tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339245252011-11-27T16:28:02.963-08:00Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-24377434196481450162011-10-13T21:55:00.000-07:002011-10-13T22:15:46.611-07:00

On Tuesday, I wrote about our and pizza, beer and wings night, but I didn't show the pizza.  Here it is! We often make our own pizza, and about half the time, we use this crust. I love the soft, bready-like texture, the quick, easy recipe, and the slightly sweet, yeasty flavor. We love making our own pizza, because it's economical, fun and each get make it just the way we like it. For

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  I've never had buffalo wings. I became a vegetarian before I started enjoying spicy foods. So, I sort of understood the dynamic of buffalo wings, celery and blue cheese dressing, while still not really getting it. I  mean, rich creamy dressing; hot, tangy wings; crisp, crunchy, but sort of bland celery sticks? I get the concept of all the disparate parts coming together in glorious harmony,

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I love sushi. There are endless combinations, flavors and textures to try, but sometimes, I just can't wait to for the rice to cool to make rolls, or the rice is leftover and not sticky, or I'm just feeling too lazy. In these cases, a sushi bowl is perfect. It's great for day the day after you make sushi, too, since you'll already have all of the ingredients prepared.  Just place a

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I posted about these last year when I took them to the VRA Halloween potluck. But I wanted to talk about them again since Halloween  is coming up. I will definitely make these again, since they were fun, tasty, and really cool looking. Last year, I made a raspberry cocoa custard for the brains, but I think it's be fun to experiment with different flavors. I'd like to try using fall flavors,

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I've written about tempeh  before. I love it. Sometimes I feel like I could eat it everyday and never tire of it.  These tempeh sticks are a great, fun way to prepare it. They're sort of like a vegan, whole foods version of chicken fingers.  You can even cut them into smaller sizes for tempeh nuggets. One of my bosses taught me how to make tempeh sticks, which are really so simple and

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All the Vegan MoFo posts I've seen so far have been amazing! Have you seen the official round ups? I'm already beginning to feel overwhelmed by new ideas. I could barely decide on what to make. Waffles! No, tempeh marsala! But I have so much fresh produce just begging to be made into something delicious! I could make homemade nondairy cheese! I was beginning to get food fatigued, and JD

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Last week, when I was shopping, I noticed a new line of Italian convenience foods, Lucini Italia. I had never heard or the brand, but one item that caught my eye was their Tuscan Chickpea Frittata mix. It sounded delicious, but I vaguely recalled reading something by Mark Bittman about socca and chickpea fries last year, and thinking how simple those recipes seemed, since they were basically

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Vegan MoFo 2011 has begun! Last year was great, and I'm so excited for this year's edition. Since it's Sunday, I wanted to share one of my favorite lazy Sunday brunch dishes, Cheesy Spinach Grits. Grits are super easy to make, very comforting, you can do tons of things with them, and this dish is especially great because it can be made from your freezer/pantry.  This isn't really a recipe,

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This is the last post of Vegan MoFo 2010. Sad day, but I feel very accomplished. This is the third MoFo I've signed up for, but only the first I've actually completed. October and November have always been busy months for me, but this year I planned had a few back up posts, which really helped on days when I didn't have time to cook, or felt lacking in inspiration. I wish MoFo was in March or

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I went to the store after work, hungry, and worried about what I'd make for dinner, when I happened upon this, which I'd never seen before. It looked good, sounded better, and I knew I had to try it that night with some jasmine rice and a broccoli, yellow bell pepper, carrot and onion stir fry.It was great! This was a perfect, 20 minute meal, that tasted great and left us feeling happy,

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-12930899856834109072010-11-28T20:11:00.000-08:002010-11-28T23:08:56.593-08:00

Okay, I'm cheating a little bit because this isn't a list of top ten dishes, but these are the top places in Austin where I enjoy eating on a regular basis, and the items I typically order.This has an addtional, unintentional bonus: I think all of these places are good places to go with omnis, so omnis can take their vegan friends, or vegans can take their omni friends, and you'll still be

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-66245827178789940972010-11-27T21:52:00.000-08:002010-11-27T21:53:45.024-08:00

I'm not sure how I stumbled onto the best recipe for vegan double chocolate cookies, but I am so glad I did! I have not met anyone who didn't love these decadent, luscious cookies, and I love making big batches so I can give some away and make someone's day. You can really make this recipe your own by using an unrefined liquid sweetener, using different or less oil, adding dried fruit,

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I'm still feeling under the weather, and now I've lost my voice. Argh. I didn't cook at all, and am a bit lacking for inspiration, so I'm going to do the MoFo survey that everyone's been posting.What is one food you thought you’d miss when you went vegan, but don’t?Dairy products like ice cream and cheese, but not milk itself. I never liked milk, it was always too thick and overwhelming, or, if

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-73056969515818091182010-11-25T14:46:00.000-08:002010-11-25T17:56:01.552-08:00

