October 2011
23 posts
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VeganMoFo: Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
Mmmmm chili. Nothing is better on a cold night than a bowl of thick & hearty chili, especially when it’s meatless & loaded with good-for-you ingredients. I serve mine with some jalapeno corn bread, or with plenty of tortilla chips to use as forks. It’s comfort food at it’s max. If you load up your slow cooker on a Sunday morning your house will smell amazing all day while...
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Fill in the Blank Friday ♥
Yay Friday! Today’s blanks have a fall theme, & it’s perfect for the type of day it is because it looks like Halloween outside. I love the days leading up to Halloween! Blue skies peeking out from behind rolling gray clouds, leaves blowing around, and that crisp chill in the air. I live for days like this.
1. Nothing says fall like curling up with blankets, pumpkin spice candles,...
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VeganMoFo: Chocolate chip & vanilla bean pancakes
I apologize for the awful picture. I didn’t realize my camera was on a weird setting until I went back to look at the photos.
I made these for Frank & he loved them. We saved the leftover batter so he could make pancakes for himself during the week. In all honesty, these tasted like dessert to me. You could leave the chocolate chips out if you want to cut down on the sweet.
Pancakes...
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Fill in the Blank Friday♥
Oh how I love Fridays. The anticipation of sleeping in on Saturday morning keeps me going all day. I don’t have much on the agenda this weekend, which is nice. Hopefully just relaxing, getting some stuff done, & spending time with Frank.
1. The most selfless thing I’ve ever done is agree to move, if we had to, for Frank. That counts, right? I adore our home, where it’s...
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H.R. 358: The Protect Life Act. Or, the Let Women...
Ahhh Stupak. You failed, so now we have H.R. 358 to battle. No, it will not pass the Senate, but it did already pass the House. I cringe when I think about what life would currently be like for women if the Senate also had a Republican majority.
Republicans aren’t the only ones to blame here. 15 Democratic congressmen also voted for he passage of HR 358. Here they are: Jason Altmire (PA),...
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Vegan MoFo: Taquitos! Black bean, corn, & roasted...
These are the result of having leftover veggies, a bottle of good enchilada sauce, and my favorite corn salsa in my fridge. The enchilada sauce is from Trader Joe’s & so is the salsa. I was confused because the enchilada sauce said “chicken style base,” and I assumed that meant chickens. Turns out it’s a seasoning base that would be used for chickens, not actual...
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Vegan MoFo 10: Crunchy Cheezy Casserole
I have been craving a creamy & cheesy casserole for days. Yesterday was the perfect day to make one, especially since I needed a big bowl of comfort food to eat while catching up on Private Practice. I had no idea how this was going to come out because I kinda made it up as I went along, but it came out exactly how I wanted it to. Next time you want a creamy casserole with a crunchy top you...
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Vegan Mofo 8 & 9: I'm slacking. Here's a Survey!
I have some recipes to post, but I’m feeling lazy & sleepy so they have to wait until tomorrow. Here’s a vegan survey for now!
What is one food you thought you’d miss when you went vegan, but don’t?Cheese, duh. I still don’t know if I’m going to remain dairy-less after October, but man do I miss cheese!
What is a food or dish you wouldn’t touch as a child, but enjoy...
Vegan Mofo 8 & 9: I'm slacking. Here's a Survey!
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When Cutting Funds becomes Too Much
“Suspected domestic abusers go free as Topeka city, county officials bicker over funds”
Article here.
I know first hand what cutting budgets does to agencies, counties, and small government. I see it every single day at my job. This situation takes it too far. The city wants the county to continue prosecuting these misdemeanors, but the county is out of money (just like most counties around...
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Fill in the Blank Friday ♥
I am so tired today. Thank goodness it’s Friday & a 3 day weekend is coming up. Staying up late to watch the games all week has left me a zombie. Hope you all had a great week!
1. Something popular that I can’t stand/just don’t “get” is the whole colored hipster glasses thing. Why are people wearing glasses without lenses in weird colors? You look stupid.
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VeganMofo 6: Sliders & sweet potato cheeze fries
Last night was the elimination game for the Yankees, so I wanted to make “baseball food.” I really really really don’t like soy dogs, so I went with vegan sliders instead. I just can’t get past the texture of soy dogs. Yuck.
There wasn’t much *cooking* involved with this meal. Frank chopped me up a sweet potato & made french fries out of them in our deep fryer...
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Why breastfeeding supremacists can suck my left...
jessicavalenti:
Yesterday, when I quoted Lorrie Hearts about a hospital’s decision to stop making free formula available to new moms in an effort to be “baby-friendly”, I got a lot of supportive comments and questions through Tumblr. (Thanks, y’all!) I also got a lot of hate and misrepresentation directed at me through Twitter. (Does this decide the never-ending social media battle in my head?...
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VeganMofo 5: Cheezy Autumn Empanadas
This was my first shot at using Daiya. My mind was blown. It was so good that I don’t even know if I’ll miss real cheese, and I’m obsessed with cheese.
I’ve had these in my head for a while. Nothing screams fall to me more than a pan of roasted butternut squash & a jar of mango chutney. I’m not really sure why I associate chutney with fall, but I do. The...
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VeganMofo 4: My wedding will be delicious.
No, my wedding will not be vegan. It won’t even be all vegetarian, but it will certainly be full of both vegan & vegetarian food, especially since two of my bridesmaids are vegans (and the loves of my life). I will also have quite a few gluten-free guests so there must be something served for them as well!
I adore food. I also adore cooking & feeding people & watching the...
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VeganMoFo 3: Chickpea cutlets, duh.
Everyone makes these at least once, right? I like to keep frozen ones in my freezer to cook up for quick dinners & they seriously are just incredible. I wanted crispy comfort food the other night & these did the trick. I smothered them in my favorite vegan mushroom gravy (which I promise no one will know is vegan) & served them with mashed potatoes on the side. Comfort food,...
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VeganMofo 2: Soup! All is not lost.
Today was the first day that it truly felt like fall in the last month. As soon as I felt the crisp fall weather when I woke up I knew that soup was going to be on my menu. That’s when I turned to the Creamy Roasted Tomato, Garlic, & Onion Coconut Soup I had saved from Oh She Glows. I thought that vegan eating would make me really miss the creamy soups I love to devour in the fall,...
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VeganMoFo 1: Yup, I'm going vegan this month.
That’s right. I’m participating in VeganMoFo this year & I’m very excited about it! I’ve been eating vegetarian for a little over a month now & I’m psyched to blog about all things vegan in my life for the next month.
For those who read regularly, all of my food (and lots of non-food) posts will be vegan or about vegan things until November 1st. That means...
