June 2011
12 posts
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Tahini Cookies
Posted by: DearestLizzie
When I was posting the Not So Potato Salad I stumbled across these Tahini Cookies while searching for the original recipe. I was very excited and thought “PERFECT”. Because, not only was I itching to use the awesome $5.00, 16 oz jar of Tahini I bought at the Punjab, (the exact same bottle found here for a lot more) but I was dying for a healthy sweetish...
May 2011
22 posts
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Mostly Not Potato Salad
Posted by: DearestLizzie
So, I had a great Memorial Day weekend that started at 4:00 pm Friday. My “boo” was in town, so I was, how you say… otherwise engaged. I went non stop from Friday afternoon until the wee hours of Sunday morning (not what you’re thinking) when he left to drive back to the A-T-L. When I finally woke up on Monday I decided I should see some...
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Southwest Red-Bean Burger w. Onion Ceviche
Posted by Cidell
I first stumbled upon these burgers in Paul Gayler’s Burgers. I was set to give the book away after giving up meat. I even took it to DearestLizzie’s house with the rest of my unloved cookbooks.
But, just as I was handing it over, I stumbled across a vegetarian section at the end while showing it to Dearest Lizzie. Needless to say— I took it back....
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Almost Vegan Pasta Salad
Posted by: CC Colette
Admittedly, I’m not a hard-core vegan luncher because I use regular macaroni for my pasta salad. So this dish will merely compliment whatever truly vegan main course I decide to make Monday for my lunch co-opers!
Its pretty simple recipe really:
1 box of macaroni
Throw in whatever vegetables you have on hand (I used: broccoli, carrots, green peppers, red onions and...
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Hummus Sandwiches
Posted by: Callmebabs
Cidell and I must have tuned into the same frequency this week, because we both made sandwiches with hummus. Ever since Aunt Ida gave me her food processor, the poor machine has pureed more than its fair share of chickpeas. This week, I used about 1 1/2 cans-worth of rehydrated chickpeas, about half a bag of shelled edamame hiding in my freezer, about 1/3 cup of...
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Layered Vegetable Casserole
Posted By: DearestLizzie
So per usual I waited until Sunday at 10pm to cook my dish…. although I chose it at like 11 am :)
Overall it was pretty easy and shhh don’t tell anyone but I took the even lazier way out. I used pre-made sauce and did microwave the eggplant to “cook it.” Although I did sautee some onions and garlic and added it too the sauce just to punch it up a...
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Brussels Sprouts Sandwich
Posted by Cidell:
The Brussels Sprouts Sandwich from the No. 7 Sub in New York popped up on the widely circulated America’s Top 10 New Sandwiches list from Endless Simmer. Not that it looked *appealing*, but certainly interesting. I decided to take a stab at my own version for lunch club and let me tell you. It was fantastic. I’m *still* thinking about how good it was! The only...
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White Bean Hummus
Posted By: Cidell
I love hummus! My love affair started when I had it in Israel at every single meal. Let me say again: Every. Single. Meal. The beans provide loads of fiber and protein so they have tons of staying power. I also like to use this as my ‘mayo’ sandwiches. Cannot wait to try this with black beans. Mmmmmm. Black Bean Hummus…..
Hummus on brown rice cakes is also...
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Kale Chips
Posted by: Cidell
I’m not a potato chip fiend, but I do love popcorn. Kale chips satisfy my desire for salty and crispy, but lest me get in loads of good stuff including calcium. You know, because everyone thinks you can only get calcium from milk and cheese. At anyrate, these are very satistying and guilt free.
Kale Chips
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Two bunches of kale (I used curly...
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Spicy Tempeh and Broccoli Rabe with Rotelle
Posted by:Couscous Colette
“The broccoli matched with whole wheat pasta and peppery braised tempeh create a complex tasting meal reminiscent of the classic Italian dish featuring sausage”~ Veganomicon
Well my friends, I’m back to trying things out of “Veganomicon”. One of the reasons why I have not yet been able to convince myself to try eating vegan full-time is...
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Israeli Chickpea Soup
Posted by Cidell:
I’ve spent the last week in the Netherlands on a bicycle + barge trip. One afternoon I had an opportunity to try a delicious Israeli chickpea soup while in Amsterdam. Not that I had anything similar when I’ve been to Israel. But, whatevs. I knew as soon as I tasted the first bite that this would be my glorious return to lunch club.