I thought we were going to have to cancel Thanksgiving because of how awful I felt yesterday. But JD helped prep everything, we scaled back the menu a bit, and made a few things in advance, so we were able to have a delicious meal.I made an Unturkey-esque roast. Rice pilaf stuffed inside seitan, then wrapped in yuba. This was really easy to prep before hand, and we actually made the seitan

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-53460125705312902142010-11-24T19:06:00.000-08:002010-11-24T19:21:07.683-08:00

I'm feeling pretty awful right now, so sore and headachy and just sick that I'm not even feeling up to cooking anything for Thanksgiving at the moment. I'm reposting my guide from 2 years ago because I think it's really great for new vegans, though I probably should have posted it last week. Guide to a Vegan Vanguard Thanksgiving, Part 1 How to Have a Thanksgiving with Less Stress and More

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-2585370820154681912010-11-23T20:40:00.000-08:002010-11-23T23:48:20.961-08:00

I had heard about beer floats and chocolate stout milkshakes and such for a couple of years, and while I was vaguely intrigued, dairy and alcohol seems like a pretty gross combination to me, so vegan ice creams and beers should totally lend themselves to this phenomenon, right?Lambics are Belgian beers brewed with wild yeasts instead of cultivated brewer's yeast. Some lambics are fermented a

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-78468506757874743322010-11-22T22:06:00.000-08:002010-11-23T14:55:10.794-08:00

These skewers are another perfect example of something not being what I was expecting. Based on the picture, I was expecting four separate cubes on each skewer. Instead, each skewer has one long beef-y piece, which was divided into four sections, sort of like a McRib. It wasn't very attractive, and it was kind of difficult to eat.The texture was interesting and toothsome, and the flavor was

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-46659865216555650802010-11-21T18:49:00.000-08:002010-11-21T21:07:29.161-08:00

I was really excited about the ingredients for this week's Iron Chef challenge, unfortunately I worked all weekend, and didn't have time to experiment.I ended up doing a variation of a dish I used to make quite often, veggie fajitas, with portabello mushrooms as the main ingredient.I also used the idea of almond ricotta as the basis for the almond chipotle créma, but I used slightly different

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-79922447166464965272010-11-20T05:11:00.000-08:002010-11-20T05:11:00.678-08:00

As usual, Central Market doesn't have anything in their ad for vegans, but they do have some gorgeous produce. We stopped in yesterday, and they had some new items, including black garlic, beautiful trimmed kohlrabi, huge, vibrant watermelon radishes, the prettiest and tiniest potatoes I've ever seen, the shiniest and darkest purple Peruvian potatoes I've seen, a delicate Maldon smoked sea salt,

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I have been super excited about posting this recipe all month! I just had to wait until I had mochi to make it.Mocheesi Sticks are the invention of my amazing, incredibly talented friend, Madeline Pizzo. She developed her original recipe as her final project for The Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts. She very graciously gave me permission to post my version here. Madeline is truly

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At the beginning of the year, one of my students brought me a test sample of a vegan crab cake she had made. The texture was amazing and super flaky, though she hadn't quite gotten the flavor where she wanted it. She had had an ingenious idea to use one of my favorite vegetables as the basis for her cakes. It was so simple and yet totally inspired. It prompted a long conversation about crab and

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When I first about Biscuits and Groovy, I was super happy, because JD loves B&G! I thought it would be fun to get a little brunch one morning, and I figured he would love it. Unfortunately, JD is usually not hungry in the mornings, and I had heard that you need to make sure to arrive well before the posted closing time of 2pm, to make sure they still had food. This is a problem, because it's

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-1322356833348569072010-11-16T15:53:00.000-08:002010-11-16T21:41:56.248-08:00

Nishime style cooking is a very comforting, relaxing way to cook. It's basically a Japanese slow braising technique that uses very little water, and increases the nutritional value by adding the sea vegetable kombu, or kelp.Typically, items are cooked in odd numbers as odd numbers are considered more harmonious in macrobiotics, though you can, of course, cook two or four (or however many you'd

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-1566225527471540712010-11-15T12:55:00.000-08:002010-11-15T14:11:27.986-08:00

When I first saw the Burgundy Trio, I thought it was too good to be true. All of the trios are billed as a complete 3 minute meal, with one of their protein products, rice and veggies. There's no way you could go wrong with a wine based sauce, vegetables and basmati rice, right?Imagine my surprise when I opened it and only saw four or five very small cubes of carrot and a few pieces of mushroom.

