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Asian Slaw with cabbage, carrots, cilantro

May 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Recipe, Side, Vegan, Vegetables

Looking for a different not-too-rich side dish? Try Asian-style slaw. It’s vinegar and oil based instead of mayo-based. It works great as summertime side with most of your favorite grilled foods.

Here’s how to make it:
Chop and combine the following veggies, all measurements are approximate.

1 cup red cabbage slices
1 cup green cabbage slices
1-2 carrots
1/2 cup cilantro
2 [...]

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Pineapple Barbecue Salmon Fillets (with smoky maple BBQ sauce)

May 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Dinner, Food, Recipe

We got this amazing BBQ sauce from Annie’s called smoky maple. Every time I’ve used it on burgers or other grilled goodies, I think to myself how I must try it with grilled salmon and pineapple. Last night was the night!

Ingredients:

2 salmon fillets with skin on one side
1 cup fresh pineapple cut into small chunks
1/2 [...]

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Shiitake Mushrooms

May 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Dairy-free, Food, Healthy, Local, Recipe, Soy-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Wheat-free

I recently purchased an indoor shiitake mushroom kit.  Growing mushrooms is perfect for me, because my home doesn’t get a whole lot of natural sun.  I’ve harvested a couple of mushrooms and thought I’d share the pictures.
Here’s my shitake cooking recipe so far.
Ingredients

fresh shiitake mushrooms
oil or butter

Directions

Wash the mushrooms
Cut off their stalks, save for boiling [...]

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Meat Chili – an easy meal for a winter hut trip

February 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Food, Recipe

A few weekends every winter, we go on a hut trip or a winter getaway trip with some of our friends. We ski or snowshoe a couple of miles into a cabin up in the Rocky Mountains heated only by a wood stove, with no running water or electricity (and yes, an outhouse) and we [...]

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Quick & Easy Dairy-free Dinner: Gnocchi and Mini-Meatballs

February 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Dairy-free, Dinner, Quick & Easy Dairy Free Dinner, Recipe

This looks like a laborious fancy meal, but it’s really quick. The secret is you’re not really making complex “meatballs”, you’re really making meat “chunks”. And of course, gnocchi is a little more unusual potato-based delicate pasta that tastes delicious.

Ingredients:

1 lb gnocchi (check to make sure it’s dairy-free. some are, some aren’t)
1/2 lb ground meat [...]

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eggplant experiment

August 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Dinner, Food, Local, Recipe, Side

Last night when I went to visit my plot at the Whittier Community Garden, I found that I had an eggplant ready. cool! Except, I’ve never cooked eggplant. Growing up on a farm in Ohio, we ate sweet corn and green beans. and tomatoes… not eggplant.
So I decided to get crazy. (I’m on the [...]

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husband-is-away dinner #45

August 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Food, Limited Edition, Recipe, Soy-free, Spices

When he’s away I like to make dinners that he doesn’t care for. I say “doesn’t care for” because, really, he’ll eat anything I make. But fish is not high on his favorite foods list.
This is one of my favorites and is totally easy! I marinate the salmon in:
• soy sauce
• rice wine vinegar
• garlic
• [...]

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high-altitude angel food cake

July 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Dessert, Recipe

 If you have lots of eggs to get rid of, or if you just want to impress your friends, make this. I posted this on allrecipes.com after some research and lots of trial and error.
The batter should NOT be whipped as much as you would at lower altitudes.

The final product looks like this:

Using cake flower [...]

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Food Catchup Day

July 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments · CSA, Fruit, Gadgets, Recipe, Vegetables

Today was a big food day. This last week, my SO had family in town, so we didn’t do a whole lot of cooking. And I’d been out of town the previous 2 weekends, so the cooking I had done was quick and easy. Today, I had a lot of food enjoying [...]

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Two Potato Salad

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Herbs, Recipe, Side, Vegetarian, Wheat-free

This recipe brings new life to potato salad, and it’s prettier too!

Ingredients:

white potatoes (1 large)
sweet potatoes (1 medium-large)
hard boiled eggs (2-3)
mayo (2-3 tbs) — I use Hain’s Safflower mayo, which is dairy-free.
brown mustard (1 tbs)
fresh chives (1 tbs)
fresh parsley (1 tbs)
capers (1 tbs)

Directions:

Peel potatoes. Cover with water, boil and cook until soft.
Drain and set aside [...]

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