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Coconut chocolate chip cookie dough.

Shopping selectively at several grocery stories is hard when you don't have a car and have to take your bags of groceries on a long walk or bus ride. I usually end up going to the QFC three blocks away. They have an okay selection of organic produce. I wish I could make it to Trader Joe's more often (snacks! cheap booze! healthy frozen food!).

It hasn't been my experience that most vegetarians care about convincing or advocating to carnivores that vegetarian food is "as good as" omnivorous meals, or even educating them about what vegetarian food is. For a lot of people dietary habits are strictly personal choices that they don't want to share, proselytize about, or debate. I really enjoy this column, and don't intend to be rude, but it seems like every SE article even discussing a vegan/vegetarian product absolutely must end with a dig about "won't even miss the meat" to be considered valid. Or is humorous? I can't tell. It's tiring to read constantly, however.

bumping this, i hope! i'm looking for a coffee grinder that will let me grind for both French press and also my little Breville espresso machine--so a wide range of grind. i don't think the Krups can do that. can i find a cheap grinder that will do this?

^ Corroborating evidence, you haters. ;) If you can't conceive of good biscuits and gravy made without dairy or animal products, then you should stretch your imagination. It's definitely possible.

I'm glad to hear that Nook makes good biscuits! I'll have to check them out before I move out of UDistrict.

Wayward Cafe on University Way Ave and Highline on Broadway both make great vegan biscuits and gravy.

Tofutti ice cream bars. :(

Heidi is a flavor genius. In her hands pretty much everything turns out healthy, interesting, and lively.

Definitely my handmade copper tea canister. It's from a 150 year old studio in Kyoto, and is made by hand at every step. I visited and they still use an old, soft tree trunk as a brace for their tools. It has a lovely ruddy shine right now, and as I handle it the color slowly changes. It also has a tea scoop inside with my name engraved on it!

well, i live in an apartment in which window boxes, et al are forbidden, so i don't have my OWN vegetable patch. but back with my mother in Texas, we have quite a large garden on our 5 acres...she frequently sends me produce reports ("ate hash with potatoes from the garden! fresh spinach with a poached egg tonight! do you want me to mail you some of our onions??") that make me burn with jealousy.

also, i dearly love Nigel Slater.

maybe i'd eat this if it came from Shopsin's with a foul glare from Kenny.

May I recommend the Hashish Fudge for after....? ;)

i totally agree with you--the man will have his candy-cookie cake, and be damned with everyone else! they can eat fruitcake.