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Bean and Spinach Stew

When I decided to throw together a bean and spinach stew for dinner,  didn’t on sharing the recipe, so my camera was far from the kitchen.  This was a meal I threw into the crock pot, crossed my fingers and hoped would be decent when we rushed family dinner into the evening’s busy schedule.  Well, let’s just say this three bean and spinach stew was a wonderful mistake.  If you [...]

22 March, 2012 // By : // 1 Comment

Guest Post: Chorosh Sabsi with Kateh

Have you ever tasted Persian cooking?  It really is one of a kind and nothing can compare.  When I first met today’s guest blogger in 2008, my new bride told me of all the wonderful meals she had eaten from Reyna’s kitchen.  Fast forward a few years and Reyna’s first book Persian Food from the Non Persian Bride was published.  Today, Reyna shares her journey to clean eating with you, [...]

20 March, 2012 // By : // No Comments

Giveaway: The Vegan Slow Cooker (and Slow Cooker Indian Spiced Chickpea Quinoa Curry)

As echoed by my WeightWatchers leader, Anne in response to my tamale pie, the benchmark of a good vegetarian (or in this case, vegan) dish is whether or not you would serve it to meat-eating guests.  When I discovered The Vegan Slow Cooker by Kathy Hester, I read it cover to cover, and there is not a dish I would hesitate to serve to a starving carnivore.  Not only is [...]

13 March, 2012 // By : // 31 Comments

Baked Potato Soup with Grilled Corn – Vegan

It’s true, I skipped a week, I’m sorry.  In the midst of the preparing for our son’s second birthday I failed to blog last week.  I have two wonderful guest posts lined up for you (including a long-promised Vegan Slow Cooker Giveaway) but after my hiatus, I raided the fridge last night to cook for you, and what a joy it was. In less than two hours I made strawberry [...]

12 March, 2012 // By : // 1 Comment

Versatile Blogger Award

I love to cook, no surprises there.  Another of my earthly pleasures is blogging, and it’s a pleasure to have been awarded the Versatile Blogger Award by fellow foodie, Kitchen-Tested.

1 March, 2012 // By : // 1 Comment