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Cook the Book: 'Appetite for Reduction'
Soups are my favorite animal product free food. My favorite is probably a simple lentil soup. Yum.
Cook the Book: Vegetable Tortilla
with mayo on a baguette is the perfect summer picnic sandwich.
Cook the Book: 'The Vegetarian Option'
I love anything with chickpeas. I am especially bias towards Indian dishes.
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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Counter Culture Coffee Subscription
Brewed strong with a touch of half and half.
Cook the Book: 'Appetite for Reduction'
Soups are my favorite animal product free food. My favorite is probably a simple lentil soup. Yum.
Cook the Book: Vegetable Tortilla
with mayo on a baguette is the perfect summer picnic sandwich.
Cook the Book: 'The Vegetarian Option'
I love anything with chickpeas. I am especially bias towards Indian dishes.
Vegetarian Lifestyle
I would have to say that the most important thing is to keep a balanced diet eating a variety of vegetables, grains, and legumes prepared in a variety of ways. The worst thing that people can do is assume that as long as they are eating vegetarian it is healthy. Also, I eat beans in some form pretty much everyday. I could never tire of them. They are delicious and you can do so many things with them. YUM!
Cook the Book: '660 Curries' by Raghavan Iyer
My first, or at least the first that I remember... I went to one of the many Indian lunch buffets in town and thought that it all was so delicious. I also really needed a nap after that.
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Sweet corn salad with a lime/cumin vinaigrette. Yum.
Cook the Book: Eugenia Bone's 'Well-Preserved'
I am always looking for new ways to preserve apples, beets and cabbage. I love just about anything that is pickled though. I want to see this book!
Healthy & Delicious: Baked Rotelle Puttanesca
So I made this the other night and it was good, but I wouldn't say it was flawless. This biggest thing is the amount of time that you cook the noodles for on the stovetop. Maybe I should have thought of this before but the pot I was using (8qt dutch oven) kept the sauce that the noodles cooked in much warmer during the simmer. After 15 minutes the noodles were done and then got a little too done after its turn in the oven. That would be my only issue with the recipe. Otherwise it tasted really great.
My Favorite Bagel Ever is.....
Gotham bagels in Madison, WI: Super egg everything with plain cream cheese. Better than you would expect from a midwest bagelry.
making your own dolmas
Or does anyone have any advice for filling recipes when making these vegetarian? I don't want any dried fruit in them... ick.
Best Georgetown Foods for a Mourning Fan
Well, don't feel too bad about the loss to Davidson since G-town was never going to make it past Wisconsin to the Elite 8 anyway....
Do you have a favorite beet recipe?
Roasted with a little salt and pepper is the best.
Who's a vegetarian?
I am a vegetarian and will pretty much eat anything that does not have meat (or meat stock) in it. There is not a vegetable out there that I don't like. I eat a large quantity of legumes and whole grains but rarely pasta.
I can't give you any specific recipes that I like but I especially enjoy cooking Indian foods. I just love the spice combinations that are used, so yummy. I also eat more eggs than I ever have in my life. They are such a healthy way for vegetarians to get their protein and so fast, easy, and versatile.
ps I also really enjoy Anthony Bourdain. I find him completely entertaining and everyone is entitled to their opinion. Plus, he is the one that has to eat the testicles, not me.
I finally got it....the Cook's Illustrated Recipe to test!
I got the no-roll pizza bianca recipe as well. I don't have a stand mixer either but mixing and kneading pizza dough by hand is pretty simple, so I will do it that way. It sounds delicious and I can't wait.
I'd rather not eat soggy _____
Bread... as in stuffing, dressing or whatever you want to call it. It is truly the only soggy thing that engages my gag reflex.
New England Clam Chowder: Awesome or gross?
I just can't get into NECC. Not my thing.
Which is your ultimate comfort food?
Soup in general is my comfort food. Those that come to mind are pea soup, chili, miso, or minestrone.
Batali vs. Bittman Pasta Saucing Smackdown: Who's Right?
I think C. Both are right because it is really a personal preference. Personally I agree with Bittman because when I eat it, pasta is my main course, filled with tons of veggies. I never really have pasta as a side dish.
Cereal only for breakfast?
I pretty much stick to Wheat Chex with plain unsweetend soymilk. Add ons are whatever I have around but include bananas, peaches, walnuts, raisins...
What's Your Favorite Local Cheese?
7 year aged cheddar from Hook's in Mineral Point, WI.
Yum.
What 3 foods are always in your refrigerator?
tamari, siracha hot sauce, and a jar of olives (right now it is the garlic stuffed greenies)
Cook the Book: 'Happy in the Kitchen' Giveaway
I love to gather all of the raw ingredients together in one place before I start prepping. It make me quite excited for what is to come.
What would you never eat?
Pretty much any animal part from any animal. I guess that I never really acquired a taste for it because now that I don't eat it, I just don't miss it.
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kplays got 37% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Cranberries?
Quiz posted by Sarah Kuo, November 8, 2010 at 1:45 PM
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