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-28700127894603058462010-11-14T12:27:00.000-08:002010-11-15T12:56:16.222-08:00

This week's Vegan MoFo Iron Chef Challenge item was another ingredient that I am very familiar with, quinoa. I love quinoa, and I use it a lot, especially in the summertime, when its quick cooking time is particularly nice.My mind immediately went to some of my typical quinoa dishes, like gluten-free cake or cupcakes, a timbale of quinoa and fall vegetables, a quinoa salad, or a pie with a gluten

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-18596727902560215212010-11-13T05:00:00.000-08:002010-11-13T05:00:04.202-08:00

Whew! I'm bringing this back, periodically at least. For some reason, we often get our mail late or sometimes not at all. Thankfully, many grocery stores now have their ads available online.Right now, everyone is shopping around for deals to make the holidays easier. Hopefully this will help some. As usual, there's nothing in Central Market's flier even worth mentioning for vegans. Bummer.Natural

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-59471706274797728872010-11-12T21:13:00.000-08:002010-11-14T03:02:40.403-08:00

Spinach, roasted poblano and potato empanada Since all my posts this week have been about quick and easy meals, eating out, or convenence products, I've felt illogical guilt and made semi-complex meals, even when I've been super tired from work.After work today, I needed to stop and pick up a few items from the grocery store. While there, I decided to make chick'n and yellow rice for dinner, but

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-2892914429850570792010-11-11T21:14:00.000-08:002010-11-11T23:40:34.059-08:00

We just got tickets to visit my family and so I'm studying up on all new vegan places/places with amazing vegan options in Denver. THERE. ARE. SO. MANY. My heart is exploding like the Grinch's when he realizes the true meaning of Christmas from all the wonderful Whos in Whoville.Seriously Austin, for a vegan mecca, we have some work to do.This post is dedicated to all of the wonderful places that

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This is another one of those things that I never really thought about posting, because it seemed too basic, or something.We had a vegetarian house guest for a couple of months this summer, and I made this, which impressed our guest, who had only eaten Boca Chick'n patties in sandwiches, and never much thought about different ways to use them before. I also had an (omni) friend over for dinner

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-3930552842933864032010-11-08T21:32:00.001-08:002010-11-10T23:48:49.501-08:00

JD and I both LOVE Laver Fish! Laver fish is the really cartoon-y looking fish analog that you sometimes see at Asian markets. It is also sometimes called beancurd fish, though it's not actually tofu. It's flavored and pressed yuba--basically thin, chewy sheets of soymilk--that's wrapped in nori. It's always sold frozen, and it has a chopstick down the center as an artificial bone. Not all

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-90929524839738231702010-11-08T21:32:00.000-08:002010-11-10T23:46:14.849-08:00

This was just a quick lunch I whipped together. This is the kind of one pot meal I often eat, although I usually add more vegetables. I don't usually post about this kind of thing, because it seems pretty basic, but it's a great, easy meal to put together.I was cooking for JD and I both, so I couldn't add asparagus, spinach, mushrooms, or broccoli and the kale and carrots both had to be really

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-83905559129738405532010-11-07T08:13:00.000-08:002010-11-07T10:54:55.193-08:00

When the first Iron Chef Challenge of Vegan MoFo 2010 was announced as mashed potatoes, I immediately knew what I was going to make: Samosas! But I couldn't decide between plain white potato or sweet potato samosas.I ended up making a half-batch of each. I made one batch of dough, and added sautéed spices, onion, garlic, sweet peas, sliced almonds and dried currants to each batch of mashed

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Day 5 of Vegan MoFo 2010! There are so many great blogs I never would have found on my own, and so many enthusiastic and creative vegans, I love this month. Ijust wish I had more time!Do you remember poke cakes? My mother loved them with I was little. All you needed was a boxed cake mix and a box of gelatin, and you could a cake that looked like it had technicolor stalagmites. It really was kind

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-15207320838433090642010-11-04T20:04:00.000-07:002010-11-04T23:31:19.162-07:00

And without a hand mixer! I have a lot of kitchen gadgets, ice cream makers, pressure cookers, grapefruit extractors, citrus reamers, zesters, pasta machines, you name it, I probably have it, with one notable exception. Hand mixers.I've never really a seen the benefit when compared to the amount of use I would get out of them. Hand mixers just whip things really fast. I can whip things. A hand

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From what I've seen, all of the Gardien products are transitional and convenience foods. They're perfect for people who want or need to cut back on their meat consumption, but would have no idea what to do with a block of tofu; for new vegetarians who aren't yet used to cooking meals where a meaty main dish isn't the focus; for long time veg people who've got a craving for something a little

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Halloween this year was pretty great. I didn't think I would enjoy it being on Sunday, but it was actually really awesome. Since Halloween was on the last day of the weekend, everyone basically celebrated it all weekend, having parties on Friday and Saturday. We went to a few parties, including the VRA party on Saturday, and then just had a calm Sunday. This was especially good, since I was

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-17765549202899730172010-11-01T00:02:00.000-07:002010-11-01T23:46:24.020-07:00

