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Menu of the Week: Can Veggies Star at a Holiday Party? (Yes They Can!)
———– One guest's plate: From top center: Salmon Salad, Roasted Red Kuri Squash, Seitan and Red Potatoes, Belgium Endive Stuffed with Roasted Cauliflower Salad, Millet-Potato Croquette. ———– As you’ll...
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Happy New Year! Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit…
Four-legged members of our community: these Palo Alto bunnies, "Tofu" and "Flower," celebrate the Year of the Rabbit by chopping on organic kale stems, provided by our Monday night dinners. (photos by...
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Menu of the Week: What We Served for Valentine’s Day
———– Our Bulgar and Quinoa "Neat Loaf," leaning against a pile of mashed potatoes, with a creamy mushroom gravy. Also on the plate: marinated, roasted beets and carrots, and a green salad (recipes...
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Menu of the Week: A Vegan Meal to Warm Your Soul
———– Clockwise from top left: Fresh Kale Salad, Mashed Carrots and Parsnips, Pickled Red Cabbage, Buckwheat-Potato Croquette with Caramelized Onion and Sunflower Butter Gravy ———– Back in the day, when...
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Menu Of The Week: An Early April Meal Inspired By Japanese Vegetarian Cuisine
———– Clockwise from center top: Short Grain Brown Rice with Bamboo Shoots, Warm and Spicy Cabbage Slaw, Braised Tofu and Vegetables (Click on photo to enlarge). ———– I recently acquired a copy of...
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Menu of the Week: See the Summery Japanese Dishes We Made in Our MacroChef...
———– ———– The Japanese vegetarian cooking class which Fumiko Arao and I had been planning for months finally happened last Saturday (June 25th), and with 15 participants, we declared it a success. From...
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Menu of the Week: Greek Salad Stars in Mediterranean-Inspired Meal
———– ———– When planning warm weather menus, I often turn to the Mediterranean countries for inspiration. I reason that they might know a thing or two about a healthy, practical way of eating during...
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Menu of the Week: Wild Rice-Tempeh-Pecan Croquettes Star In Our Annual...
———- ———- There is no meal in America as ritualistic as Thanksgiving, with family and friends pretty much expecting the same dishes year after year, and with turkey in the spotlight. I’ve eaten a fair...
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A Peek Into The Kitchen: Preparing Our Monday Night Thanksgiving Dinner
———– James made this huge pot of cranberry sauce. Is it enough to feed 120, we wondered. Turns out it was. Later, we stirred in sliced kumquats which we'd candied in maple syrup. ———– Since I’ve been...
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Gathering to Celebrate a New Year With Friendship and Good Food
———— ———— My friends in the Bay Area have been coming to my home on New Year’s Day for so long, we can scarcely remember a time before this tradition began. My modus operandi is that I try to keep it...
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Menu of the Week: A Taste of Jerusalem On Our Plate
__________ Jerusalem: if there is a city with a a more dense and layered history, and a more contested and drama-filled present, it is hard to imagine what city that would be. Symbolic center of...
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