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Category Archives: vegetarian

Salami!

As a blogger, I get frequent emails to try out one product or another. My rule is to turn them down unless it is something I’d consider buying myself. This means I turn down most of them. But when I was approached by Lori Fredrich of the famed Milwaukee blog Burp to sample and develop two [...]

Posted 11 April 2013 | appetizers   sandwiches   vegetarian | Comments (0) Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Chocolate Coconut Honey Truffles

Here’s a last minute Valentine’s treat that is fast and simple. Unsweetened coconut is drenched in honey and then covered in dark chocolate. They’re pretty and bite-sized, perfect packaged as a gift or accompanying ice cream as dessert. These were devised for a pregnant coconut-loving friend. I don’t know if there’s any correlation, but I [...]

Posted 14 February 2013 | candy   dessert   vegetarian | Comments (2) Tagged: , , , , ,

Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup (vegan) and the Tale of my Very Short Love Affair with Cashew Cream

Vegan, paleo, traditional–there’s a lot of different ways to eat out there. I like to skim the best from varied approaches, allowing me to eat some really, really good food and enjoy everything in moderation. I typically draw the line when certain eating lifestyles create substitutes to simulate foods that cannot be enjoyed on said [...]

Posted 07 February 2013 | soup   vegetarian | Comments (2) Tagged: , , , ,

Fried Green Tomatoes

It’s officially over–tank tops and shorts have been replaced with jeans and a sweater. I’m drinking hot tea instead of lemon and mint-spiked ice water. The ice cream machine is at the back of the cupboard–but there’s a plum crisp in the oven. But I think I can squeeze in one last summer recipe. As [...]

Posted 30 September 2012 | appetizers   comfort food   gardening   Vegetables   vegetarian | Comments (2)

Raw Kale Salad

Despite the drought, my garden is flourishing (thanks to my drip irrigation and marsh hay mulch). I WAYover-planted summer squash (more on that later), and I have an abundance of kale. I typically blanch and freeze kale for winter soups and stir fries, but I’ve been eating plenty of it in salads this summer. The [...]

Posted 24 July 2012 | condiments   gardening   lunchbox   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article   salad and salad dressings   Vegetables   vegetarian | Comments (1) Tagged: , , , ,