Archive for the ‘Vegetarian’ Category

Ginger-Macadamia-Coconut Carrot Cake

Posted on May 28th, 2009, by Elizabeth Williams

Carrots? Check.
Nuts? Check.
Healthy? Not so much, but when there’s healthy protein and veggies in a cake, it’s kinda hard not to pretend it’s health — or at least rationalize that if you weren’t eating this, then you’d be eating some kind of Death By Chocolate Chocolate cake, and that’d kill you, so this is definitely [...]

Test Kitchen: Peanut Butter Chocolate Pillows

Posted on April 19th, 2009, by Elizabeth Williams

Does anyone else remember the old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup ads from the early 90s, where two people — one holding a bar of chocolate, the other holding a jar of peanut butter — bump into each other, causing the chocolate bar to drop into the peanut butter jar?
“You got chocolate in my peanut [...]

46 Days of Vegetarianism: Green Thai Curry

Posted on February 27th, 2009, by Elizabeth Williams

Hello, my name is Elizabeth, and I’m a curry addict.
I had been sober 30+ days, until fate intervened. When David and I got our income tax rebate from the IRS, the very first thing we did was go to an Indian restaurant called Palace of Asia for curry. (In the spirit of my Lent sacrifice, [...]

46 Days of Vegetarianism: BBQ Pomegranate Tofu

Posted on February 25th, 2009, by Elizabeth Williams

As an experiment of sorts, one of my 101 things to do in 1001 days (goals I set and began to work on this year instead of a resolution – with a due date of September 2011) was, in one year, to celebrate the major religious holidays of the world’s three main religions: Christianity, Judaism, [...]

Best Ever Pumpkin Muffins

Posted on January 19th, 2009, by Elizabeth Williams

Until recently, if you asked me for a pumpkin muffin recipe, mine would be one handed down from a friend at my old job who got it from her friend who attends Weight Watchers meetings: mix one yellow cake mix with one can (15 oz) of pumpkin puree (not pie filling) and mix until blended. [...]