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The Art of a Homemade Veggie Burrito

A few years back, my husband wrote an article for the local paper, rating various taco trucks and hole in the wall taquerias around the Rogue Valley. Being a vegetarian, his firsthand experience was strictly set on the veggie burrito … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice

A couple summers ago, Craig and I met up with his dad and stepmother in Atlanta, Georgia. From there we traveled through Alabama and Mississippi, into Louisiana, en route to Texas, before Craig and I headed back to Oregon. Not … Continue reading

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Creamy Curried Split Pea Soup

Cold, wet, winter days simply ask for soup. A few weeks ago, I bought green split peas in bulk. A total brain fart. I thought I was getting lentils. I’ve got to admit though–prior to tonight I never cooked a … Continue reading

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Everything But the What? Hearty Vegetable Soup

The last few days have been gray, rainy, cold, and overall — my favorite type of January Northwest weather. I don’t think I’ll ever grow old of enjoying rain pouring down the streets, wind knocking at the front door, or … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween

We had a Halloween kids party for 6 year old Silas’s classmates… I attempted to plan some easy foods that would work for the youngins and parents… The spread included:  creepishly realistic strawberry & cream jello worms, peanut butter cup … Continue reading

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Tamale Casserole, Part Deux

As said before, I am an infamous flop cake maker. Yesterday proved no different. I got really excited about trying a new lemon cake recipe with a blackberry cream cheese frosting, in order to use up some lemons and very … Continue reading

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Bean and Cheese Pupusas

While driving home from Portland, down I-5 about a year and a half ago in torrential rain, we stopped in a little town called Wolf Creek (about an hour north of Ashland). Initially we stopped for gas. However, that’s not … Continue reading

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Falafels

I know, its been weeks. Things have been busy. It’s May. My days consist of: sleeping when possible; drinking too much coffee; building lego castles; hiding in bedroom forts; doing mass mountains of laundry; running in the park; tee ball … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Tamale Casserole

When four other people eat this for dinner and one adult says, “This is the best thing you’ve ever made!” another says it’s delicious, the 5½ year old says, “Uh, Julie. This isn’t my favorite. I kinda don’t like it. But … Continue reading

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