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Vegan Recipes

Pappa Al Pomodoro

January 12, 2010
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Pappa al Pomodoro is a rustic tomato and bread dish that’s half-way between a soup and a porridge. It’s best made with vermillion hued, plump skinned tomatoes, birthed under the Tuscan sun, but it’s also the kind of soul warming meal you crave after trudging home from work on a frigid winter day. A paradox, [...]

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Kuromame (black soy beans)

January 9, 2010
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Growing up in a mixed ethnicity household in California, we tended to observe more western holidays than ones from the homeland, but o-shougatsu (Japanese New Year’s) was one notable exception. Perhaps it was because my mother and I were both motivated by food, or maybe it was the opportunity to bond over something that neither [...]

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Matsutake Gohan Recipe

November 29, 2009
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Matsutake gohan (松茸ご飯) or pine mushroom rice is a uniquely fragrant fall delicacy that embodies the essence of Japanese cuisine. It’s simplicity belies the depth of complex flavours that come together in this luxurious bowl of rice and it heralds the coming of fall.
In traditional Japanese food, the seasons play a huge part [...]

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Hummus With Caramelized Onions

August 29, 2009
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Until recently, I regarded hummus as an unremarkable dip served at parties with dried out flat bread. It wasn’t until I had an opportunity to visit Tel Aviv a few years ago that I had really good hummus. Indulgently creamy and velvety smooth, with a deep nutty flavour and subtle lemony zing, this was not [...]

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Poached Tomato with Zucchini “Soba”

August 19, 2009
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Summer has officially hit New York like a raging inferno. With temperatures soaring into the 90’s and humidity to match, my appetite to cook has all but been snuffed out. This chilled poached tomato dish involves a day of waiting, but the prep time is minimal, and the cooking time is so short your apartment [...]

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Boiled Peanuts

August 10, 2009
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Green peanuts are really just fresh raw peanuts straight from the ground (before they’ve been salted, dried or roasted). If you’ve never had a boiled green peanut, they’re closer in spirit to edamame than the dry roasted variety sold by the monocled peanut. They’re not actually green, but the name is a disambiguation for the [...]

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Chilled Corn and Golden Beet Soup

August 2, 2009
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I am not a fan of gazpacho. The mere mention of the word makes me cringe, conjuring up images of canned tomato juice, which I hold in equal disdain. Like “Jon” & “Kate” or “toilet” & “food”, “cold” and “soup” are two words that just don’t belong together. And so, I’ve lived for the past [...]

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How to Make Tortillas

July 23, 2009
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Corn tortillas or tortillas de maíz are a type of Mexican flatbread eaten by themselves or used to make tacos, enchiladas and quesadillas. They are great for dipping, scooping and wrapping just about any kind of food and it’s easy to make tortillas at home.
People always look at me like I have “m a s [...]

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