Vegetarian Cassoulet Beans

vegetarian cassoulet beans with field roast sausage

Springtime is the right time for vegetarian cassoulet beans. I finally got into the heralded and exclusive Rancho Gordo Bean Club and we’ve been eating our weight in beans to try and keep up! Included in the most recent delivery was a pound of cassoulet beans, which I’d never had before. And I was surprised…

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Pumpkin Coconut Soup

pumpkin soup

This was an experiment that worked out. Real, REAL good. I needed to use up some pumpkin puree after shooting my homemade pumpkin puree video. I remembered a recipe I made several years ago, a butternut squash and shrimp soup with a coconut milk base, that was AB FAB. And you know, pumpkin is so similar…

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Carrots and Chickpeas

Has this ever happened to you? The other night I got experimental (a.k.a. “confused”) while I was cooking. Suddenly I realized my Greek-style meatballs were morphing into Middle-Eastern-style meatballs and then my kale turned kind of Italian-style when I wasn’t looking and then I decided I wanted a carby-side dish and I had some carrots…

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Yucca Fries and Raisin Ketchup!

I’ve been broadening my horizons. I’ve been trying new things. I’ve been buying all those unusual vegetables I’ve never bought before. And I’ve got two words for you. Yucca Root. Here’s two more: Eat It. Why? ‘Cause it’s fuckin’ yummy-as-hell. How? I’ll tell you right now. From the outside, yucca (or yuca?) roots are brown…

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Corn and Basil Salad

Summer corn salad with basil oil and cherry tomatoes

Corn and Basil Salad recipe updated for 2017! My sweet friend Nat’s birthday is in May. This year, she had her friends over for dinner and we like to cook together so of course I was over there early. I’d just gone out to Johnson’s Backyard Garden and brought her a big box of produce…

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How To Make Vegan Chili

This easy vegan chili recipe is absolutely amazing. It’s also a soy-free chili. And gluten-free if you use a gluten-free beer. Yay for vegan chili! Yay for Karol for teaching me!

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