Category Archives: Dinner

Homemade Hot Dog (or Hamburger) Buns

I have been experimenting more and more with making homemade seitan sausages and hot dogs… So I thought, why not homemade hot dog buns? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a crazy lady… or perhaps I am a crazy lady… … Continue reading

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Spicy Citrus Fish Tacos with Creamy Avocado Sauce

I love tacos. Not overly decorated Americanized tacos covered with mass piles of sour cream, cheese, unflavored shredded lettuce and globs of guacamole. That’s not a taco. I like homemade corn tortillas (although you can find decent, authentic corn tortillas … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Corn Chowder

I’ve been enjoying our crock pot since Christmas. For one-dish meals, it works wonders, whether in the morning or at dinner time. Every new recipe is a brand new adventure. Sometimes it doesn’t really work out how I’d like (like … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Chicken Sausage with Spinach, Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Pesto

Seitan can be intimidating, especially if you’re not familiar with it. For any new vegetarian, especially, this wheat-based veggie “meat” is straight up weird. It’s texturally similar to chicken (with a slightly larger amount of chew). While store bought versions … Continue reading

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Double Herb and Cheese-Stuffed Crust Veggie Pot Pie

It’s a mouthful. The title. The dish. The meal. I couldn’t tell you the last time I had a pot pie before this one… vegetarian or not. I remember frozen, TV dinner style chicken pot pies every now and then … Continue reading

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Chicken Seitan Tortellini and Pesto Soup

Let’s talk about persistence. In the last week, I’ve had the three recipes I’ve blogged, posted on Tastespotting, Foodgawker, and Healthy Aperture. One of those recipes came with two rejections, thus three submission attempts at each site… As well as … Continue reading

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Baked Barbecue Panko Tofu

I grew up with tofu around. Little cubes of white bean curd, topped with soy sauce, ginger, and green onion. Pockets of deep fried tofu (aburaage) filled with sweet sushi rice. Stir-fried pork tofu – a dish my mom would … Continue reading

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Vegetable Chow Mein with Tofu

Despite being half Japanese and growing up in a home where we occasionally ate Asian-inspired dishes, the truth is, I don’t cook a lot of Asian food. I enjoy eating it. If I had to live on things like nori … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Pepperoni Sausage

I shall confess that on the first day of this year, I absolutely ate a chicken fried steak smothered in sausage gravy, two over-easy eggs, and half a Belgian waffle for breakfast. Call it post-drinking (a.k.a. hangover) food. Call it… … Continue reading

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Smoked Salmon Pizza with Lemon Dill Sauce

Happy New Year! As I was browsing through my blog feed-reader, I started seeing lots of salad recipes. It happens – I judge not. I completely understand the need for greens after the holidays. Usually, I’d partake. So far, that … Continue reading

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