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CSA Challenge Week 3: Meal Planning (and Collard Greens!)
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Having a CSA means that you essentially buy a share of a local farm. Throughout the growing season, you receive weekly produce from them. The price for organic produce is less than what you would pay at a grocery store; the trade-off, but also the joy, is that there […]
CSA Challege Week Two: Featuring Beets and Broccoli
Our second week with our CSA from Love Farm Organics was even more exciting than the first. Here’s what we received: Strawberries, Golden Beets, Radishes, Kale, Onions, Garlic Scapes, Broccoli, Snap Peas, Lettuce. Here’s how I used the produce: I made a Mexican Sauté, using the kale and onions, along with black beans, corn, and bell […]
CSA Challenge Week One: Featuring Greens
This year, my husband and I have started getting a half-share from a CSA. I’m trying to challenge myself to use as much seasonal produce as possible and will share on the blog how I do so. Here’s what we received the first week: Garlic Scapes, Chard, Radishes, Lettuce, Carrots, Strawberries, and Snap Peas. Here’s […]
Vegan Burger Bowl
The greatest challenge for me when going vegan was knowing how to cook a meal without a recipe (I write more about learning to cook without recipes here). I’m always on the look out for meal ideas that don’t involve complicated recipes, because I think that’s what’s going to help more people (including myself) eat […]
Asparagus Pizza & Strawberry Salad
Last Wednesday, I prepared asparagus pizza and a strawberry salad for dinner. It took less than thirty minutes, but felt gourmet. The pizza with the salad is satisfying, yet light. You can taste springtime. I got the recipe for Asparagus Pizza with Hazelnuts and Mint here. We’ve had a warm spring here in Portland, and I already […]
Stir Fries
Stir fries are a great way to utilize fresh ingredients. Whenever possible, I like to give directions on basic cooking techniques, rather than specific recipes, so you can use the produce you have on hand and the flavors you prefer. To make a stir fry, use the following: 1. Protein: one pound of tofu, or […]
Smoothies, Part 2
Last week, I posted about starting the day with smoothies. This week, I have a second smoothie recipe to share. This one is packed with calcium, found in the fortified orange juice, soy yogurt, and chia seeds. It’s also bursting with flavor, and is a delicious way to start the day. The smoothie pictured was […]
Starting out with Smoothies
First of all, thank you to the positive responses I received regarding my last blog entry. Now that I’m writing again on here, I’ve committed myself to writing a post on food every Sunday. I’m also going to publish a post on Thursdays about another topic, such as gardening or writing. I appreciate your reading and will do […]
Autumn Flavors
In the past, I published a Butternut Squash Gnocchi recipe. This fall, I modified it by using Field Roast Apple Sage sausage in place of the cannellini beans. Field Roast is my favorite vegan “meat.” It’s soy-free, and made of grains and other all-natural ingredients. The apple sage sausage is truly perfect in this recipe. […]
Tomatoes and Basil
As I wrote about in my last post, summer tomatoes taste so delicious to me that they don’t need a lot of accompaniment. The fact that basil exists, and is fresh in my garden at the same time as tomatoes are, I think, one of life’s miracles. Putting fresh basil and tomatoes together can make anyone appear […]
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