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I can’t believe we haven’t blogged this recipe.  It’s something we make often and it’s one of my favorite meals.  It’s […]

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We were in the mood for some ultra flavorful pasta, so we made a puttanesca sauce.  The recipe that follows is not exact by any means as I did no measuring, but is more of a guideline for ingredients.  We paired this with some garlic bread- yum!  Clearly, we need a new camera.
Puttanesca Sauce Ingredients:
-1 […]

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Merry Christmas (late…)– for Christmas dinner we ventured into new territory by making our own ravioli by hand.  That meant rolling it out by hand, since we don’t have a pasta maker.  We made all of the components of our meal from The Voluptuous Vegan.  The ravioli dough had chilies, but didn’t end up being […]

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There is a pizza shop in Portland called Dove Vivi, which has one of the most delicious pizzas I have ever had. The crust is made with cornmeal, making it dense and chewy. It has a bell pepper and cashew cream, and is topped with corn, house-smoked tomatoes, and chives. The whole […]

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Wow- nothing says “weekend” like Po Boy sandwiches from Veganomicon and a side of deep fried pickles. We battered the pickles up with a little flour, beer, and cayenne. So delicious, even if it isn’t the healthiest thing in the world.

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Herbivore in San Francisco is one of those restaurants that usually has some pretty good food, but has never really “wowed” us. You know, it’s just aight. The sandwiches are ok, the salad is a little mediocre, and the breakfasts are pretty good. There is one meal, however, that they get right. […]

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We are so very lucky to live in Portland, food cart capitol of the world! We have so many options of great vegan carts, but one that tops the list is Native Bowl. It’s all vegan, and they have a variety of different “bowl” meals that I’m sure are all great, but after […]

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Geez we need to post more on this blog. It’s not that we haven’t been cooking or eating… I’m not sure what it is. Early New Year resolution is to post more regularly. We’ll see what happens.Anyhow, the other day we made these delicious chili cheese fries. It was really simple, as […]

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When we stayed in Mexico, our hotel served us this lovely salad, which they called the Mayan salad.  The presentation was lovely and the flavor was pretty good.  Our version may not look as nice, but hey- we tried!  It tasted excellent though, so we’ll surely be making it again!
Dressing Ingredients:
- 2 T chili oil […]

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We got a TON of shelling peas… this meal was so simple, yet satisfying and very easy to make. Oh, and pretty healthy I’d say as well.
Ingredients:
-8 oz pasta of your choice
-1/2 onion, diced
-4 cloves garlic, minced
-2 medium tomatoes. diced (make sure you keep the liquid with the tomatoes)
-about 1 1/2 cups of fresh, shelled […]

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