tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75099118715399810202011-09-06T18:20:22.377-04:00Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147586808658901475noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509911871539981020.post-62576570415381192412009-09-24T00:58:00.004-04:002009-09-24T01:12:11.168-04:00

Okay kids you gotta try this.Pop some plain popcorn. I do mine on the stove top but microwaveable would work too, as long as you get the plain or natural variety. I made enough to loosely fill a 9x13 cake pan. I let the popcorn cool and sprinkled it with salt. While the popcorn was cooling I heated my oven to about 400.Then I dumped about a 1/3 of a cup maple syrup (the real kind) into a skillet.

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I finally got around to cooking in my new kitchen, and man, was this dish a excellent place to start. I still have no idea how to cook for one. I guess I'll learn to embrace leftovers. This would serve two.Here's what I did.Last night, I stuck a brick of extra firm tofu in my freezer in a zipped bag. This morning, I dunked the bag into a bowl of lukewarm water to let it thaw. I've heard good

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While it's lame that I never have anyone to cook for anymore, Brad's weekend visits (and his new income) give us reason to celebrate with a date night pretty much every Sunday. This week we went to Hunan Lion for some of the best Chinese we've had in the city. I had the Hunan Bean Curd and vegetables, pictured above, and the ass kicking mai thai, pictured below. The service there was

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With BDC off working in PA, I'm having to cook for one. Which is lame. I don't love leftovers so it's hard to cook the right amount and not waste. I've been eating a lot of pasta and salads. And I need to quit the pasta habit. Not quit pasta, but quit the habit. Anyway I get to see BDC almost every Sunday, something that will probably continue until December, when the production he is working on

Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147586808658901475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509911871539981020.post-25275749051031227832009-07-23T23:21:00.002-04:002009-07-23T23:27:24.351-04:00

Asiany YumminessThis is not an authentic noodle dish. It's an explosion of things-i-had-on-hand.I cooked some whole wheat noodles.I threw some red cabbage, carrots, zucchini, garlic and mushroom in a pan with some EVOO and some sesame seed oil. I swished them around a while. I dumped some Newman's Own Sesame and Ginger dressing down over the veggies. I chopped up a few peanuts and threw them in

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Yesterday I soaked some of my dried chickpeas (they're cheaper that way) in water for several hours. Then I boiled them to do the rest of the job. Then I tossed them in olive oil and lime juice and stuck them in the fridge.Today I added salt, pepper, chopped tomatoes, cumin, and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.I marinated my eggplant slices in some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, lime juice,

Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147586808658901475noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509911871539981020.post-23392386885923345202009-07-15T18:00:00.005-04:002009-07-15T18:47:17.597-04:00

Ever feel strangely self indulgent when you take pictures of your food? Ever feel completely food-obsessed when you spend time daily/weekly/whatever planning your meals, shopping for meals, making meals, photographing meals, writing about meals? Me too. My friends, even health-conscious ones or vegetarian ones clearly don't spend as much time as I do dealing with food. They're surprised when I

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cook the burger in a pan. use a little evoo for faux-greasiness. chop up some mushrooms and put them in the pan. drizzle those shrooms with balsamic vinegar. get excited. add spinach to the pan. add a little salt. put a really thin slice of cheese (or follow your heart) on the burger. let it melt. realize you're out of buns. lightly toast multigrain tuscany bread. put the hot ingredients on one

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I've only been spending $30-$40 a week on our groceries lately, which is really nice, but probably only due to the fact that we're gone on the weekends a lot. I swear half the budget is breakfast cereal for BDC. It's a constant struggle between my desire to spend less and my desire not to buy overly sweetened chemically corn bits for my life-partner to eat. There were boxes of kashi on sale at

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With the ninety-something-kill-me-in-the-face weather we've been having and the fact that my kitchen is the furthest point from my window AC unit, I worry about summer cooking. I've been making lots of salads. This is a bean salad, and even BDC, who hates beans, likes it. So if you like beans, well, you'll love this.Colorful and HealthyYou probably don't need a recipe for this, but I'll give you

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First, I'll say I've been a big slacker in the food/blog department for the past several weeks. I haven't really cooked anything new and for the last two weeks of the quarter I really only survived on hummus & tortilla chips, oreos, and chinese take out. I did semi-cater my brother's graduation party last weekend, but there was meat and cheese matter involved so I didn't photograph it. I should

Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147586808658901475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509911871539981020.post-60666544536884330682009-05-09T11:52:00.005-04:002009-05-09T12:56:01.287-04:00

