Archive for February, 2010
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Grilled Eggplant Ravioli with Shiitake Mushrooms, English Pea Soup
Dinner 2/28
Grilled Eggplant Ravioli with Shiitake Mushrooms
English Pea Soup
Tonight’s dinner features two Jean-Georges Vongerichten recipes that we’ve made before — but not together.
(In a random apophenia kind of moment, that picture reminds me of the gem-eaters from the Atari classic “Crystal Castles” that I spent too many quarters on back in college.)
The Asian inspired ravioli uses wonton wrappers as the pasta, and the filling is made from grilled Asian eggplants combined with mint, and finished with a Gewurztraminer sauce. The stir-fried shiitake mushrooms splashed with tamari finish the dish.
The pea soup is a sure indication that spring is coming, and not a moment too soon. The crouton looks like a raft that the peas are clinging to for safety.
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Grilled Eggplant Ravioli with Shiitake Mushrooms, English Pea Soup
Dinner 2/28
Grilled Eggplant Ravioli with Shiitake Mushrooms
English Pea Soup
Tonight’s dinner features two Jean-Georges Vongerichten recipes that we’ve made before — but not together.
(In a random apophenia kind of moment, that picture reminds me of the gem-eaters from the Atari classic “Crystal Castles” that I spent too many quarters on back in college.)
The Asian inspired ravioli uses wonton wrappers as the pasta, and the filling is made from grilled Asian eggplants combined with mint, and finished with a Gewurztraminer sauce. The stir-fried shiitake mushrooms splashed with tamari finish the dish.
The pea soup is a sure indication that spring is coming, and not a moment too soon. The crouton looks like a raft that the peas are clinging to for safety.
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Failed To Outpace
the animal liberation movement’s growth has failed to outpace increases in human population and per capita meat consumption
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Substitutes In Vegetarian Cooking
Whether an individual is looking to change to vegetarian eating or they want to add a healthier lifestyle. Individuals can make food substitutions in vegetarian cooking to accomplish either one those goals. For individuals who want to replace meat in their vegetarian cooking here are some suggestions. Individuals can choose plant meat substitute as an option. Veggie burgers make a great subs…..More on
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Wannabe Fat-Free
Due to disease, I’m restricted to a very low fat intake. Things like nuts or meat replacements are way to fatty for me. If I go vegan, what can I eat?
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Wannabe Fat-Free
Due to disease, I’m restricted to a very low fat intake. Things like nuts or meat replacements are way to fatty for me. If I go vegan, what can I eat?
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Empanadas w/Pineapple Vinegar Dipping Sauce, Chiles Rellenos, Avocado
Dinner 2/27
Empanadas w/Pineapple Vinegar Dipping Sauce
Chiles Rellenos
Avocado
The empanadas (dough: 1 part boiled/pureed cassava, 2 parts flour, salt) were filled with mashed potato, corn, chipotle and Daiya) and shallow fried in oil until golden brown. These were so good, it was frightening. The Pineapple Vinegar made for a nice sweet and sour dipping sauce which made the empanadas even better, if that was possible
The chiles rellenos were based on a @Rick_Bayless recipe — Anaheim chiles (roasted, blackened skins removed), stuffed with refried black beans, soyrizo and Daiya, and wrapped in soaked corn husks, which were grilled to finish. The nice thing about these is you can make them ahead of time and stash them in the fridge until it’s time to grill them.
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Weekly Ad: Amazon’s Grocery Now Super Vegan-Friendly
Just today, I chanced to make a discovery that, in all modesty, surely ranks up there in human advancement with the discovery of fire or electricity: Amazon has now given vegan groceries its own category. Let me explain why this is a huge deal.
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SeaWorld Under Fire
Pressure from the mainstream media is intensifying on SeaWorld to stop animal exploitation.
The Wall Street Journal published a persuasive and totally reasonable essay titled, “The SeaWorld Tragedy: What Whales Want.” It concludes:
The terrible incident at SeaWorld only serves to underline the fact that even in the second decade of the 21st century, we have [...] -
Create Dunkin’s Next (Vegan) Donut
Last August I interviewed Compassion Over Killing’s Erica Meier about her group’s campaign to get Dunkin’ Donuts to drop eggs from its donuts. A month later COK released one of the most high profile undercover factory farm investigations of 2009, revealing the horrific conditions at one of Dunkin’s egg suppliers.
Unfortunately, Dunkin’ Donuts has refused [...]
