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Polka Dot Rice & Pregnant
We got home yesterday from our 40 Watt Hype groupie tour - one day later than our plan. (I saw 3, & Art saw 4 performances) Our car broke down outside Sacramento. It wouldn't start after a meal...
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Spuds, Soup, & Sauces
Here's some of our famous Idaho Potatoes mashed with Earth Balance, Vanilla Silk, and Sea Salt. Served with 'Mi-So Good Gravy!' from The Everyday Vegan -- I omitted the ginger for personal preference....
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Kale is the "new" lettuce
I don't "hate" sandwiches. I like them well enough, and trust me, I've eaten my fair share of them -- usually as a last resort, mind you, like after crossing a desert. Which is literally true, because...
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Breakfast Ice Cream
Sometimes food is so delicious that you need two spoons to keep a steady rotation of intake. For Abi, this was one of those times.GAIA'S BREAKFAST ICE CREAM1 Banana1 C. Frozen Blueberries1 C. Frozen...
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Shake & Make Soy Ice Cream
What You Will Need:2 tbsp. Sugar1/2 tbsp. Vanilla1 pint-sized plastic zip bag1 cup Vanilla Silk (my modification)6 tbsp. Rock Salt1 gallon-sized plastic zip bagmulit-colored SprinklesHow To Concoct...
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Walnuts + Basil = Pesto
Fall means walnut season for us. The squirrels are busy in the trees collecting the nuts and running all around scouting places to hide them. All this squirrel activity irritates Jolie to no end. She...
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U Pick Apples & Happy Birthday
It was Art's birthday, and here's a picture of the cake he baked with Olivia. I could hear them having fun working in the kitchen together while Abigail and I played in another room. I should have more...
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Hot Damn and Hell Yeah Cranberry Scones
Here's half a batch of 'Cranberry Scones' from a new cookbook of mine. It's an easy recipe using basic ingredients that you probably already have around the kitchen --- though I was out of lemon. I...
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Counting Soup
This photo shows us ready to mix together our 'Counting Soup' from Salad People by Mollie Katzen. Our ingredient line-up strayed slightly from the cookbook. In the white bowls there is cooked alphabet...
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Mr. Pumpkin Head & Pepitas
Here's our first attempt at a pumpkin carving this season. The fun here is in using vegetables to create different facial features -- we used: broccoli for his hair, pea eyebrows, walnut eyes, rutabaga...
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Nava Atlas & Curried Red Lentil Soup
Look what Nava Atlas sent me in the mail! An advance, and autographed copy of the 3rd editon of her cookbook Vegetarian Soups For All Seasons, along with a nice note, saying, "Hi Vicki ~ As promised, a...
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Maple Baked Apples
I altered an old recipe by veganizing it and subbing spelt flour. What a success!MAPLE BAKED APPLES1/2 C. spelt flour1/2 C. brown sugar1/4 tsp. cinnamonpinch of salt3 Tbsp. soybean margarine1/3 C....
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Pumpkin Muffins
PUMPKIN MUFFINS (veganized from the newspaper)2 1/2 C. whole wheat Flour3/4 C. Sugar1 Tbs. Egg Replacer1 Tbs. Baking Powder2 tsp. Cinnamon1 tsp. Salt1/4 tsp. Nutmeg1 1/4 C. Vanilla Silk1 C. Pumpkin...
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Crockpot Applesauce & Bread & Potatoes
We still have lots of apples from our day of apple picking -- combine that with the fact that I still hadn't christened my Crockpot, and this is what you get. Homemade apple sauce. We sprinkled some...
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Pumpkin Puree & Cookies
I used our longest knife to cut my two pie pumpkins. Then, scraped out the seeds & guts with an ice cream scoop into a colander -- where I could later wash the seeds for roasting.Preheat the oven...
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Greens Restaurant & The Marina (San Francisco Post 1 of 3)
OK, so what I didn't tell you is that while the Grandparents were in town, Art and I left town! We cashed in on some frequent flyer miles and visited San Francisco for a couple days. The first night,...
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Millennium Restaurant & China Town (San Francisco Post 2 of 3)
When we were deciding where to go for a couple days, San Francisco rose to the top for more reasons than just the obvious spectacularness of the city -- we have friends to visit (I just calculated that...
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Herbivore Restaurant & Lombard Street (San Francisco Post 3 of 3)
If you're in San Francisco, you gotta go to Herbivore. It's stylish, fresh, reasonably priced, and completely vegan. Herbivore features a cross-cultural menu from the Middle East, Thailand, China,...
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Happy Halloween!
Highlights from the day include a visit from my mom, raking leaves, carving these 3 pumpkins, roasting seeds, a trick-or-treat visit from our neighbors (pregnant pumpkin & batman), and...our...
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Vegan Dog Biscuits
Jolie is dreaming about cookies beside her new 'Dog Bone Cookie Cutter Set' from the PETA catalog.Urban Vegan hosted the tART contest, and the prize was a gift certificate from PETA.Seems appropriate...
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Currant Apple & Oat Muffins, Millet and Root Stew, and a Vegan Cupcake
Currant Apple & Oat Muffins1 C. Dried Currants1 med. Apple (peeled & Chopped)3/4 C. Vanilla Silk1/3 C. Granulated Sugar1/4 C. Canola Oil1 C. All-purpose Flour1 C. Quick Oats2 tsp. Baking...
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Slow Stuffed Grape Leaves
from:Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker (p. 20) I followed the recipe to a "TTT" - & tripled it!This is the group of lucky dolmas going to the party. I sharpied a post-it for the dish that said...
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Soup's On!
It has been chilly the past couple weeks - the perfect weather for soup. The savory smell infiltrates the house, the warmth of the stove comforts, and the steaming soup to eat on a rainy day. Soup in...
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I've Moved!
The Vegetarian Family is alive and well! We've just moved. I wanted a title that more accurately describes what's going on in my kitchen. I could've just changed my url, but I also wanted beta and got...
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