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Easy Seasoning for Fajitas/Tacos

Rather than risk glutening or settle for high sodium and unpronounceable ingredients, we keep on hand an easy seasoning mix for our fajitas or for general use in nacho/taco dishes. The original source has been lost in our modifications. The

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Red Lentil Stew

This is a minor adaptation of Budget Bytes’ awesome recipe. (If you haven’t spent hours yet on her blog, I’d highly recommend doing so!) Our version here is mostly doubled in ingredients, aside from the liquid and a few other

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Vegan Broth Powder

After years of trying various store-bought bouillion cubes and refrigerated broths – some with questionable flavors and all with too much salt – we found much happiness with this recipe. It’s got a great savory flavor, no salt added, considerable

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Sushi Bowls

Ages ago I saw the idea somewhere — combining all your favorite sushi roll ingredients in a bowl. If, like us, you’ve never gotten around to buying a rolling mat, this bypasses spending that money. Or, if you’re unskilled at

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Renewal!

Yes, the blog’s been quiet for a while. It’s not that we haven’t had crow-worthy successes in our kitchen lately. It’s just that my energy got temporarily diverted from storing them here. About eight months ago, I began to focus

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Herb-Crusted Tofu with Mushroom Marsala and Mashed Potatoes (surprisingly easy!)

Fearn Smith and Russell Pierce show how to make this delicious recipe here. I don’t find any ingredient amounts, however, anywhere on that site. So I just attempted to make said dish with the following amounts. By all accounts, it’s

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Greek Pasta Salad with Tzatziki Sauce

As we manage this God-awful heat wave, I’ve been craving the cold pasta salads I used to make regularly. Finding decent gluten-free pasta for such an endeavor has taken a while, and matching recipes to a household of new tastes

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Black Bean Burgers

We had some leftover, plain white rice in the fridge from our gumbo a few days ago… you know, the orphaned rice that usually sits there unused in the fridge until it’s converted to a dried puck. Well, this simple

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Corn Casserole

If you’re craving a side dish of buttery, cheesy corn goodness, look no further! This is what you want. This recipe came from Kristi’s Aunt Saundra. I have decreased the butter content from the original! You can also use neufchatel

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Slow Cooker Barbecue Tofu

For our Christmas Eve feast this year, we had a barbecue theme. I adapted this recipe into some slow-cooked tofu that I really love. The sauce is a big hit with Kristi, who isn’t known for liking barbecue sauces. (She’s

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