Day one of Vegan MoFo! I was going to save this review until a little later in the month, but I couldn't wait, especially after Gerald was so kind as to offer up a donation of delicious, delicious pizza for VRA's Halloween party. I figured I owed it to vegans all over Austin to tell of the wonders that are only a phone call away.It all started when Gerald from Conan's posted a note over at Vegans

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Vegan MoFo is almost upon us and I'm going to give it another go, so I thought I'd post to get back into the swing of things.A lot of times, I make dishes but don't post about them because they don't really seem like recipes. This is pretty simple, and is almost more of a series of small techniques. Which I guess is what recipes are, hence, here's a recipe!I love asparagus, it tastes kind of like

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There have been two big shake ups with local farmers markets in the last month. The first was vendors losing the fight to serve freshly prepared food at farmers markets. The second was Sunset Valley Farmers Market losing its lease at Toney Burger Stadium, which resulted in it moving to Barton Creek Mall--next to the Dillard's-- and changing its name to Barton Creek Farmers Market. The Sustainable

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-38122500980168076012010-03-16T00:42:00.000-07:002010-03-16T14:38:09.591-07:00

I was lucky enough to be able make to the Austin 360 Food Blogger Bash at SXSW last night--despite some major printer issues that had me running almost an hour late--and had a great time! I really need to find a way to make it to more local events because they truly do inspire me. Not only are there so many passionate, talented, creative people around, but I realize that people actually read my

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Savory tostones covered with pineapple and yellow tomato salsaI know that I've been neglecting my blog terribly. I always find that when I have time to blog, I don't have much inspiration, and when I have inspiration, I haven't any time. Lately I've had the extra obstacle of being broke much of the time, which sucks inspiration right outta me. Thankfully, I had was able to make it to the most

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-64339480549448520892009-10-03T14:59:00.000-07:002009-10-03T15:27:50.286-07:00

This week, Central Market has organic gala apples, $1.49 per lb. and organic red tomatoes on the vine, $1.79 per lb. They also have a foodie freebie where if you buy a whole or cored gold pineapple, you get a free package of 4.4 oz. blueberries for free with an in-store coupon.Newflower has:conventional pomegranates, 2 for $3.00conventional sweet Asian pears, 2 for $1.00conventional gala, Granny

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After an unseasonably cold and wet week, forecasts are saying we'll have a warm and sunny weekend, which will be perfect for the Texas-sized potluck with Melisser of The Urban Housewife. It's been good weather for baking or roasting, and the produce at this time of year is delicious slow roasted or baked into sweet or savory goods.In a semi-related vein, much of our garden was eaten by bugs and

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Today is my sweetheart's birthday! I made him his birthday meal last night, and today we plan to hang out with friends and eat German Chocolate cupcakes. I'm really excited because after having a record breaking heat wave--where we had 100+ degree temps every day, and a terrible drought--we finally received tons of rain and have had relatively cool weather this past week, so hopefully Austinites

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The big foodie news in Austin this weekend is that a new grocery store, Sprouts, has opened two Central Texas locations, one in Round Rock, and one in Sunset Valley. I haven't been to the either of the Texas locations yet, but I checked out Sprouts the last time I was in Colorado, and was struck by Sprouts' similarities to the Newflower chain(called Sunflower in Colorado). I'm glad to have more

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This week, Central Markets continues their Hatch Chile Festival, where they offer fresh roasted Hatch chilies. They also have cara cara navel oranges, $1.49 per lb and organic on the vine tomatoes $1.79 per lb.Newflower has:conventional red bell peppers, $0.99 eachorganic cantaloupe, $0.77 per lborganic cauliflower, 2 heads for $3.00organic, on the vine tomat0es, $1.77 per lb.Earth Balance soy

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-181682472809144262009-08-21T23:37:00.000-07:002009-08-22T00:32:20.331-07:00

Sorry for missing last week, I wasn't feeling very well. Hopefully, you had a great week.This weekend, Central Market has Hatch Peppers in from Hatch New Mexico for $0.99 per lb. Both this weekend and next weekend, CM is having their annual Hatch Chile Festival. They also have organic raspberries and blackberries, 2 containers for $5.00.Newflower has:conventional on the vine cluster tomatoes,

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-43897535013087292522009-08-08T05:11:00.000-07:002009-08-08T05:13:31.621-07:00

Central Market doesn't have much on sale for vegans this week, just asparagus for $2.49 per lb. and a deal for a free 10.5 oz. package of Cherub tomatoes and 8 oz. package of sliced mushrooms when you buy a Central Market Organics 1 lb packaged salad, with an instore coupon.Newflower, as usual, has a large selection of conventional produce on sale:Bartlett pears, 3 lbs for $1.00kiwi, 5 for

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-39590092330991193442009-08-01T17:19:00.000-07:002009-08-01T17:20:37.831-07:00

