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Daring Cooks: Risotto
It’s time for another Daring Cooks challenge — and this one was the ultimate comfort food: risotto! The 2010 March Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Eleanor of MelbournefoodGeek and Jess of...
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Brown Rice Congee with Shiitakes and Cilantro
Ok, less fun around here today — I’m at home on the futon with a chest cold. Ugh. I must have known I was coming down with something last night when I went for one of my go-to super-quick meals: Miso...
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Mushrooms on Toast
I hate to call this a recipe, but it is darned delicious, (and the mushrooms are a perfect base for a real recipe I’ll share with you later this week, mmm). I was craving mushrooms on toast for about...
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Kasha & Tofu with Shiitake Mushroom Gravy
I’m loving my buckwheat lately, and thought I’d try my hand at a gluten-free vegan mushroom gravy to go with it, after I was inspired by a suggestion of kasha & mushroom gravy in the amazing vegan...
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Penne Pasta for Pemma (and her Peerless Palate)
Today is the birthday of my very dearest friend: Pemma. We have had so many adventures together from escapades in the kitchen to musical fun and traveling! Pem likes bugs. And makes friends with them...
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Butternut Squash Lasagna with Mushrooms and Spinach
It’s Fall, and it’s getting chilly here, so it’s all squash all the time. And this time, it’s a lasagna! I changed up the squash, and this time sliced a butternut squash lengthwise and popped it in...
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Mixed Mushroom Soup
My Mum is famous in our family for her amazing soups. She makes two that are my world-favourite soups: a roasted veggie soup with about a million cloves of garlic, and a mixed mushroom soup! I could...
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Samovar Tea Lounge, San Francisco – 2012
I was in San Francisco last week, and my absolute favourite place to visit while I’m there is Samovar Tea Lounge in the Yerba Buena Gardens. I stopped in for tea and lunch, and was treated to a quite...
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Hot & Sour Soup
Who needs take out when you can make Chinese food this good at home? Mr. KitchenOperas and I have been fighting the cold-weather cold/flu that’s been going around, and our first instinct when we get...
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