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Chili When Chilly
When winter hits, thoughts of a steaming bowl of hearty, vegetarian chili makes the wind slapping my face, the ringing chill in my ears and frostbite in my fingers seem a little less awful. A stockpot of it warms up our house and our bellies for a few days. I like to top mine with […]
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Nutella Ricotta Stuffed Pancakes and Roasted Home Fries
Last night, we met some friends for dinner at Cafe Ino, and I didn’t manage to save any room for their nutella panino. We woke up this morning to hear what could only have been ginormous raindrops hitting our skylight, and I knew it was a perfect day for a decadent brunch. We made nutella […]
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Saucy Soba Noodle Stir Fry
Last Sunday, after a low key, relaxing spend-the-night with friends in Warwick, NY, we wanted a low key, relaxing dinner to cap off the weekend. Stir fry is great because we just gather a few of our favorite veggies, throw them into the wok, pan fry or *grill a block of tofu and hit the […]
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Black-Eyed Peas and Aloo Sabji
For the longest time, black-eyed peas were filed away in the gray matter of my brain as a high school cafeteria side dish likely to be flavored with ham hocks. I might have been confusing them with pinto beans for years. I finally learned how tasty they are after trying Guru the Caterer’s black-eyed peas with […]
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(Vegetarian) Unchicken Tikka Masala
N, a good friend of mine who is a self-described “recovering corporate attorney who enjoys writing, traveling and the arts,” introduced me to veat when she brought Veat Makhani to a potluck dinner a few years ago. R and I were immediately hooked on her makhani dish and on veat. Veat’s a nice alternative when […]