This week, Central Market has red, orange, or yellow tomatoes on the vine for $1.99 per lb. They also have 6-packs of Breckenridge Brewery beers for $6.99. All Breckenridge beers are vegan friendly, and I've been waiting for them to go on sale so I could try their Agave Wheat, though their Oatmeal Stout, Vanilla Porter, Pandora's Bock and SummerBright Ale also sound good.Newflower has:

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Sorry about getting this up late, I was not feeling well last night or this morning, and then we had to get a new head for one of JD's drums and help a friend get rid of some stuff at Half Price Books and Goodwill. We did get to enjoy a nice little feast of cucumbers, green bell peppers, hummus, eggplant dip (it was just called eggplant dip, and was better than any baba ganoush I've ever tried),

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This week, Central Market has Black Mission or Sierra figs for 4.99 per lb. Walla Walla onions are $0.79 per lb. plus all their bulk herbs and spices are 15% off. The south location has my favorite selection of chili powders and paprikas, so now would be a great time to try something new.Sun Harvest has:cantaloupes, 10 for $10Wild Oats brand frozen organic strawberries 2 10-oz. bags for $3organic

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-89525578102381257652009-07-11T01:38:00.000-07:002009-07-12T01:18:56.573-07:00

Considering I've had this blog since 2006, I haven't made very many posts at all. Part of the reason is that I've had trouble maintaining a constant level of inspiration; usually I was either cooking so much I didn't have time to blog about food, or so lacking in time, inspiration, or other resources that I wasn't cooking anything fun.The vibrant local blogging community has been having tons of

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Austin has a great vegan community and we're really lucky to have such a wide selection of choices and so many great companies that are not only receptive to us, but work hard to accommodate us. This is a particularly good week for vegan sweets in Austin for two reasons. First, this week marks the end of the World Wide Vegan Bake Sale, which Austin is participating in with two separate bake

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-41705142286498159932009-02-12T22:27:00.000-08:002009-05-06T02:38:16.446-07:00

Okay, I'm pretty busy keeping a lot of balls in the air right now, but I'm so proud of this gluten-free cake recipe that's so moist and delicious you can serve it to anyone and they'll ask for another slice, and these Love Bites which are as ubiquitous in my house around Valentine's Day as bunnies and chocolate eggs are for Easter or flags and grilling are for Independence Day. They're the

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-50939488924424852012008-11-27T01:42:00.000-08:002008-11-28T03:07:09.488-08:00

Yesterday, while at the grocery store for the third time this week--picking up the Thanksgiving items I forgot during the second trip this week--I finally finalized our menu. I also locked myself out and forgot the shoyu, one of the main reasons I went to the store in the first place. When I finally got a hold of my roommates and they let me in, I started getting ready to make my pie crusts,

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-62506348494203327992008-11-21T04:15:00.000-08:002008-11-21T07:53:43.647-08:00

Where Can a Vegan in Austin Go to Get Their Thanksgiving Grub On? In Austin, there are many food-related events for vegans in the days leading up to, and including Thanksgiving Day.Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Very Best Thanksgiving Class and LuncheonGreat community-building event, where all dishes are vegan and gluten-free.Class is 9:00am-noon, lunch is 12:15pm-1:

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-57292295716925511512008-11-20T16:34:00.000-08:002008-11-21T19:32:41.903-08:00

What Do I Eat, Now That Turkey's Off The Menu?I remember the panic of my first Thanksgiving. I had been a perfectly content vegetarian for about 4 months, and while I had experienced my share of food disasters, for the most part, I was having a lot of fun learning about nutrition and trying out new foods. Then, a few days before Thanksgiving, something occurred to me: for the first time in my

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-89061436488659218072008-11-19T13:45:00.000-08:002008-11-21T19:39:06.824-08:00

How to Have a Thanksgiving with Less Stress and More Quality TimeThanksgiving is almost upon us. For most people, this is a day of family, food, and hopefully, love and community--but for some vegans and vegetarians, especially new vegans or vegetarians and their families, Thanksgiving can be especially stressful. Here are some things I've picked up over the years:If you're around all of your

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-21045972584548911342008-11-18T15:29:00.000-08:002008-11-21T02:34:19.553-08:00

Okay, okay, okay. I fail Vegan MoFo to a ridiculous degree. I'm sorry. It's not for lack of news, food, or inspiration.In October, I was in Colorado with my family. My 8 year old nephew, N, was scheduled to have some intense surgery. Basically, he has cerebral palsy, and his hamstrings are extremely tight. He's already undergone a few procedures to help him walk better, including botox and

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-19808625916535587562008-10-06T21:20:00.000-07:002008-10-07T11:55:48.243-07:00

BLT of AWESOMENESS (that it is vegan should be understood by all, since it is AWESOME)First, I have to say, I was a little bit surprised by all of the positive responses I received after my meat analog post. I thought it would either be completely unnoticed since there were no pictures, or totally polarizing. I'm really glad so many people read it.Over the weekend, I played with the first of

