Growing up in a place where the summers are hot, but the winters are atrocious (thank you, lake-effect snow!) there was nothing like a warm stew or soup to perk you up from the winter blues, while simultaneously warming up a perpetually drafty home. The tradition in my home was two thrifty, go-to meals: potato soup, and chicken and dumplings. Read More Soup of the Day: Tofu and Dumplings
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Soup of the Day: Garbage Soup for Your Soul
January is the long, long Monday of the soul. Everyone is sick, the days aren’t noticeably longer yet, we’re all buried under a few feet of snow, and temperatures are hovering around bone-chilling. On top of all that, I got four impacted wisdom teeth removed last week (the former homes of which have now turned a weird color and I think I’m being colonized by flesh-eating bacteria, don’t worry about it) and I have been woozy and stupid from pain medication for far, far too long. Read More Soup of the Day: Garbage Soup for Your Soul
Soup of the Day: Vegan Bacon Chili
This customizable recipe is perfect cold weather food.
Soup Of the Day: Shiitake Rice
This soup is a simplified version of the Shiitake Rice Soup they served at The Peaceful Dragon, a now closed vegetarian restaurant where I used to waitress in Charlotte, NC. The soup was a customer and an employee favorite, and I ate many bowls of it as both. It’s got a wonderful, rich, and savory flavor, and it’s both filling and light. It’s the perfect cozy winter night meal or a fantastic lunch. Read More Soup Of the Day: Shiitake Rice
Soup of the Day: Root Veggies and Ginger
I love nice warming ginger foods on cold nights, don’t you?
We Try It! Vegan Cadbury Creme Eggs
Since my vegan experiment last month turned semi-permanent, there haven’t been too many things I’ve missed. But then I remembered that it’s Easter candy season, and acknowledged that remaining vegan is going to be tricky. Read More We Try It! Vegan Cadbury Creme Eggs
My Little Experiment: Going Vegan for a Month
During February, I’ll be cutting out all animal products from my diet. Yes, even cheese.
Spicy Comfort Food of the Pinto Variety
I have had a can of pinto beans sitting in my pantry. In true apartment-living style, my pantry is a large cabinet above my microwave, but “pantry” sounds much nicer, though, upon further reflection, I am not sure that a sentence about a can of beans really merits much dressing up. Anyway, I have had this can for a while and while I appreciate the taste of slow cooked dried beans, I do not have the time. Apparently, I also did not have the time for this poor can of beans – until now! Read More Spicy Comfort Food of the Pinto Variety