Category: Vegetarian
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PLOC Juice!
..or Pineapple Orange Lime CayenneThe forecast in many parts of North America reaches 90 degrees in the next several days, so here’s a cold drink recipe to try. Shout out to my many Northwest peeps living without air conditioning. I had a real brain-sparking juice from Assembly Hall (a part of that behemoth conglomerate known as Tom Douglas restaurants)…
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Guest Vid by K: Espresso & Tonic!
Inspired by our neighborhood coffee shop Neptune’s Espresso Tonic (as mentioned in Bon Appetit), K___ tried his hand at making one himself, using our favored tonic water of choice, Fever Tree*. Presenting: espresso tonic, the Wongson way! Today’s Trial Recipe Rating: Novelty Rating: 5 of 5 stars. Well, that is certainly novel. Likelihood of Repeat: 35% The first…
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(Insert Protein Here) Lettuce Wraps!
These days, my household tries to eat less carb-heavy things on a regular basis, and I’ve taken to making lettuce wraps regularly. One of the first google search results will give you a copycat of the P.F. Chang’s recipe, so that was my jumping off point. Frankly, that is where I’ve eaten most of the lettuce…
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Sweet Potato Pesto Pasta
Thanks to Abby for loaning me a spiralizer so I could try it out! Thanks to Fitnessista for this recipe combo, the proportions I made up from my trial. Ingredients: For the pesto: 1/2 cup raw shelled sunflower seeds 1 tsp garlic 1 cup spinach 1 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive…
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Herbed Butter
Some of you may be wondering why there hasn’t been a post in a while. Maybe one of you is wondering what happened with the spiralizer you loaned me, or what I ate on vacation in South America. Ooops, sorry, I’ve been busy seizing life by the throat and shaking it around. I do plan…
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Method Break – Scallion Curls
Ever wonder how nice restaurants get those joyful-looking curled tendrils of scallions? My mother taught me to slice scallions thus: Slice lengthwise along the green onion, leaving the base of the onion intact so it’s easier to hold on to. Keep shredding it into ribbons super-thin. Some of it may curl automatically, and if you…
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Waffle Hash Browns!
I was going to save this one, but it’s so sunny today I thought you might like a novel brunch idea: from Macheesmo (one of the most entertaining blog names ever)! Ingredients 2 medium Yukon potatoes, grated 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper Paprika Eggs Cooking spray Steps Shred potato into a bowl of water,…
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Braised Celery
My “roommate” sent me this recipe in an email, a pretty direct hint to try making it. Recipe from A Girl DeFloured Total Time: 15 minutes Serves 2-3 Ingredients 4 stalks of celery, scrubbed and ends trimmed (chop and reserve leaves) 2 tsp butter Pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup of…
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[Broccoli & Spinach] Miso Slaw
As a kid, my mom would make steamed broccoli, and my favorite parts to eat were the little slices of tender stalk (outside bark was peeled off) that she would steam along with the usual tree-like shapes I would stick in bowls of rice to create a tiny diorama before eating. It wasn’t until years later…
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Zucchini Panini!
You know it’s good, ‘cuz it rhymes! If you have a panini press, or maybe even a george foreman grill, this is a nice quick sandwich with melty cheese you can munch on while wrapping gifts, baking cookies, or whatever it is you’re busy doing this month. Open-faced Zucchini Sandwiches Ingredients: 1 small zucchini, sliced…