Today's culinary adventure: Dragons Head Tofu.  Enchanted with the article, "Zen in the Kitchen"  in the September Issue of Vegetarian Times, I decided I would tackle the feet of Dragon's Head Tofu.  Now don't let the simplistic ingredients and the "less than 30 minutes" tag at the top of the recipe fool you.   
It starts off easy enough, sauteeing ( Read more... )

This is the raw tomato soup I made several days ago.  I keep forgetting to post it, but I would recommend this recipe to EVERYONE!  It's amazing!

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I decided to attempt growing my own sourdough starter.   I'll keep you posted.  :)
Starts with 1/2 c of whole wheat flour and 1 c. of lukewarm water in a jar on the counter, with the lid slightly loose.

Made a really yummy dinner tonight.

Avocado Bisque

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While at the market today, I spontaneously gathered ingredients to make an impromptu gazpacho for dinner tonight ( Read more... )

With all the family chaos going on, I forgot about my quinoa sprouts and they rotted.  In addition, I think quinoa was harder to do with the jar sprouting method, because it was very very difficult to drain off the daily rinse water, so I think they were sitting in too much stagnant water, which of course contributed to their rotting. 
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At the request of tulipchica , These are the instructions from Vegetarian Times to grow your own sprouts in a jar!  My Quinoa sprouts are progressing magnificently!!!

What You'll Need

• organic sprout seeds or beans (available at natural food stores)
• 1-qt canning jar
• cheesecloth
• rubber band
• water

After visiting Grandpa this morning, I had an exciting day in the kitchen, experimenting with all sorts of new food!

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I made the most delicious dinner tonight.  I got the recipe from Jumpinpuddlez.  It was the perfect culinary welcome for Autumn.
Couscous with Butternut Squash

One little amendment I made: I doubled the cinnamon, and I added a block of tofu, cut up into cubes.


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I made this last night, and it is delicious.  Really filling and satisfying.  It is originally a weight watchers recipe, but I modified it a little bit from kabobs to chops (didn't have skewers, and i found GREAT chops at the market).  It's really easy to make too.

Ingredients
1 c. Red Lentils
1 onion, chopped (I used a red onion)
2-4 cloves of garlic ( Read more... )