]

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Organics to You December 7, 2009

December 7, 2009

Today’s box from Organics to You contains: Curly red kale Big head of bok choi A whole pile of broccoli A bunch of lovely carrots, 3 colors a leek a red onion some shallots a bulb of garlic more potatoes 4 red apples 3 red pears 3 green pears 4 tangerines From last week the […]

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Organics to You November 30, 2009

November 30, 2009

Today’s box from Organics to You contains: Curly red kale bunch of chard Big head of red lettuce Bunch of red beets w/greens another, larger head of red cabbage more turnips yellow onion 2 bulbs of garlic more potatoes 3 red apples 3 red pears 3 green pears 3 persimmons 2 oranges From last week […]

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Marvelous Lentil Quinoa Nut Loaf

November 29, 2009
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Update: March 17, 2013 – This recipe is now gluten-free, so long as GF rolled oats are used. It also can be made soy-free by choosing a miso made from another legume. On the shockingly long list of vegan staples I’ve never tried making at home is the humble lentil loaf. Kind of a vegan […]

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Organics to You November 22, 2009

November 22, 2009

Today’s box from Organics to You contains: Lacinato (dinosaur) kale Collard greens a pile of green beans more turnips a pile of potatoes, Yukon golds I’m guessing 5 yams More gorgeous, tiny golden beets with equally glorious greens a head of red cabbage a bunch of green onions 4 yellow onions 2 heads of garlic […]

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