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A few weeks ago I mentioned that I found a great alternative to chicken, and received a comment, which I (possibly incorrectly) assumed was snarky, namely that "meat substitutes are great for the transitioning vegetarian, but a great veg cook shines with fresh veggies and leaves the fakes alone". I couldn't help but feel that this comment, while not directly pointed at me, was posted for my

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I had heard a lot about the fabled MT Market, but had not visited until today. MT Market is a huge Asian grocery store in north Austin, which has "the largest selection of vegetarian items in central Texas". They definitely had a ton of meat analogs. Dried, canned, refrigerated and frozen; ground, in tubes, in pastes, shaped like animals, shaped like patties, and in balls, they carried multiple

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-11539145357462771652008-10-01T21:51:00.000-07:002009-07-16T10:25:49.040-07:00

You may have felt an inexplicable buzz of excitement, heard the unmistakable sound of food bloggers taking pictures, uploading and typing, or maybe you've just noticed vegan and vegetarian bloggers coming out in droves lately, and wondered why. Well, it's because today is the first day of Vegan MoFo, the magical time of the year when we all band together and update our blogs at least once every

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-44924550823795096642008-08-24T21:34:00.000-07:002008-09-01T13:34:31.367-07:00

My computer has apparently died. Last week, I installed the new microsoft update and firefox 3.0, one of which, I guess caused my firewall to disengage, which let in a virus, which killed my comp. Thankfully, JD's computer is across the room, and I can use it, although I can't access many of my recipes, pictures, movies, and music.I promised to post about the seitan asada tacos and homemade

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-14175239454930718472008-08-23T17:43:00.000-07:002008-08-25T00:20:27.080-07:00

I wouldn't normally do another very similar meme so recently after doing the Vegan 100, but I just found the Vegetarian 100 from Feeding Maybelle. I really liked this meme because its emphasis is more on produce and unusual or unrefined natural wonders. It's closest to the list I would write. My one problem with the Vegan 100 was that many of the items were just vegan versions of things that

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-57966651221310608132008-08-22T12:12:00.000-07:002009-11-12T19:46:12.513-08:00

Seitan Asada Tacos with "grilled" onions, cilnatro, limes, salsa and a side of papasSalsa is one of those great foods that can do triple duty as a garnish, an appetizer or a condiment. It's also widely available, inexpensive, easy to make and, pretty much always vegan. In fact, the only other food I can think of that fits that bill is hummus. And while both are simple to prepare from scratch,

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-30483976223308499352008-08-22T09:00:00.000-07:002008-08-27T12:11:24.697-07:00

Last week, food blogs were abuzz over The Omnivore’s Hundred, a list of 100 foods that one blogger thought every omnivore should try in their lifetime. Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet, and My Sweet Vegan, responded by making a list of 100 foods she thinks every vegan should try. Here it is as a meme, with my answers filled in. Both authors provided some links in case you're unfamiliar with some

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I've been absent for a bit, but I've still been cooking, of course. I've also updated a few things here on the blog, published a few old posts that were languishing in my drafts folder because the pictures had not been uploaded, and created a flickr account (the slideshow in the corner also links to my photostream) so I can upload pictures, when there's no story or recipe to necessitate a blog

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-25335465973353735992008-02-12T10:09:00.000-08:002008-12-10T03:36:49.952-08:00

Valentine’s Day is a perfect special occasion to indulge in something really decadent with your loved ones. However, one of the biggest problems with indulging is the indigestion and feeling of heaviness that accompanies most baked goods. Nothing ruins romance like an upset stomach or feeling bloated and too-full.These Love Bites are gluten-free for easy digestion. They have a complex yet classic

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-64412095322063954702007-11-25T23:25:00.000-08:002008-12-10T03:36:50.218-08:00

Cornbread cubes for Cornbread Dressing.Before moving to Austin, I had never heard of cornbread dressing, and the only cornbread I had ever made, was the kind from the little blue Jiffy box. Since I've been in Texas, though, it seems like every fall, you can't escape the innumerable mentions of cornbread dressing, recipes for cornbread dressing, and smell of cornbread baking in anticipation of

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-69809353321380915262007-11-25T21:42:00.000-08:002008-12-10T03:36:51.718-08:00

My dinner plate, from left: Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy, Walnut, Fig and Cranberry Cornbread Dressing, Blanched Broccoli, Cauliflower and Carrots, Spiced and Caramelized Butternut Squash Purée, Slow-Cooked Collard Greens, Fresh Cranberry Sauce, Wheat Gluten Roast, Wild Mushroom Pilaf I'm sorry for my abrupt absence. I had a horribly tenacious computer virus/spyware/adware infection.

