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Category Archives: Vegetarian
Moist Yellow Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Icing and Chocolate Buttercream Filling
While I certainly don’t consider myself the best cake maker, or baker, for that matter, I like attempting homemade cakes rather than store-bought mixes a few times throughout the year: kids’ birthdays and my husband’s birthday. Perhaps a special occasion … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged birthday, birthday cake, buttermilk, cake, chocolate buttercream, icing, moist yellow cake, vanilla buttercream, yellow cake
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Homemade Hummus
One of my favorite last minute foods to make for groups of folks is homemade hummus. Sometimes I just like to make it because it tastes good. It’s easy, quick, and so much tastier than buying store-bought varieties. While you … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Gluten-Free, Sauces, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged appetizer, cumin, garbanzo beans, garlic, hummus, lemon, paprika, sesame seeds, side dish, smoked paprika, tahini
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Old Oakland and New Food
Somehow it has become the middle of June and I’m not entirely sure where time has gone, yet again. We’ve had two birthdays (my 27th, Silas’s 7th), the end of the school year, an 8th grade graduation, a trip to … Continue reading
Molly Wizenberg’s Burg’s French Toast
When I was a kid, my mom would make French toast for breakfast at least once a week. Being the weird child I was, I didn’t like these custardy pieces of bread, coated with butter and maple syrup. I liked … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Breakfast, Vegetarian
Tagged A Homemade Life, bread, Burg's French Toast, eggs, french toast, milk, Molly Wizenberg, nutmeg
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Homemade Horchata
Let’s talk beverages. I enjoy good drinks. Not always of the inebriant variety, although living in the Pacific Northwest means that delicious, unique microbrews are vastly available. And beer aside, I have a soft spot for bourbon. And gin. And … Continue reading
Cookie Butter Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Cookies
We just spent the weekend in the Bay Area, where my husband played a few shows with his band, Cast of Clowns. I do enjoy Ashland, where we live, but also appreciate and enjoy the time traveling elsewhere. Trips of … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged Biscoff, Biscoff Spread, brown sugar, chocolate chips, cinnamon, cookie butter, cookies, hazelnuts, sugar
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Toasted Coconut, Cilantro and Lime Rice
Rice was a substantial part of any meal I had for at least half of my lifetime. Plain white, sticky, rice. Breakfast at times meant sticky rice, scrambled eggs, and Portuguese sausage. Lunch – nori (seaweed) wrapped spam musubis or … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged cilantro, coconut milk, ginger, lime, rice, toasted coconut, toasted rice
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Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
If I had to pick my absolute favorite dessert, it would have to be cheesecake. Cheesecake that is not for the faint of heart, or those on a steadfast diet, or those who prefer completely light sweets. Rich and filling … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Vegetarian
Tagged cheesecake, cream cheese, eggs, graham crackers, meyer lemon, sour cream, vanilla, vanilla bean
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Roasted Asparagus and Broccoli Soup
I don’t have a lot of experience dealing with death. At least not when it comes to people. I have experienced a multitude of pet deaths… Growing up, we raised guinea pigs. 50 or so guinea pigs all at once. … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Gluten-Free, Life, Lunch, Vegetarian
Tagged asparagus, broccoli, chives, cream, garlic, herbs, leeks, lemon, meyer lemon, onion, potatoes, soup, walnut oil
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Cheddar Chive Polenta Waffles
A couple years ago, we got a waffle iron and I quickly became enamored with making various types of waffles: brown butter, buttermilk, whole wheat, plain, cinnamon apple, blueberry, overnight yeasted waffles. Then one day Silas came home and said … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Dinner, Kids, Lunch, Vegetarian
Tagged cheese, chives, herbs, polenta, savory waffles, vegetarian chicken and waffles, waffles
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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
