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Monthly Archive: February 2011

Dragged through the rain

Given my hormonal state, it should be fairly obvious that I was in no mood to go out on Saturday.  Especially once it started pouring in the afternoon.  But Kyle knows that sometimes he has to refuse my homebody requests and drag me out.  He usually knows best.    Wine! We decided to go visit a friend at his restaurant (I’ve mentioned him a few times before).  He is the general manager of North End Caffe, a small restaurant in Manhattan Beach.  If you happen to watch Food Network, you may have seen it featured… Read more >

February 20, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Hello hormones

Sometimes the perfect storm occurs and a rainy day overlaps with that time of the month (TMI? sorry male readers…) and all I want to do is bake.  Chocolate, specifically.  Yes please! Recently Gabriela made a batch of double dark chocolate peanut butter cookies that I bookmarked for just this sort of occasion.  I modified the recipe a bit, as noted below. Double Chocolate PB Crunch Cookies (adapted from this recipe) Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 cup sucanat vegan cane sugar 1/4 tsp salt 3 tbsp special dark chocolate cocoa powder 1/2 cup… Read more >

February 20, 2011 chocolate, coconut, nutbutter, nutmilk, nuts Read more >

Pairings

Growing up in a wine family definitely has it’s perks.  Sure, you may occasionally get dubbed the “wine snob” of the group when you’re eating out, but you also have the good fortune of trying some bomb a$$ wines.  Also, when you ask your dad to share his knowledge on pairings with your readers, he is able to help you out. Meet my dad. He has graciously agreed to give some basic pointers in pairings (with a focus on vegetarian meals), so without further ado… Wine suggestions for a vegan meal Like many people, especially… Read more >

February 19, 2011 soup Read more >

Working through the funk

Work on Thursday left me mentally drained.  I could hardly muster the energy to share the lentil loaf recipe (but it’s effing amazing so I found a way). Sigh.  I’m still in a funk but I’ll spare you all and simply show off my packed food. When pears are on their last legs, I get worried that transport will be the kiss of death, and so instead of risking mush upon arrival, I go a different (safer) route. Chopping it up and adding it on top of oatmeal seems to be the best option. The… Read more >

February 19, 2011 almonds, beans, hummus, nutmilk, oatmeal, quinoa, raw, vegan cookies Read more >

Lovely lentils

This recipe is long overdue.  It’s so good I’d recommend abandoning your current dinner plans and making this instead.  You won’t regret it. I first started with a dry lentil stew mix, which I soaked overnight to decrease the cooking time.  The mix had multiple kinds of beans (black, white, soy, kidney, pinto), lentils, and barley. After soaking, the 1 cup of dry mix grew to nearly triple it’s original size!   Once cooked, the yield was just over 3 cups.  Meanwhile I pulsed walnuts in the food processor.  I wanted them to be more… Read more >

February 18, 2011 beans, lentils Read more >