Author Archives: Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

About Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

28 year old food blogger and writer.

Bleu Cheese Polenta with Spanish Chorizo Sauce

  I fully believe in putting care, intent and thought into everything I cook. That doesn’t mean I need to make an overly elaborate multiple course dinner every night, or that the meal must consist of an exhausting list of ingredients. … Continue reading

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Creamy Herb Potato Leek Soup

Sometimes I forget what it’s like to cook with additional little hands in the kitchen. That sounds really creepy, I know. I’m referring to cooking with kids, not miscellaneous spare body parts I’ve failed to confess to owning. I have … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Eighteen

One more week has come and gone, and it looked a bit like this: Clothesline accessories. Sometimes one must bake cookies at 10:30 PM. Hopefully macadamia nut-white chocolate chip-cranberry and cherry cookies. Sorry, no recipe because  I  we ate all the cookies … Continue reading

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Cinco de Mayo Favorites

Somehow it’s already the first weekend of May. My brain tries to wrap itself around how quickly time flies, but in the midst of doing so, all I can really think about is big fat veggie burritos or tacos laden … Continue reading

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Strawberry Apple Rhubarb Muffins

Some days require baking for sanity purposes. I almost opted for pie when I found myself hoarding strawberries and rhubarb. I decided I wanted to use similar flavors, but in a fluffier, softer sense. These muffins are very lightweight. They’re … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Soyrizo Hash with Baked Eggs and Ricotta

In the last six years, the amount of meat that goes into my diet has drastically shifted. Truth is, I enjoy learning about plant based proteins and nutrients… in a very nerdy way, which has included reading about the ways … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Seventeen

Let’s have a look at the past week, shall we? Things looked a little like this:   Fresh organic eggs were delivered to our front porch early in the week. Fresh eggs were a good excuse for this breakfast-dinner. A … Continue reading

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Big Red Juice

I’ve never been good with diets. The first time I remember trying one I must have been nine or ten. What I remember most is a white paperback book from the late 80’s – this one, actually – and trying to … Continue reading

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Sourdough Pancakes and a Hilarious New Blog

Recently, I was asked to share the recipe for a photo I posted on Facebook, featuring the above pancakes. “I’m starting a food blog!” said Eve, a lovely lady I grew up with on Kauai. When I received a follow-up … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Baked Spaghetti with Field Roast Vegan Sausage

It’s 4 o’clock in the afternoon. I’ve folded precisely seven loads of laundry, done the dishes four times since waking up, ran up and down the stairs in our house fifteen billion times, pulled weeds that will inevitably show up again tomorrow. I’ve worked … Continue reading

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