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Spicy Stir-Steamed Broccoli with Cashews

April 7, 2008 – 13:50

I made this as a light lunch for myself, and it was so good that the recipe is definitely going to appear as a side dish for a larger audience. Steamed broccoli is great, and stir-steamed broccoli is even greater - it’s a quick method that gives pleasantly crispy results. Simply seasoned with nothing more [...]

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Risoni Salad with Chick Peas and Ramiro Pepper

April 3, 2008 – 11:01

Ever since I saw the recipe for Lemony Risoni on Emmie’s blog, I’ve been wanting to make something with this pasta camouflaged in the shape of rice. It’s so cute, and absorbs flavors even more readily than other shapes of pasta. Otherwise this is a pretty basic salad recipe with a basic vinaigrette, but I [...]

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Tofulette

February 6, 2008 – 21:00

There are various vegan omelette recipes around the internet, and we’ve tried a few of them - Susan’s version for example, which we liked as much as to make it several times. Sometimes the recipes call for chick pea flour (also known as gram), like this Indian style vegan omelette, but almost always the [...]

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Moth Bean Salad

January 17, 2008 – 14:35

Moth beans are yet another new legume in our kitchen. They are very tiny, and look something like small, brown mung beans. Moth beans cook really fast, are creamy in texture, and have a nutty flavor that paired really well with the sharp dressing.

Beans:

200 g dried moth beans, soaked overnight
2 cloves garlic
vegetable broth
1 bay [...]

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Carrot Lover’s Soup for One

January 14, 2008 – 14:26

This was a quick lunch I made for myself on a day when I had to use up three carrots, since we’d got our organic veggie delivery the day before, and the old ones had to go. We froze a bunch of leeks after the previous organic delivery, so now I could just take one [...]

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