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Author Archives: Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
Veggie Marinara Pasta Bake
Rarely does pasta sound unappealing to me. I’m pretty sure I’ve said that before. My go-to recipe is creamy, heavy on the basil and garlic. This isn’t that recipe. This one’s slightly chunky, not at all creamy, but also a … Continue reading
Peanut Butter Oat Banana Smoothie
I have really weird eating habits sometimes. My cravings often come week-by-week. Some weeks all I want to eat are dark greens: spinach, kale, collards, chard. The next week the only things that sound good are breakfast related: pancakes, french … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, Kids, Lunch, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged almond milk, banana, macadamia nuts, oats, peanut butter, yogurt
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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies
I don’t remember where I first discovered whoopie pies. I still don’t understand why they are called pies, rather than cake, which really is what these are. Two moist, semi-fluffy, cakes sandwiched together by a lovely cream filling. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged brown sugar, butter, buttercream, buttermilk, cake, chocolate, peanut butter, vanilla, whoopie pie
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Notes from Chicago
Growing up on a little island off in the sea, I’ve always preferred smaller towns to overly busy cities. There are upsides and downsides to living in an area where you know everyone walking downtown or in the grocery store. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged AWP, Blues, Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago, Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang, Kimpton, Music, The Mac and Cheese Store
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Storms, Chicago, Pizza and Play
We are in Chicago for AWP 2012. Last night, while still in Ashland we worried about the storm that was a’brewin’, as we were planning to leave the house at 4:45 AM and snow, storms… they don’t work well with … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Travel
Tagged airplane food, airports, AWP, Chicago, Kimpton, Toni's Pizza, Yelp
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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
Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Restaurants, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, bell peppers, celery, garlic, herbs, onion, paprika, rice, Tofurky, Worcestershire
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Butternut Squash Lasagna
My husband is the burrito king. I don’t know how, but he has burrito-truck/authentic taqueria radar. We can be driving down the freeway or through a town we’ve never been to, and somehow he manages to find the best burritos. … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Sauces, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, basil white sauce, butternut squash, butternut squash lasagna, cheese, ginger, herbs, lasagna, pasta, white lasagna
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Meyer Lemon Bars with Macadamia Shortbread Crust
I learned some things today: I learned that having two german shepherds who cumulatively weigh close to 200 pounds inevitably results in a yard full of nearly 20,000 pounds of dog crap. I learned that scooping up 20,000 pounds of … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Vegetarian
Tagged butter, cookies, eggs, lemon, macadamia nuts, shortbread, sugar, vanilla
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Strawberries and “Cream” Oatmeal
I love oatmeal. For breakfast, lunch, dinner sometimes. Quick oats, old fashioned rolled oats, steel cut. Sometimes mushy, sometimes drier. Usually hot, sometimes cold. You can cook it in water, milk, both. Even a bit of fruit juice if you … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Kids, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged brown sugar, cinnamon, coconut, oats, strawberries, vanilla
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Fluffy Vanilla Pancakes
I remember lacking all excitement about pancakes as a kid, especially in the morning. Sometimes I’d watch Japanese horror movies with my mom at night and we’d get hit with the 10 o’clock munchies. I remember we’d make two giant … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Breakfast, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged butter, eggs, flour, pancakes, vanilla
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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
