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Vegetarian Chili with Fresh Roasted Chilies- Memories from a Veg Head

February 7, 2012
vegetarian chili recipe

Memories from my vegetarian days were coming back and reminded me of my college years. In fact, my days of being vegetarian lasted till not long ago, 2008. For 19 years, I lived a meatless life where I nourished my days with vegetables, tofu, legumes and occasional dairy products. Then I stumbled upon what was called a “food blog” and I slowly started eating meat again, leaving behind my nearly two decades of eating meat free.

I’ve been missing those vegetarian days, where I was often called a “veg head” by my circle of carnivores and herbivores. It never bothered »

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Fresh Peas & Mint- Signs of Spring & Garden changes

April 14, 2010
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What were once green, sprawling serpents have now reached  the peak of their pod-producing craze. The sugar-snap and snow peas have slowed down considerably and finally, we were able to keep up with them. Every morning for the past 2 months we had an espresso in one hand and went out to breakfast on the pea pods. We felt like grasshoppers grazing on all the pea tendrils and vines.

The fresh crunch and sweetness of all the pea pods was great, but after 2 months of chewing on green pods, we’re ready to plant our tomatoes!

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Spring’s Victory Garden! + Sautéed Soybean recipe

March 20, 2009
Soybean Salad

Gallery of the Spring Garden

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Today is the first day of Spring! This morning we overheard the pups deep in conversation:

Dante: “Woo wo woo wooo.” (translation) “Daddy says today it is officially Spring.”

Sierra: “Snort, puff, snort?” (tr.) But I thought it’s been spring for months now?”

Dante: “Woof woo woo!” (tr.) “But now it’s official!”

Sierra: “Snort, grunt!” (tr.) “I don’t get it! I’ve been nosing flowers for long time now!”

Dante: “Ear flap, woof wo wooo.” (tr.) “No, it’s not about the weather, it’s about the earth’s rotation.”

Sierra: “Body shake, snort, snort?!” (tr.) “What’s »

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Vietnamese Spring Rolls – tofu, basil, garlic soy dip

July 23, 2008
Tofu Springrolls


Curry Tofu and Basil springroll Recipe

Ingredients for Springrolls:

1 pkg of firm tofu.
1/2 cup peanut or vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon cumin
2 cloves garlic
5 table spoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sesame oil
lettuce
fresh thai basil
cucumbers
rice paper

1. Drain Tofu and blot dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture. Slice into about 1/4 ” pieces.

2. Wash basil, lettuce and cucumbers. Slice cucumbers into matchstick sizes.

3. In large plastic freezer bag, combine crushed/minced garlic, vegetable oil, curry powder, cumin & »

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Video #2 – Tofu Frites, Fries and Mojo’s

March 6, 2008
Tofu Frites

Sorry we’ve taken so long to post again. We’ve been incredibly busy and have had to begin spring cleaning all our backed up work, house, and dog assignments that have been long over due. Now that we’re back, we decided to do a video in response to all the curiosity , criticism and compliments on our our last Tofu Frites and Tofu Mojo’s post. Thank you to all of you who were extremely excited about this dish! Your positive feedback and energy are much appreciated. For those of you who who not so easy to please, this video was an »

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Tofu Frites & Mojos in Asian Ketchup. What’s Your Style?

February 22, 2008
Tofu Fries

TOFU FRITES & MOJOS Recipe

Choosing a Very Firm or Extra Firm tofu in crucial, especially when making the frites because the small strips of tofu will break apart easily for anything other than the firm tofu. The plastic wrapped blocks of tofu normally found at Viet markets do not work very well with frites because of the many air pockets in these blocks of tofu that cause the thin strips to crumble. The best best for both the frites and mojo’s are the square, firm tofu packed in water.

TOFU Frites


Ingredients:
1 package Extra Firm Tofu packed in »

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Roasted nuts recipes

January 10, 2008
Roasting Nuts

Roasting Raw Nuts

Method 1: In the Pan. Works great for smaller batches, since there is no need to wait for the oven to warm up. Over medium heat, toast nuts and stir frequently so the nuts toast evenly. Remove from heat when they start to turn color. They will continue to cook a little after they’ve been removed from the heat.

Method 2: In the Oven. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place nuts on a sheet pan and place in oven. Roast for about 10 min., stirring occasionally, until nuts start to turn color. Remove from oven & allow to »

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