I got this recipe from Economical Vegan after beingbecca posted it in an LJ community. This soup was so so amazing! It takes miso soup to a new level because the rice noodles make it filling. The best part is, it's made from normal pantry things and incredibly inexpensive.

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I made this grilled cheese last week using the cheese recipe from The Uncheese Cookbook called "Gooey Grilled Cheez" on p. 141.  I kind of have a love/hate relationship with the stuff from The Uncheese Cookbook; on one hand I'm horribly fascinated with many of the uncheeses, but I also find that they often taste too much like onion powder or very ( Read more... )

This soup is awesome!  It's kinda rustic-y, especially with some nice crusty bread.  It's one of my favorites, but it's a little pricey to make (28 oz of fire roasted tomatoes runs about $1.99, basil is about $2.99, several cans of beans at $1.79 each, etc.)  And the all of those ingredients are essential.

Regardless, it's a perfect autumn soup, and ( Read more... )

This is the White Bean and Roasted Garlic soup from Vegan with a Vengeance.  You roast the garlic and then puree everything, and it's pretty good, though I'd prefer it a little thicker.  The lemon juice and parsley were ESSENTIAL... it's not very tasty without them.  Someone posted the recipe over here if you're interested.


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This is the Red-Hot White Bean Chili from Vegan Fire and Spice.  It was pretty good and very easy to make, but I think I was hoping it would taste different than usual chili since it uses white beans...but it was pretty normal-chili-like.  The white beans break down a little from simmering, and take on an almost meatlike texture.

I wanted a pot of ( Read more... )

This is my all-time favorite hearty winter/fall soup.  It has a really complex flavor and it's leagues more delicious than chili.  I used to make it using an entire can of chipotles, and would make myself eat it all even though my stomach was on fire (and for me to say it's too hot and nearly inedible, you know it's hot).  This time I used 3 ( Read more... )

I'm sicker than sick this morning... I managed to keep the germs at bay for a couple days but I pretty much have a full-on disgusting cold with sore throat and aches now.

Yesterday, anticipating the worst, I went to the store for some lozenges, OJ, and soup.  The soup I got was this instant bowl of what I fully expected to be dehydrated junk ( ( Read more... )

Had a draining day of teaching today, in a room full of coughing students...and when I came home I was tired, and after a nap I woke up feeling sickish myself.  It doesn't help that my landlords haven't put on the heat in my apartment complex yet, so I've been shivering away for the past 7 days.  So what was sorely needed, of course, was this yummy ( Read more... )

So, much to my dismay, I haven't been cooking much for the past month.  I'm always tired, my kitchen's always full of dirty dishes, and I never have any time.  I've been spending way too much money on takeout from places and I haven't been eating as healthily as I should.  I'm going to try to get back on track as soon as I can.  I just traveled to ( Read more... )

My friend's been raving about this carrot-parsnip soup he keeps eating, so I tried a version of it at his suggestion.  He didn't have the amounts, so I kind of winged it after looking at a few recipes online:


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