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-51852650166624057672007-11-07T22:36:00.000-08:002008-12-10T03:36:52.426-08:00

I've got a confession to make.I cheated.I gave in to weakness and tried VeganRella. The worst part? It was delicious! It's not something I'll use often. I may, in fact, not buy it ever again... but it does indeed melt, and it melts better than Follow Your Heart Vegan Gourmet (my personal NotCheese of choice). The taste and texture right out the package leave much to be desired, as it is

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-67716316253055634482007-11-06T19:42:00.000-08:002010-11-04T00:51:56.904-07:00

I had planned on posting this recipe over a month ago. Thank Vegan MoFo for helping me catch up with things I meant to post ages ago and keeping me on track with my posts. Isa at PPK has a growing list of other people participating in Vegan MoFo.Do I really need to tell you who Isa is? Okay, I might need to tell some of you. She's the author of three books that have taken the vegan cooking (

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-36246041324620557582007-11-05T14:11:00.000-08:002008-12-10T03:36:55.430-08:00

I finally made it to one of Cristen and Miguel's potlucks at the invitation of a friend. I love vegan potlucks, especially if they're themed. This theme happened to be pie, which seems to continually have a big presence in my life. I'm kind of known for the pecan pies I make, and so I usually make those when I want to make pie, but I wanted to try something different and maybe a little usual.

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-7440147462749633202007-11-03T11:53:00.000-07:002008-12-10T03:36:56.241-08:00

I just heard about Vegan Mo(nth of) Fo(od) from Katie at Don't Eat Off the Sidewalk, and I think it's an awesome idea! I'm a few days late, and this is my busiest season (which is saying a lot), but I've been neglecting my blog so much, I want to try this.Many things have happened since my last post, including R moving out. Over the summer, she fell in love with an old friend who lives in

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-87495851023289018552007-08-21T23:32:00.000-07:002008-12-10T03:36:57.580-08:00

Luscious Strawberries and Cashew Creme CrepesBack when H came to visit, around the end of May, I started experimenting with crepes. It turns out that they are incredibly easy if you have the right tools! Luckily, in this case, "the right tools" all happen to be pretty inexpensive (excuse me while I momentarily geek out over gadgets, most of which have been in my kitchen for a while): a mesh

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-25529925255380972022007-08-14T20:25:00.000-07:002008-12-10T03:36:58.147-08:00

Vegan CevicheA few months ago, my boss asked me to come up with a few vegan versions of seafood dishes, and ceviche was at the top of the list. Ceviche is a Peruvian seafood dish where raw seafood is marinated in citrus juice, usually lime juice, until it is "cooked". It's traditionally eaten with fried plantain chips or tortilla chips in the summer.Growing up, the most common types of seafood

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The Art of Vegan Sushi I've had a busy summer, with two out-of-town guests (H, of course, and M, JD's sister), taking classes and teaching them, creating a class worth of raw desserts, painting and decorating the house, a new Harry Potter movie AND the final Harry Potter book, the National Poetry Slam, hosting two potlucks, a broken radiator and transmission hose, unusual monsoon-like

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-71483866495807762242007-06-17T11:58:00.000-07:002008-12-10T03:37:03.636-08:00

Grilled tempeh and vegetable kabobsWe finally bought a grill and inaugurated it last night. Texas and grilling just kind of go hand in hand. For one thing, it's so freaking hot out in the summer that you don't really want to be heating up the whole house by cooking in your kitchen, and for another, evenings can be great times to be outside in the cool evening, while you're cooking. We had been

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Waffle Pac-Man eats Herbed Tempeh before going after fruit. H's visit was great. I had forgotten how much fun she is to be around. The bad thing about this, of course, is that I now realize just how much I miss having really close girlfriends in town.While she was here, we only did about half of the things I felt she HAD to see, and less than a third of the things I really wanted her to see,

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Although compassion for all living creatures was one of my many reasons for becoming a vegan, I don't currently have any pets, but I do know that they can provide comfort, therapy and companionship, so I thought it was pretty neat to hear about this. Families who have been devasted by fire now have one less thing to worry about.

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When I was little, my parents had an old cassette of music from the 70's called something like, AM Radio's Greatest Hits that featured songs like "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain and Tennille, "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullilvan, "Knock Three Times" by Tony Orlando and Dawn, and "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes.R, JD, our friend Ruff Draft and I were having

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-78365740783966602572007-05-27T22:12:00.000-07:002008-12-10T03:37:05.779-08:00

Golden Brown Pan Fried TempehLet's talk about tempeh. No, it's not a town in Arizona. The picture above is a great example of tempeh that has been pan fried until golden brown. I'm sure by now most vegans and vegetarians know what tempeh is. Hopefully, you've tried it, and it has become a part of your diet, whether you're a vegetarian or not. JD loves tempeh's nutty texture and flavor. As a

