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Spanikopita - cashew cheese edition.
I've done the vegan, tofu-mash Spanikopita countless times, and enjoyed each permutation (with capers and roasted garlic rather than dill/mint/parsley, sundried tomatoes and smoked eggplant in...
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Just because you can, definitely means that you should.
Here in crown town, and in other 'tropolisis that tend to show up on obesity stat-maps as uncommonly overweight, we have these things. And they are called Fried Pickles.They are on my top-5 things that...
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Tamales, Cont'd
I was an undercover tamale cart last weekend - hauling a huge, gleaming pot full of cornhusk-wrapped masa + delicious fillings all over town. Well, to two parties. But I'm trying to sound important.So...
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Strung out on Strawberries
I've been having a blast hanging with some rad local-to-CLT foodbloggers over the past month. For lots of reasons.One, it's a myriad of walks - teachers, photographers, personal chefs,...
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Sushi Napolean, for kicks
I'm not an accomplished sushi roller - avocado squishes out on me, the middles of my rolls have gaps and so, whoops, there goes the cuke. I'll get better at it, methinks. But I wanted to try something...
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Plate of raw, Mexi goodness
Lordy lordy, it has been insanely, scorchingly, ozone-ladenly hot in CLT for about a week now.Blech.There will be no ovens turned on. There will be no burners and frying pans. There will be the raucous...
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For the Love of Injera
You know the stuff - floppy, covered in moon-scape mini-craters, tart, pancakey, delish. Awesomely and coincedentally - gluten-free!You can get it fresh in Crown Town in piles of 8. 8 is a LOT of...
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Gettin' Jiggy Like That
I dunno if I've told you guys this, but I bought a house. It is awesome. It was built in 1952. It has lots of brick as well as asbestos. A kitchen window. A fireplace. It has a shed in the back yard,...
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Vegan Ranch Deja Vu
Ranch dressing sans the mayo, the buttermilk, the sour cream, the moooo. It's been done before. It'll be done again. And since meals when the kitchen's in boxes come mainly from the fridge, I'll be...
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Out of Hand Sick Delicious Corn Chowder
You know that saying, Party in the Mouth? Welcome to the corn crammed, summer infused, super creamy awesome division of PITM central.It's vegan, which makes it even better. And it has delicious cashew...
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Busy busy...
And slowly, surely, things are falling into place.I have a spot for my coffee grinder. Lazy susans for the RIDIC amount of spices I keep. A fridge that has a friggin' ice dispenser (oh ya, movin' on...
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So you say chocolate is your favorite?
Are you sure? Super sure? 100% on that?A couple of days ago was my cuz's birthday, and while she's a devout fan of all things choco (and waaay across the country for me, which proved disastrous for my...
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Fiesta Rice Salad - it's so nowtro!
Rice salads - the collection of aged, yellowing 4-H lady's club spiral bound cookbooks I have are full of "salads" made of starch and bean. And jello. And pudding. Good god.But I'm on a mission with a...
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Vegan, Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free Dinner Party - take 2
Let's just go ahead and abbreviate that madness, shall we? VGF. Phew.I know I've been a little lax in the posting department - do forgive, my dears. Let me ply you with peektures, and hopefully you'll...
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On Gratins and Gratitude
And this time, no kidding, NO FOOLING, I'm back. With a new do, an even more effluent love of cashews, and lots of pretty pictures.'Tis the season for gratin, aminotrite? Gorgeous, golden gratins. The...
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Latest obession: dumplings.
Is it the chill breezes and slow, drifting orange shower of leaves that make me want my bread cooked right in the pot with whatever stew I'm concocting?Guess so.Remember these, from last year? 'Member?...
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Sweet Potato Avocado Rolls with Maple Tamari Reduction
Yeeeeeeeehaw, let's go ahead and just put the sesame seeds away. It's ok. I've got something different for you to try.Bit of a disclosure: this roll was supposed to be pumpkin and avocado, but by time...
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Creamy Fall Vegetable Risotto
Arborio. Arboreal. Something creamy, warm and smoked, for my belly today (and yours?).What have we there? Broccoli, fennel, mushroom, orange pepper, and onion, surrounded by perfectly al dente little...
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Falachos
Falalalala, Fa-Laaaaaaaa-Chos!So if everything's either nachos or a sandwich, then this is the ideal, perfectly rounded, eternal food - because it's both. At once. It's like an edible ying-yang. Taste...
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Baby, it's cold outside.
Not really. High today in N Cakalaka - 65.That doesn't mean that a huge bowl of salty-sweet, birds-eye-chili laden curry isn't going down my gullet, tho.Used to be, Cheese Fondue was the holiday...
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Like I said. Partying. Is awesome.
Few things set my creative cooking brain afire more than a food loving pal's birthday party. I get to make them a prezzie that they eat, is yummy, and they don't have to worry about reading it, or...
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Masala Mushroom Loaf. Yowza.
Tired of the same ol' same ol' mushroom loaves? Thyme for something new? In need of some sage advice?Try this spicy sweet number on: mushrooms, yes, and some tofu - but minced chilis, sweet peas, curry...
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On Pizza Cravings
Oh pizza. PIZZA. You're such a temptress, pizza.I've been through them all - the crazy chemical miracles that are on the market to help those of us aspiring to be vegan to calm our cravings. But...
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Vegan Sauerkraut Balls. To die for.
It's been a while. So many things afoot in NFP land, it's hard to keep track. Here's the short list:Launched a new business - Nourish - vegan/locally focused/healthy food delivery serviceGotten some...
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