Indian Givers Series vol. 5

Hey Grandma! What's for dinner?

• Tomato & chile red-bean succotash
• Wild rice with summer squash and dried blueberries
• Shawnee cakes herbed with ramps
• Sapan (plain cornmeal mush)
• and for dessert: fresh blueberries.

You Are Minestrone


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I just concocted this because I've been having mad cravings for vegetarian poutine. OMG it turned out so incredibly excellent, even more delicious than I'd imagined! I amazed myself ( Read more... )

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In writings about Italian regional cooking, you often find mention of the vegetarian side of Mezzogiorno cuisine. When Sicilians talk about the lack of meat on their tables, though, that doesn't apply to the fish and seafood in their cuisine. I suppose that's due to the legacy of the Catholic Church and their allegedly "no meat" Fridays and Lent ( Read more... )

"Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food."
--Hippocrates

This is what I've been making every day since Saturday when I came down with a cold with flu-like symptoms. Miso, shiitake, ginger root, garlic, and cayenne are reputed to add many health benefits. Please note: I made this soup intensely spicy for myself because I can ( Read more... )

"What is one food that you refuse to try? Why?"

Meat. Because I'm vegetarian. Deal with it.