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Category Archives: Appetizer
Roasted Tomato and Carrot Soup
It’s almost winter and I must admit: I like the dreary cold weather. Except that I know it’s only November and the seasons are hinting at a much colder winter. Will I still wear my slippers (flip flops, for all … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Life, Lunch, Sides, Soup, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, carrot and tomato, creamy tomato soup, fall soup, herbs, homemade soup, homemade tomato soup, roasted tomato soup, thyme, tomato soup
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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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Roasted Tomato Cashew Basil Soup
I am not someone who dwells on the changing seasons, hoping for summer to last a little longer, or for winter to pass more quickly. As the seasons change, I accept and adjust accordingly. Except the whole shoe thing: I … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Travel, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, cashew soup, cashews, creamy vegan soup, garlic, roasted tomatoes, tomato basil soup, tomatoes, vegan soup, vegetarian soup
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Broccoli Pesto
Sometimes it gets close to dinner time and I find myself wandering through the kitchen, rifling through the cupboards, examining what vegetables and herbs are on hand, not exactly sure where dinner is going to be found. Lots of times … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Kids, Lunch, Sauces, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, basil pesto, broccoli, broccoli pesto, cheese, garlic, nut-free pesto, parmesan, pesto, sauces
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Thai Inspired Baked Wontons
I am not often one for appetizers. I know, it’s silly. And there’s no good reason. Often when I’m thinking of meals to cook, I skip over appetizers and instead focus on elements of the actual main courses and a … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Baking, Lunch, Sides
Tagged baked wonton, baked wontons, carrots, ginger, shiitake mushrooms, Thai fish sauce, Thai rice noodles, Thai wonton, vegetarian, vegetarian eggroll, vegetarian wontons, wonton, wontons
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Easy Raw Tomato Sauce
My quintessential summer mealtime would probably include no stoves or ovens being used. Or maybe being used very minimally. There would be lots of veggies straight out of the garden. Perhaps grilled fish or something along those lines. Grilled pizza? … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Life, Lunch, Salad, Sauces, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged balsamic tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, basil, fresh herbs, garlic, herbs, oregano, parsley, raw, raw sauces, raw tomato sauce, summer, summer tomatoes, thyme, tomato sauce, tomatoes, vegetarian, vinegar
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Vegan Spam
Once upon a time, I had a craving for a spam musubi. Yes, that mysterious rectangular pink colored who-knows-what. If you didn’t grow up in Hawaii or haven’t spent a good amount of time there, the whole idea of … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged garlic, nori, nutritional yeast, soy sauce, soybeans, spam musubi, sticky rice, tomato juice, vegan spam, vegan spam musubi, vegetarian spam, vegetarian spam musubi
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Homemade Seitan Carnitas
It seems many cultures offer some form of pulled pork. In Hawaii where I grew up, there’s kalua pig: pork rubbed with sea salt, wrapped in ti leaves, traditionally cooked in an underground oven (imu), and then shredded, creating a … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Sauces, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged adobo sauce, carnitas, chipotle peppers, cumin, fresh herbs, herbs, Mexican food, pulled pork, pulled seitan, seitan, seitan carnitas, vegetarian carnitas, vegetarian mexican food, vegetarian pork, vital wheat gluten, wheat meat
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Sourdough Pretzel Dogs
When I was a little kid, the majority of my play time was spent hanging out with my little brothers and older sister. And by hanging out I mean beating the crap out of one another, then making up just … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Baking, Bread, Dinner, Kids, Lunch, Vegetarian
Tagged Field Roast, finger food, hot dogs, kid food, Lightlife Smart Dogs, pigs in a blanket, pretzel dogs, soft pretzels, sourdough, sourdough soft pretzels
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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
