Posted in Asian, recipes, soups on May 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
“The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor.” ~Chinese Proverb Big hit at lunchtime today (or as the British call it: dinner.) We have been trying to eat lighter meals that are still filled with fresh and healthy goodness. In that spirit, and also inspired by my recent purchase […]
Posted in Asian, recipes on May 20th, 2008 3 Comments »
“Please understand the reason why Chinese vegetables taste so good. It is simple. The Chinese do not cook them, they just threaten them!” ~Jeff Smith, Chef This post is for my cousin, who is not vegetarian, but is feeling the need to get more veggies and home-cooking into her diet while having absolutely no idea […]
Posted in hiking food, recipes on May 11th, 2008 10 Comments »
One of my last bastions of “instant” food was rice and couscous. I couldn’t imagine myself EVER being able to make one that tasted as good as the Near East brand does. Papa thought this was silly, as couscous is meant to be dead simple. But Mama was holding onto her 1980’s instant food upbringing […]
Posted in recipes on April 19th, 2008 4 Comments »
Well, amidst a firestorm over the last post that I made, I will endeavor to return to the intended value of this blog and present you with yet another yummy vegetarian recipe. “Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” ~George Orwell This one is good for the time of year that we are in right now […]
Posted in recipes on March 28th, 2008 4 Comments »
Many people, when they first go vegetarian, tend to rely too heavily on salads. Over time, as they experiment more with vegetarian cooking and ethnic foods, they branch out. Once they’ve branched out, some are by then so loathing of salad that they never return it to their diet. Others still, like some that I’ve […]
