Vegan Thanksgiving

November 27, 2010
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When you’re vegan complete strangers often feel the need to interrogate you about what you eat and how you could possibly celebrate holidays without animal products. I’ve been asked so many times how I could possibly get enough calcium, protein, B12, etc. that I’ve honestly lost track of the conversations. Likewise, just about every big […]

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Cranberry Relish

November 27, 2010
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As a kid I loved the jellied cranberry sauce in a can, but now find it a little too sweet. I’ve come to prefer the relishes made with fresh cranberries much more, although still find that many commercial varieties use too much sugar. Oregon produces a fair amount of fresh cranberries each year and with […]

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First Try: Cheeze Balls

November 27, 2010
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My job to prepare for Thanksgiving meals as a child involved stuffing sticks of celery with cheese spreads. I was partial to the port wine and smoked flavors. I had a couple of years where cheese was the last hold out to my becoming a vegan, but I’m generally good without it. As a vegan […]

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Stir-Fry with Lemon Miso Ginger Sauce

November 23, 2010
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A very simple tasty stir-fry sauce can be made by whisking miso together with fresh citrus juice. The result is bright, savory and delicious! I always keep miso and fresh citrus on hand to have this quick option available. Last night I put together a quick dinner using extra firm tofu, green beans and carrots […]

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Tempeh Bacon 1

November 22, 2010
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I used to by the Lightlife tempeh bacon pretty frequently, but it was one of those foods that I knew I should just learn to make at home to save money. Finally last year, right before the first annual “Fakin’ Fest”, I knew I had to figure out my own recipe! Here’s the first tempeh […]

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Organics to You – November 21, 2010

November 21, 2010

Today’s box full of goodies: Green Curly Kale 3 Granny Smith apples 3 Comice pears 3 Fuyu persimmons broccoli cranberries carrots celery yellow onion green beans green bell pepper an acorn squash Russet potatoes garnet yams In the fridge: carrots broccoli stems Many pounds of apples some garlic several red beets 2 limes several lemons […]

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Favorite Ingredients

November 18, 2010

There are a few ingredients I consider indispensable in my kitchen. Several items I’ve been known to bring with me on trips when I know I’m going to be cooking or I’ll have researched where I can procure them locally. Most of these are pretty easy to find and they show up in a lot […]

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First Try: Twice-Baked Potatoes

November 17, 2010

It came up in conversation recently that both Christie and I love twice-baked potatoes so I decided to give them a try for dinner. I’d made them before a few years ago using Earth Balance and soy milk to mash the baked potato filling, but I wanted to try out a cashew creme that Christie […]

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Organics to You – November 15, 2010

November 16, 2010

Craziness abounds  here at our house. Most rooms are covered in 3 inch holes into the walls with cellulose insulation blow into them. Tomorrow they will do this to our kitchen. This job, which will certainly reduce our heating costs, has meant that we’ve moved most of the furniture and stuff out of the first […]

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Bad Con Food

November 16, 2010

This past weekend I paid a visit to my far-geekier past and attended OryCon for a day. It was a lot of fun seeing friends I’d not seen in a long time and hanging out gaming, but the thing that really stuck me was how terrible the food was overall. I was happy I’d started […]

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