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Tamari Tahini Tofu

The gnocchi has some edible pea pods tossed into cook in the last minute. The squares are firm tofu dressed with tamari and baked onion and garlic and a dribble of some organic tahini (I got a bottle half price because it unsettled to unattractive layers but stirred up, good and fresh.)
The veggies are baked […]

Cream of Plantain Soup and 2 Variations on Corn

Polenta topped with a puree of bean and raw mushroom, bruscetta sauce, basil and old cheddar broiled is one variation on corn. The other is cobs boiled, no salt, no butter, only original flavor.
I used this cream of plantain soup recipe but made it vegan by substituting HarvestSun herbal bouillion cubes (with lovage and […]

Okra Eggplant Rolls

Taking a variation on the recipe Fatless Smothered Okra with the option of using fresh tomatoes, not canned, and adding garam masala to the spices, substituting seedy mustard for dried mustard powder and freshly grinding the black pepper for a little more bite.
The finely food-processed onion, eggplant, okra and spices were fried in the […]

Smiles

Sometimes these cheery little frozen extruded chips just do the trick for a smile.
(Especially if you squish them down into catsup and it extrudes out the eyes and mouth.
It would be rather a lot, what with this pomegranate fruit smoothie. )

I only wish the colors on this image are horribly wrong by […]

Picnicking

Ed. Note: I’m trying something new in having the photos at Flickr. Yoi can click them for full-size.

Baguette, blackberry jam, cherry jam and fig preserves, old cheddar and two cold salads:
1) cucumber with green onions, dill, mayo and yogurt
2) cous cous with garlic, olive oil, red bell pepper, fresh mint, basil, baby spinach, pine nuts, […]

Snack in Spring Wrapping

The camera setting were apparently bumped to 1950s cookbook mode. Ah well, interesting nonetheless, this whole wheat flatbread, 7% fat skim milk cheese and radish sprouts. Strawberries and pinapple mango drink seem just right when it’s warm enough to actually eat outside (with a jacket on). Summer-dreaming…

Spinached Potatoes

Small serving for light appetite, some thawed garlic bread and some potato tosses in spinach and sauce.
recipe:
a few red potatoes, washed and quartered and baked
big handful of spinach leaves, torn to bite sized
sauce:
1/4 onion, chopped
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1.2 tsp each fennel, cumin, turmeric, red pepper, powdered ginger, cinnamon and hot pepper seeds
2 Tbp peanut butter
1/4 […]