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Barbecue Seitan with Coleslaw and Kale
When we got our Instant Pot we also got a copy of JL Fields’ Vegan Pressure Cooking and the recipe we’ve used the most so far is the Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches. We’ve only made it with jackfruit once...
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Ethiopian Hand Pies with Collards
We recently made an Ethiopian feast for dinner and Darlene had the fabulous idea to turn the leftover tofu wat into hand pies (or calzones if you like). Every culture has some sort of hand pie, though...
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Asian Slaw
We’ve been getting some nice Napa Cabbage from our CSA and I decided to use some of it to make an Asian slaw. We had also just cooked a batch of chickpeas so in a clash of cultures we served the slaw...
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Bok Choy, Napa and Tofu Stir Fry
We’ve been getting lots of bok choy and Napa cabbage from our CSA and they make for a good stir fry. We also added to this one onions, carrots, cashews, tofu, and even a little broccoli from our...
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It’s Grilling Season
I finally got myself a proper grill! I had a tiny portable one that I used occasionally in the past but even that I haven’t used in several years. Last month I built a deck off our back door from the...
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Happy 4th!
We definitely had to put our new grill to use on the 4th of July! I had never tried freezing tofu before but I heard that doing so can give it a chewier texture so I gave it a whirl. I drained two...
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Brunch (with Peach Beignets)
Yesterday we had some friends over to watch the penultimate stage of the Tour de France and we all enjoyed a delicious brunch. The tofu scramble and roasted vegetables were good but what really came...
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Southwest Lentil Stew
Our seven-year-old loves chili so I make some version of it quite often. I love using our Instant Pot for this type of stew but if you don’t have a pressure cooker this can easily be done on the...
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Ikarian Stew
A while back I read this fascinating article titled “The Island Where People Forget to Die“. I’ve read other articles more recently about what have been dubbed the “Blue Zones” – places in the world...
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Apple and blackberry grunt
I love fruit desserts and in particular ones with apples. We are getting apples from our CSA fruit share and the kids love baked apples with cinnamon. I thought about making a pie but decided I wanted...
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Tofu and Broccoli with Hoisin-Ginger Sauce
First some fun news. We’re going to be testing recipes for Robin Robertson‘s next cookbook! There’s not much more we can say about it right now but we’re really looking forward to it. Helping Robin...
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Black Bean Chili and More
It’s been a while since we’ve posted but we’ve got a good excuse – we’ve been spending a lot of time testing recipes for Robin Robertson’s next cookbook. Meanwhile we just picked up a copy of her...
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Thanksgiving 2015
I’ve written this before but it bears repeating. Tradition is what you make it. Millions of people have turkey on Thanksgiving because it’s tradition. This was our 19th vegan Thanksgiving. This is our...
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Christmas Dinner 2015
For those of you who celebrate Christmas we hope you had a good one. For our Christmas dinner this year we turned to one of our favorite new cookbooks, Robin Robertson’s Vegan Without Borders. In a...
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Happy New Year 2016
We hope everyone had a great holiday season and we wish you well for 2016. Yesterday we continued our tradition of having black-eyed peas and greens on New Year’s Day. This year we had some friends...
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Colombian-style Red Beans
Our effort to cook from a different cookbook every week this year continues. Last night we went to Terry Hope Romero’s Viva Vegan for this Colombian-style Red Beans recipe. It occurred to me that we...
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Breakfast x2
One of the latest books in our 52 cookbooks adventure is Kristy Turner’s But I Could Never Go Vegan. At first we weren’t sure about getting this cookbook because from the title it sounds like it could...
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Protein Power Balls
Next up on our 52 cookbooks endeavor is Dreena Burton’s Plant-Powered Families. We’ve been fans of Dreena’s books ever since her first one came out long ago, and now that we have kids we especially...
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Cupcakes!
Our daughter turns 3 tomorrow and her birthday party this weekend was a good excuse to add Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World to our 52 cookbooks list. Darlene made Gingerbread Cupcakes with Vegan...
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Coconut Spinach and Lentil Dal
Robin Robertson will show up frequently in our 52 cookbooks collection. This Coconut Spinach and Lentil Dal from Vegan Without Borders was a great lunch on a recent cold winter day. It was easily done...
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