December 2011
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FALL 2011, RECIPE 13: EGGNOG CUPCAKES
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! It’s the last day of fall, and my last recipe is JUST in the nick of time. SO, I’ve gotten a few requests for christmas-time cupcakes. To me, the holidays equal twinkling lights, pine tree candles, red wine and maybe a glass of eggnog to top the night off. Last year my mom made wonderful homemade eggnog which gave me the inspiration for these! Top with a little bit of...
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FALL 2011, RECIPE 12: VEGAN KALE/PUMPKIN STUFFED...
Kale is a beautiful, beautiful green. The amount of nutrients and vitamins in a serving of kale is pretty unbelievable… and I can’t believe I haven’t used it yet, in any recipe. To give the kale-virgins an idea of the taste and texture, I’ve always thought it had the texture and toughness of seaweed, without the salty fishy taste. SO PART II: I wanted to make some vegan italian...
FALL 2011, RECIPE 11: VEGAN CHEESE, RICOTTA STYLE
I’d like to start by saying: I do tend to have issues with ‘fake’ products. By this I mean soy based ‘meats’ that have a ton of additives, and of course fake cheese. Fake products that are so fake that they end up being bad for you? That’s where I draw the line. I mean, cheese is one of the most beautiful things on earth! And one of my favorite things in...
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FALL 2011, RECIPE 10: SPARKLY PERSIMMON COOKIES
‘Tis the season for a good cookie recipe… and although I absolutely can’t knock the sugar cookie, they get a little old this time of year.
Before this recipe, I had never touched a persimmon. They look too exotic, too foreign sitting there by themselves in the produce section. It wasn’t until did a little research on in-season fruit did I discover little orange guy…
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FALL 2011, RECIPE 9: WHOLE WHEAT WAFFLES
There are a few things better than waking up on a Sunday, going grocery shopping early in the morning, and realizing they have waffle irons on sale for less than $10. That said, I decided it was time to make a delicious stand-by recipe for whole wheat waffles. More importantly, I wanted a recipe that I could eat a ton of without feeling too terribly (the holidays.. ya know, they get to us...
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WTF Wednesday: How do I make homemade coffee...
I hate to say it, but my day hasn’t begun until I’ve had my cup of coffee. I’ve turned into one of them... One of those sassy “don’t you DARE ask me anything until I have this cup’a joe in me” people. I’m not proud.
Typically, I just go for the plain strong stuff. Little cream, lots of sugar. Every once in a while (and I mean a blue moon), I like...
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FALL 2011, RECIPE 8: ASIAN PEAR/GINGERSNAP CRISP.
Christmas is coming! CHRISTMAS IS COMING! And you don’t want to be that person who shows up at a party with yet another apple crisp. I thought of this idea because of my love for asian pears: they’re in season and a tart, delicious fruit that holds up so well when baking. So, get adventurous (or miss out on something awesome).
3 medium asian pears, peeled, cored and...