August 2010
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quick sunday lunch
sautee thinly sliced red onion in a little olive oil until tender. cut a chiffonade of collard leaves and add to the pan. cook 30 seconds, then add leftover cooked rice and stir to combine. add some kimchi and and its liquid, drizzle in a little soy sauce to taste, and cook til heated through. dump contents of pan into a bowl, top with sliced avocado and a whisper of sesame oil and black...
June 2010
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pistachio lavender cookies
i’m totally obsessed with pistachios these days. so green! so good! here are the fancy tea party-worthy cookies i produced this rainy afternoon.
(recipe adapted from the Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero)
preheat the oven to 350°. grease two cookie sheets. GO! ok, now that you’re all pumped up about making these lovely, frilly little cookies, turn on...
May 2010
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March 2010
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lemon coconut pie with gingersnap crust
i drew from a few recipes and a little common sense to create this treat.
crust:
2 heaping cups of vegan gingersnap cookies
half a stick of vegan margarine (earth balance!) or 4 Tbsp, melted
preheat the oven to 325°. pulse the cookies in a food processor until broken into sandy bits; add the melted margarine and blend a few seconds more. alternatively, for a more visceral crust-making...
January 2010
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treats made and/or enjoyed so far this evening:
green cabbage and caramelized red onion frittata with roasted black sesame seeds
fancy-pants black & mahogany rice blend that noa left me when she went to south america this past summer
fabla garnacha, spanish red wine
next up… cookies? crackers? a sweet bread? it’s cold in my house, and i gotta keep that oven pumpin’!
guess i’ll watch some lady gaga videos and...
November 2009
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holy crap, dinner!
lacinato kale and red cabbage sauteed with leeks and fresh rosemary
steamed garnet sweet potato
garlicky cashew-tofu cream
August 2009
2 posts
she did the mash, the magenta mash.
2 lbs beets, cubed
2-3 lbs potatoes, cubed
boil those suckers in salty waters ‘til they’re soft and smushy. drain and put in a big bowl.
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 clove of garlic, minced
half an onion, minced
2 Tbsp. greek seasoning (thanks, mumma! the one she gave me is some combo of oregano, lemon, garlic, salt, and pepper, so basically just hit it with the oregano.)
a touch of...
July 2009
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it's wednesday; let's make scones!
While hosting a coffee tasting this morning, my eyes hungrily scanned the pastry case for nice mid-day snack. I lingered on the cheddar-scallion scones, remembering the colossal bunch of scallions from the farm that were threatening to wilt any day now. So, this is the veegs version I came up with this evening.
fancy title: FRESH SCALLION AND NUTRITIONAL YEAST SCONES
actual title: HUMP DAY...
May 2009
3 posts
couscous.
What a fine assemblage of carbohydrates! The other day I made it with freshly toasted slivered almonds and currants, topped with a dusting of nutritional yeast. Savory, sweet, speedy… what more could one ask of such a lovely little food?
GET IT, GIRL.
I have a grey cat. I make a great variety of vegan foods.
These are two aspects of my life which are enjoyable for others to consume via the internet. I give you… Emily’s CAT-FOOD BLOG!
Or maybe it will be called something else.
Or be about something else.
Keep it real!
-e.