Oxfam Hunger Banquet

I’m sorry I’ve yet again disappeared. I promise I will be back soon with more ‘what the heck do vegans eat?’ posts once things are a bit quieter around here. One of the things that has been really taking up my time is working on a charity banquet, an Oxfam-style Hunger Banquet to be precise. […]

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What the heck do vegans eat? Pesto!

Here’s another look into what I make on a pretty typical evening. We got a wonderful bunch of kale, some garlic, and some tomatoes in our latest CSA share, so I immediately thought pasta would be wonderful. I just scored an old (but still in great condition) Cuisinart food processor at a yard sale, so […]

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Daring Cooks September: Food Preservation

The September 2010 Daring Cooks’ challenge was hosted by John of Eat4Fun. John chose to challenge The Daring Cooks to learn about food preservation, mainly in the form of canning and freezing. He challenged everyone to make a recipe and preserve it. John’s source for food preservation information was from The National Center for Home […]

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What the heck do vegans eat, anyway?

I often get asked exactly that question, especially from people who are very ‘meat and potatoes’ in their own eating. Many people simply can’t imagine why I would want to live off salad and mashed potatoes (without the butter, of course) for the rest of my life. When I try to describe the highly varied […]

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Daring Cooks August: Pierogi!

The August 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by LizG of Bits n’ Bites and Anula of Anula’s Kitchen. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make pierogi from scratch and an optional challenge to provide one filling that best represents their locale. I used to really love pierogi back when I was a gluten-eating […]

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