I’ve kind of made up my...
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Curried Eggplant and Lentil Burgers
Posted By: DearestLizzie
So… as usual I just poke around the internet to see something that suits my fancy from week to week. Last week I came across this recipe and got very excited. I don’t know why but I’ve always loved the concept of a burger in a pita… SO alas I choose this recipe :) I also adore eggplant.
I found the recipe from a usual suspect…...
Land of Kush: Vegan Soul Food
Posted by: Cidell and Dearest Lizzie
Maryland is an interesting state. As the southern most state in the north, we LOVE our soul food almost as much as we love seafood. Imagine our excitement when we heard about Land of Kush, a local vegan soul food spot.
Macaroni and cheese, yams and eggplant parmesan
A friend told us, ‘It may be vegan but it tastes to good to be healthy’. That...
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Cioppino with Saffron
Posted by Callmebabs
This recipe came from my favorite cookbook, Horizons: New Vegan Cuisine by Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby of the Philadelphian restaurant with the same name. I had never heard of this restaurant, but I found this book on the sale rack of a bookstore on a yoga ashram in Virginia. About a month later I threw a vegan tapas party for my friends just so I could try out a bunch of...
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Arganica
Posted by Callmebabs
This week I received my first produce box from the Arganica Food Club. From the company’s website:
“Arganica is the mid-Atlantic’s premier locally sourced food club. Joining Arganica gives you year-round access to an amazing variety of local farm-fresh, artisan and organic foods delivered directly to your door every week. Our aim is to bring you the freshest...
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Phone-It-In Tacos With Too-Tired-To-Puree-It...
Posted by: Callmebabs
Last week I had one of those lovely weeks when 168 hours just doesn’t cut it, involving many exhausting evenings of Six Degrees of Separation performances; a Jewish parents-Puerto Rican boyfriend introduction beginning with criminal background checks and culminating in a frank dinner discussion of the importance of good sex in healthy relationships; and long evenings...
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Santa Fe Spaghetti Squash Casserole
Posted by: DearestLizzie
Another busy weekend well busy Sunday, whew! Happy (day late) Mother’s Day to all you moms out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! especially our own mom in the group CousCous Colette.
When it came to a dish this week I looked to the Spaghetti Squash sitting on my counter for the last week. If no one has noticed I LOVE spaghetti squash… so I found an interesting recipe...
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Vegan Fried Chick'n Sandwich
Posted by Cidell:
I’m not participating in Lunch Club this week as I’m out of the country on vacation. But, I thought I would instead share something I made for dinner last week. Dearest Lizzie says it’s just mean to post food I’ve had that the rest of the group doesn’t get to eat. Maybe I’ll whip up a batch for them this summer.
I certainly didn’t cut...
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Tempeh Reubens (do not attempt with small child)
Posted by: CC Colette
The recipe came from Post Punk Kitchen (I love this blog-especially because the recipes are very easy to follow, no guess work involved). The same held true for this recipe, except that I really didn’t have the time, patience or sleeping child to really do my best work. I adore reubens and the recent closing of Werner’s on Redwood Street in downtown Baltimore made me...
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"QQ" Ensalada
Posted By: Catalina-de-Cuenca
Sunday was a busy day filled with family and plenty of cooking –non-vegan cooking—I invited a few of my aunts to make tamales (70) stuffed with chicken and pork. Let me just say that making tamales can be very labor intensive; it took five of us five hours to make 70 tamales. I am thinking of ways to replace the meat in order to make vegan tamales
Between the tamale...
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Pesto Soup with Gnocchi, Beans & Greens
Posted by: DearestLizzie
Continuing our Italian theme…..
Last week Cidell sent me a recipe that she thought was perfect for me and let me tell you it is / was and I love it. She found it here at PPK. The whole reason for the love is the pesto. You throw in a little gnocchi and I’m in heaven. My only hesitation was that it’s a soup. And, no one wants to take away...
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Spring Vegetable Risotto
Posted by: Cidell
Last week’s puttanesca put me in an Italian state of mind. As soon as the weather warms up I start hunting for asparagus. This week I found it at my local farmer’s market. Gorgeous, thin stalks of bright green. Combined with leeks and peas, this is a great basis for a spring vegetable risotto. You could also add mushrooms and other vegetables. I didn’t as...
