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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Happy Halloweenie!
I’ll admit – I’ve never been one to go all out for Halloween. In fact, my anticipation for Halloween probably mimics that of an 85-year-old lady (no offense) rather than someone in their mid-20’s, or teens, or even mid-adult years. … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Dinner, Kids, Life, Lunch, Sides
Tagged apple cider, black bean hummus, Halloween, Happy Halloweenie, hummus, jello worms, Joy the Baker, pretzel dogs, shrunken head cider, veggie mummy dogs
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Homemade Pad Thai with Tofu
Having no real training in cooking, most of my learning has come from wandering into the kitchen with little fear of making huge mistakes. That doesn’t mean that when I have a huge kitchen failure, I don’t get frustrated or … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Life, Lunch, Sauces, Vegetarian
Tagged bean sprouts, dinner, homemade pad thai, homemade thai, pad thai, pad thai recipes, peanuts, rice noodles, silken tofu, tamarind, thai, tofu pad thai, tofu thai food, vegetarian, vegetarian pad thai
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Whole Wheat Applesauce Banana Doughnuts with Almond Butter Glaze
Sometimes I will be getting through my day and out of nowhere I’ll think of a recipe that needs my attention ASAP. Six loads of dirty laundry to get through? No bigs. Dogs that need brushing so I don’t need … Continue reading
White Pizza with Figs and Goat Cheese
I have a confession: I love pizza the same way I did when I was about eight years old. Obsessively. As in, if I could eat pizza every day (and not feel guilty about it), I probably would. The amount … Continue reading
Broccoli Leek Potato Soup
Relying on walking around Ashland most of the time has lots of perks. Grocery shopping while walking? It’s often budget friendly, too. Our co-op has three options for carrying your groceries around while shopping (four if you merely rely on … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Soup, Vegetarian
Tagged broccoli, broccoli cheese soup, broccoli potato soup, broccoli soup, cheddar cheese, cheese soup, leek soup, leeks, nutmeg, onion, potato soup, potatoes, soup
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Chai Spiced Homemade Applesauce
We have a Japanese maple tree that borders along our front yard and the neighbor’s house. It’s the tell-tale give away I depend on each year to determine fall’s arrival. The leaves transition from vibrant greens of every shade to … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Gluten-Free, Kids, Lunch, Sauces, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged applesauce, bosc pear, brown sugar, ceylon cinnamon, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, gravenstein apple, Gravenstein apples, gravenstein applesauce, homemade applesauce, honey, nutmeg, orange peel, pears, spices, vanilla
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Vegetarian Lentil Chili
‘Tis the season for the comfort of one pot meals. If I owned a crock pot, I imagine it would get a lot of use right about now. Honestly I don’t know where the transition was that happened between summer … Continue reading
Baked Buttermilk Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze
I had been eyeing baked doughnut pans for a good year. It wasn’t that they’re overly expensive, or hard to find, or a complete irrational buy… It was merely a last resort effort at having self control, knowing that as … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, Life, Vegetarian
Tagged baked donut, baked doughnuts, bittersweet chocolate, buttermilk, buttermilk donut, buttermilk doughnut, chocolate glaze, chocolate glaze with coconut oil, chocolate glaze without powdered sugar, donut, honey, Kauai bakeries, nutmeg, vanilla
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Mahi Mahi “Burgers” with Slaw
When people ask me if I miss home after finding out I’m from Kauai, my answer rarely fluctuates. Yes, I miss parts of the place I spent more than half of my life thus far. One thing I especially miss … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Life, Lunch, Restaurants, Seafood
Tagged coleslaw, Dave's Killer Blues Buns, Dave's Killer Bread, fish burger, fish sandwich, halibut, halibut sandwich, homemade restaurant meals, mahi mahi, mahi mahi burger, mahi mahi sandwich, Paia Fish Market, Paia Fish Market coleslaw, Paia fish sandwhich
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Rosemary Garlic Parmesan Sourdough Bread
Once upon a time my sister had to define “eating pants” as we discussed her Thanksgiving menu versus my vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner plans. We talked about mashed potatoes, turkey, Tofurky, Field Roast artisan veggie roasts, green beans, buttery rolls, pies … Continue reading
Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
