Category Archives: Vegetarian

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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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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Bleu Cheese Mac and Cheese

At times I am nearly positive that I reside in a peculiar realm of craziness. Sometimes my days bring an overwhelming sense of urgency and half the time I am not certain what that is born out of. The days … Continue reading

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Oatmeal Cookies with Bonus Features

I try not to romanticize baking cookies, but then there are days when I wake up thinking about oatmeal cookies, the scent of butter creamed together with sugar and vanilla… and it seems futile to fight that (too hard). I’m … Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Black Beans

The most simplistic recipes often are not born out of a lack of creativity, nor a lack of skills in the kitchen. Sometimes simplicity is both competence and comprehensibility of the ingredients at hand. Knowing that you can put X, … Continue reading

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Homemade Seitan Fried Chicken

When it came to potlucks when I was a kid, everyone had two requests from my mom: her stir-fried beef broccoli or her fried chicken. Even writing the names of these things down makes my mouth salivate. I remember the … Continue reading

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Strawberry Mascarpone Tart with a Meyer Lemon Oat Crust and Balsamic Glaze

The beauty of being a legal adult is that you can happily indulge in sea salt caramel gelato for breakfast whenever the hell you feel like it. Granted, you wait until the kids are in school because you can’t have … Continue reading

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Cheesy Vegetarian Chicken, Spinach and Artichoke Wraps

Sometimes I will see a recipe while browsing food blogs at 11:30, midnight, and think I need this in my mouth right now. Then I fall asleep dreaming of said food, waking in the morning still craving what I saw … Continue reading

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