Posts Tagged: cooking

Nondairyvegiecarnivore?

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Thanks, Emilie, for starting a discussion on diet. Vegetarian and vegan diets are a wonderful way of life for many. But for some of us, it’s not sustainable. Take, for example, me: after fifteen years of abstaining from animal products, I was dragging. To be fair, my diet wasn’t the only thing pulling me down…. Read more »

Gazpacho Al Andaluz

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The word gazpacho actually means “soaked bread” in Arabic. I’ve served this at summer dinner parties and folks always go for seconds. Love this guy’s presentation: Gazpacho Al Andaluz 4 large garlic cloves, peeled and trimmed 8 large cucumber, peeled and trimmed, coarsely chopped 8 large tomatoes, red ripe – peeled and seeded, coarsely chopped… Read more »

A fava bean day

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Those tall stalks bending over with the weight of their huge pods, warm from the sun…they called to me. So I harvested a few favas. I had the last batch fresh, but they were gone so quickly it was frustrating. A gallon of pods reduces down to less than a quart of hulled beans reduces… Read more »

Stuffed portobello mushrooms

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I made a double recipe of these for my friends’ Western Drive Thanksgiving potluck. They got gobbled up. Stuffed portobello mushrooms 4 large portobello mushrooms Marinade: 1/3 c medium dry sherry 3 T red wine vinegar 1 T minced garlic 1 T minced shallot 1/2 c olive oil 1/2 c canola oil 3 T minced… Read more »