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then will boys like me?

Posted in general on July 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »

You don’t have to take a gender studies class to understand how sexuality can be used and abused. An old boss of mine once complained about a woman in our office who dressed in low-cut, high-rise dresses; my boss had worked so hard for so long for women to be taken seriously in business only [...]

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tempeh tacos

Posted in recipes, tagged on July 29, 2008 | 7 Comments »

After playing with tempeh shapes, from crumbles to shreds to slices, I have found what works for me. The pieces are small enough to soak up tons of tacoriffic tastiness without having that ground-beef feel, which creeps me out to no end. For two very hungry people (with a good chance of leftovers), I use [...]

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i knew it was out there

Posted in general, tagged on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve spent a bit of time lately obsessing over biscuits. I’ll spare you the details, but I think I found a good one, from La Dolce Vegan! It’s just a plain ol’ baking powder biscuit, but it’s got enough fluff to it to make it interesting. I did the prep last night, cutting the Earth Balance into the [...]

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is it just me?

Posted in general, tagged on July 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I woke up with a headache. It was mostly sinus, with just a hint of stress. But what it wasn’t was a migraine. And I’ll take a sinus/stress headache over a migraine any ol’ day of the week. I think I’ve had only one or two migraines in the past year, which is freakin’ amazing [...]

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unfishwich

Posted in general, tagged on July 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »

A thousand pardons for the dramatic lighting—the sun was setting and setting hard. I don’t really think they taste at all like fish, but whatever. I froze and thawed (and pressed with my hands) some tofu then, using the Diner Cutlets recipe from The Chicago Diner Cookbook*, marinated the slices for 30 minutes in a mixture [...]

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biscuit cutters, who needs ‘em?

Posted in general on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I do…or at least I think I do. After making VWAV biscuits (mmmmm, biscuits) and Vegan Yum Yum’s lemon maple scones (which surprisingly tasted a little odd—maple-lemon ratio?), I realized the rim of the glass just won’t cut it sometimes. maybe my glass is too thick but it squishes my edges a little too much, so I don’t [...]

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i love it when a plan comes together

Posted in recipes, tagged on July 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Which was my first love, Han Solo or onion rings? It may have been that vest-wearing scoundrel, but because he was only available to me on screen and in a horrible facsimile action figure, I turned my attention to onion rings. I’ve tried all kinds: those thick, beer-battered monstrosities that tasted like doughnuts with an [...]

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indoor garden update

Posted in general, tagged on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Well, it’s been about two months since I set up my indoor shelf garden. It’s been strikes and gutters, but overall I’m pleased. Check out the “before” photos here and you’ll see a lot has changed. I changed the lighting a bit for a less bulky but more effective setup. The scallions didn’t make it and [...]

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blendy coffee drink

Posted in recipes, tagged on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Sorry for the recycled photo—I promise I won’t let it happen again. I finally remembered to pay attention to quantities while whipping up my blendy coffee drink…then I forgot to photograph it. So here it is; it’s at least a starting point for you. If you want it sweeter, add more sugar (or agave or [...]

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mecha sad michele

Posted in general, tagged , , , on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is Mecha Sad Bear (from Luke Chueh—check him out if you don’t know him), one of the presents Tom bought me even though I said I don’t deserve any presents because I’m a good-fer-nothin’, piece-o-crap, unemployed, 35-year-old hausfrau. He also got me a gigantic nutrition book. The plain truth is, though, I suck at [...]

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