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May 24, 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Pineapple Fried Rice

In this solo cooking adventure, Gary makes a vegetarian fried rice so loaded with goodness that there’s no need for meat.

Buoyed by my successful attempt at turning Singapore Chow Mein into its equivalent in fried rice and with plenty of madras curry powder sitting around, I decided I wanted to make another fried rice with it. But not just any fried rice – no, this one was going to be a strictly vegetarian one that would be loaded with so much stuff in it, you’d hardly miss the meat. [...]

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May 14, 2010 ~ 2 Comments

BBQ Tofu Burgers + Cabbage Salad

In this solo cooking adventure, Kate puts a vegetarian spin on a classic summer barbecue favorite.

It’s spring. Which means that there are days that feel practically like summer. And summer means barbecue. [...]

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May 7, 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Summer Orzo Salad

In this solo cooking adventure, Kate makes a tasty, filling salad fit for a summer barbecue.

Every year growing up in Portland, OR, I knew it was finally summer when suddenly I would find myself sitting in the back yard having dinner with my family as the sun gently began to set, eating my mom’s teriyaki chicken from the grill with a heaping scoop of Orzo salad. Honestly, the teriyaki chicken was never my favorite, but I could eat the orzo salad every day until September and never get sick of it. And I’m not the only one. [...]

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May 4, 2010 ~ 4 Comments

Spaghetti with Ramps

In this solo cooking adventure, Gary cooks with every foodie’s favorite spring vegetable – ramps.

After a quick lunch in the West Village, I wandered over to the Union Square Greenmarket in search of some broccoli rabe to make Mark Bittman’s spaghetti with broccoli rabe. As I wandered through the busy but not overcrowded market (love weekdays here), I found limited options for broccoli rabe and the ones that were there were either too expensive or just didn’t look good to me. By the time I reached the northwest corner of the market, I had resigned myself to a trip to Whole Foods for the broccoli rabe. [...]

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April 30, 2010 ~ 5 Comments

Bittman Bonanza

Foodie Call #5 took place on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Kate and Gary had good beer and plenty of it. They had fancy chocolate and organic produce. They had each other. How could they possibly go wrong? [...]

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