FamousLast weekend I went to New York with B. for the Campus Moviefest Northern Regional Grand Finale. B. and his friends made this short film, which won Best Picture at OSU and Best Comedy at the NRGF. Oh, and if you fly Virgin Airlines anytime soon, you can watch it during your flight!In June they move on to the International Grand Finale at Paramount Studios in LA.World ChampionsIt was super

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Hair Cut:Very short, very straightFoster Cat:His name is Monkey, but we are considering nicknames. Suggestions welcome.He's ours for a year while his owner teaches English in Thailand!Deliciousness:Spinach, Potatos, and Chickpeas in Curry.Breaded Seitan with Green Beans and Quinoa.

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Easter, as with most holidays, means three dinners: one at Brad's maternal grandma's house, one on his dad's side, and one with my family. I know most people eat three meals a day, but these are big, holiday feasts with dessert and sometimes wine and oh man are they filling. Since I've been vegan, it's become much easier to eat a little at each place, because I'm not tempted to do "a little" of

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I'm not sure when the idea started, but I've had it in my mind for some time now to invite my boyfriend's family over to my mom's house for a vegan dinner. Even though we're from the same hometown and we've been dating for about two years, our parents had never met yet. I decided that a party at which I introduce them to each other and to vegan food would be a good way to go about it. I figured

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I wish I would have discovered these last week, when I had papers, presentations, internship-errands, and other end-of-the-quarter madness keeping me from getting more than 5 hours of sleep many nights in a row.Nope, it's not green beer.While I was stalking my favorite veggie blogs, I ran into a lot of hype about these magical green smoothies that make you skinny and beautiful and sprout faerie

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One of my favorite things to make for myself when I'm home alone is pizza. I use whatever pita/naan/flatbread I have on hand as crust, leftover sauce from the fridge, and then I go to town on the toppings. I recently made a pretty big grocery trip, and I couldn't help myself when I walked past the antipasta bar at Giant Eagle. I got a little carton of kalamata olives and sundried tomatoes in all

Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147586808658901475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509911871539981020.post-80636318276066043822009-03-10T16:36:00.001-04:002009-03-10T16:37:27.535-04:00

I just wanted to share this article that basically sums up the whole idea behind this blog.New posts are coming, as soon as my finals are over!

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Meatless Burger with Sweet Potato FriesI've discovered TVP. My life will never be the same.Spaghetti and Meatless Balls

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Massillon Mural, Photo by Andrew DinhLast weekend B and I traveled northeast to Massillon for his mom's birthday. As I've mentioned, I made the switch right after the holidays. That means none of B's meat'n'cheese lovin' family members, expect his brother, who lives here in Columbus, knew about my new dietary needs. I spent a good deal of time contemplating my approach for this dinner for two

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This has been an extra busy week so I haven't been cooking or photographing my food as much. I went to On the Fly, which was absolutely wonderful. It's a vegan street food store on King Ave. It's within walking distance of my house, and after scouring the internet to find vegan options for tacobell, bw3s, and olive garden (because going out to eat is a vital part of friendships), I love the idea

Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147586808658901475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509911871539981020.post-59361643623732940712009-01-27T22:32:00.002-05:002009-02-18T15:58:49.496-05:00

My favorite omni-food was Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. I especially loved any character-shaped form of the boxed treat. So, naturally, I've been trying to make my own mac and uncheese. I read a few recipes, including this one that consisted of raw cashews, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, nooch, and some spices. I won' t link the recipe, because it was an Epic fail. Dry, dull, and just... bleh. I think

Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147586808658901475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509911871539981020.post-60059358309393756982009-01-25T22:35:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:54:35.540-05:00

When I talk to my friends and family about my new way of eating, they usually say something about how they just don't think they could ever give up their favorite foods. I totally know what they mean. I was extremely hesitant to give up my beloved cheeses and chocolates, but I knew that those were the foods that I was most likely to over indulge in, and the foods that were the most fattening in

Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147586808658901475noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509911871539981020.post-20737305720328012792009-01-25T21:24:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:55:41.561-05:00

I made some big changes in my diet recently. I think my choice to change to a primarily vegan diet on January 1st presents its own set of challenges. I wanted to wait until after the holidays so I would have a whole year of practice under my (smaller) belt before facing the daunting task of turning down the omnipresent peppermint-ice-cream-on-oreo-crust-dessert, the meaty, cheesy, Christmas day

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