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Category Archives: Sauces
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
Posted in Dinner, Life, Lunch, Meatless Meat, Sauces, Vegetarian
Tagged Annie Chun chow mein, asian flavors, asian noodles vegetarian, asian stir-fry, black bean noodles, chow mein, chow mein with tofu, noodles with tofu and vegetables, nori seaweed, tofu, vegetarian tofu chowmein, wok fried noodles
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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
Cashew and Red Pepper Marinara Sauce
I think I’ll share a secret with you. I love cooking, experimenting with recipes, and making food for folks. However, it’s a conundrum. When it comes to hosting folks for a meal, I feel as if I’d earn a big … Continue reading
Vegetarian Mushroom Gravy
I don’t remember growing up, eating vegetarian gravy. Ever. In fact, my memories of gravy revolve around homemade whole roasted chickens, whose drippings were turned into very flavorful, rich chicken gravy. Or, fried pork chop drippings made into creamy pork … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Sauces, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged creamy mushroom gravy, creamy vegetarian gravy, creamy vegetarian mushroom gravy, crimini gravy, crimini mushroom, gravy, gravy recipe, homemade mushroom gravy, mushroom, mushroom gravies, mushroom gravy, thyme, vegetarian gravy, vegetarian mushroom gravy
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Green Chile and Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce
There are times that the senselessness of what’s going on around me leaves only an overwhelming feeling of distance. This morning I read, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other,” … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Sauces, Vegetarian
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Scalloped Yam Casserole (Sweet Potato Gratin)
I told you we were back tracking to Thanksgiving. Here’s another recipe, in case you thought I was kidding. But the truth is, these sweet potatoes would be good at any time of year. Don’t limit yourself to the holidays. … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Life, Sauces, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged bechamel sauce, BeTopDog, pecorino romano, romano cheese, sage, scalloped yams, side dish, sidedish, sweet potato yam, sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving food, Thanksgiving side dish, thyme, yam casserole, yam gratin, yams, yams scalloped
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Cranberry Apple Pear Sauce
The first time I made homemade cranberry sauce after meeting my husband, he was very, very hesitant to try it. He said he’d never liked cranberry sauce before… I realized he was referring to the canned, jellied cranberry sauce you … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Lunch, Sauces, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged apples, cranapple sauce, cranberries, fall cranberry recipes, fall recipes, pears, side dishes, Thanksgiving recipes, Thanksgiving sidedish
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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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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
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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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
