I don’t want to come off as a whiner, but I have a vegan wish list. Of course I can’t expect the world to cater to my special needs, but such is the way with wish lists. •I want a decent vegan hot dog. I’ve tried a bunch and can’t get beyond the first bite. [...]
Archive for June, 2008
my wish list
Posted in general, on your person on June 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
happy solstice
Posted in quick fix, tagged avocado on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of the first day of summer, I give you the perfect summer lunch: an avocado with a little lime juice, cilantro, sea salt, and pepper. Grab a spoon and you’re set. It doesn’t get much easier than this. Containing lutein (for healthy eyes), good-for-you fats, dietary fiber, protein, and a nice little collection of [...]
vegans win again!
Posted in general on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is what I use as the subject in e-mails I send to my family about news stories that ultimately point to, well, vegans winning again. Things like vegetarians averaging higher in intelligence and vegans being less susceptible to arthritis, certain cancers, heart disease (and on and on and on). Today’s is an old story, BSE (mad [...]
yay, polenta
Posted in general, tagged polenta on June 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You know those foods you eat a bunch of for a while then forget about? This is one of those. It wasn’t until I saw the polenta fries at Hungry Tiger, Too that I remembered my polenta dish. And how much I love it. Nothing special, really, this is just polenta with a bunch of herbs [...]
finally, hummus
Posted in recipes, tagged chickpeas, garbanzo beans, hummus on June 16, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Well, here it is, after a week or so since I promised a hummus recipe. (I went ahead and froze the chickpeas.) Ingredients: ·2c cooked chickpeas ·1 head roasted garlic ·4T tahini ·4T lemon juice ·3T water ·salt to taste ·garlic powder or a clove fresh garlic Tom likes his hummus fluffy and found that adding [...]