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Platter of deliciousness.I've been a bad, bad blogger. I'm sorry about the lack of posts. It's not from a lack of cooking. I've been taking tons of pictures, and creating many, many dishes. These pictures give you a glimpse of some of the dishes and recipes I'll be writing about in the coming weeks.Strawberry Sorbet with Lime ZestRaw TuNut WrapQuick Wonton RavioliVegan CevicheDuring the

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Mini Easter Weekend BrunchWe finally got a dining table! And a buffet with hutch! Yay!I have been living without any kind of kitchen table for over a year, for a few reasons. The first being that my last apartment was really tiny and didn't really provide room for a living room seating area AND a dining table. The second being that, apparently, I am really picky.Anyway, last weekend we rented

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Sorry for the long delay, but as promised, here's a new tutorial. I'll try posting about the chutney soon. I think I may try a more macrobiotic-friendly version of samosas soon, but until then, here's a vegan version.Samosas with Pomegranate Cilantro Chutney and condimentsA little backround on this tutorial: I had a hankering for samosas one evening when I happened to be feeling experimental

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837060045314727244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924525.post-1166132486189707482006-12-14T13:11:00.000-08:002007-05-29T11:21:52.976-07:00

This morning I read an article titled, "Soy is making kids 'gay'". Here is an except:Soy is feminizing, and commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis, sexual confusion and homosexuality. That's why most of the medical (not socio-spiritual) blame for today's rise in homosexuality must fall upon the rise in soy formula and other soy products. (Most babies are bottle-fed during some

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I have a tons of posts that I need to catch up on, including samosas, Thanksgiving dinner and Thanksgiving leftovers, but I haven't had time! Last week I was inundated with water troubles--no water, toilet that ran all day/wouldn't flush/handle broke clean off. With less than two weeks before I leave to visit my family, I'm going to be a busy, busy girl.....But! I had to write up a quick post

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JD decided he wanted to make a 20-pound turkey for Thanksgiving. Since we both live (separately) in apartments with tiny kitchens, we decided that he'd make all the non-vegan essentials--turkey, giblet gravy and stuffing (plus a small batch of vegan dressing), at his place, and I'd make all the other dishes vegan-friendly, at my place. We had agreed on a 6 pm dinner. But the turkey wasn't going

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I am participating in my first blog event, Sugar High Fridays. I used a few of my tried and true vegan truffle recipes, and decided to create a new and unexpected recipe using a seasonal fruit, the pomegranate! In case you're unfamiliar, truffles are notoriously hard to veganize (by the way, if you're avoiding refined sugar, I have grain-sweetened truffle recipes, but I didn't have time to make

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Christina’s Perfect Vegan Pecan PieChristina TerriquezYield: One 9-inch pie Baking time: 50-65 minutes1 9-inch organic partially baked pie crust1/4 cup organic unsweetened soymilk½ cup organic silken or soft tofu3/4 cup organic steamed or nishimi-style cooked Kabocha (HokaiddoPumpkin) squash4 teaspoons organic safflower oil1 ½ cups organic rice syrup, Lundberg Farms Organic recommended1

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All-Purpose Vegan Pie CrustChristina TerriquezYield: One 9-inch pie shellBaking time: 10 minutes 1 cup organic whole spelt flour or whole wheat flour1 cup organic white spelt flour or unbleached white flour½ teaspoon unrefined sea salt½-3/4 cup cold organic safflower oil1/4 cup cold organic, unsweetened soymilk1. Stir flours and salt together in a large bowl with a fork. Add oil, mixing with

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JD and I are trying to set up a Buy Nothing Day event.The idea hatched from Austin's recent obsession with Zombie Flash Mobs. I thought that staging a zombie flashmob at the Arboretum Mall on Buy Nothing Day would be perfect in a sort of Dawn of the Dead-consumerist-metaclusterfuck.However, when I read a certain article this morning about Austin's newest non-weird Swedish import, I thought Ikea

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A few weeks ago, JD, R and I went to the Sunset Valley Farmer's Market. It was a nice, warm, fall day, and we didn't need anything in particular. I wanted some greens, and JD wanted some of his favorite coffee. I picked up a beautiful mix of seasonal salad greens, R bought an Asian-inspired shirt, and JD got the coffee he wanted. After that, it was a quick stop at Hobby Lobby. Neither R or

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JD and I had been having pizza quite often. It's pretty easy if you use a few pre-made ingredients, it's super satisfying, and it can be really fun if everyone makes their own.This particular time, R, my roommate was home, and so we invited her to eat with us. We had a make a "quick run" to Whole Foods for the crusts and my vegan notcheese. While we were there, I picked up some lacinto kale

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Stir fried vegetables, fried tofu and soba noodles.

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Lately, I've been craving time to cook in my own kitchen. I had lost my inspiration sometime at the beginning of the summer mostly just because I was so busy with things I had to do, that I felt like there was no time for the things I wanted to do. Now that fall is rapidly approaching, I feel tremendous inspiration. I can't wait to cook the first kabocha squash of the season, or to make the

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