Category: Edibles
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Notes on tofu
As it turns out, not all tofu is created equal. Last week, I attempted to make my chocolate mousse recipe for a party, using a different brand of silken tofu…Nasoya. The result was a pureed mess of horrible soy-tasting mush that had a bit of chocolate flavor to it. It was so gross, I broke…
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Random Nonsense
I’m smack-dab in the middle of a cereal phase. Don’t feel like making lunch? Cereal. Afternoon snack? Cereal. Hungry late at night? Cereal. And at the moment, it’s all about Frosted Shredded Wheat. Kellogg’s brand, please. My dad used to eat these all the time when I was little, and he called them “pillows.” As…
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Farm-fresh breakfast…for dinner
Sometimes, you just have to eat breakfast for dinner. Justin is never hungry in the mornings, and in skipping breakfast, he misses out on eggs and waffles and pancakes, which he really loves. Breakfast for dinner is the perfect answer. Sometimes he’ll whip up some whole-grain waffles for us, topped with sliced bananas and toasted…
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Yikes! Veggies!
This is what Justin came home with today from the farmer’s market: our first installment from our CSA subscription. That’s a lot of greens! We also got a dozen free-range eggs, and the farmer gave us her phone number in case we needed recipe ideas. They’re so incredibly nice. So now I’m off to bury…
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A very merry Christmas
We’re back in Austin after a wonderful trip to see our familia in West Texas. This really was a great Christmas for me, a turning point of sorts. I had become increasingly bah-humbug-ish as the year passed, dreading all the hustle and bustle of the holidays. But my first night back in my parents’s house,…