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A little back story: as the only child of two people aggressively uninterested in pop culture, I missed out on some stuff in my pre-adolescent years. At the age of 7 I endured my second greatest schoolyard humiliation (the first being the wooden playground/ slide mishap that required a trip to the emergency room to have a 5" long protruding splinter removed from my right ass cheek) on the monkey bars during recess on a crisp fall day. A few kids were talking about the video for "Bad" and how bitchin' it was and I decided to chime in. Bad to the Bone? GEORGE THOROGOOD IS SO COOL. Did you guys see that episode of Alvin and the Chipmunks, too?! At this point I may have belted out a line or two. I was then matter of factly informed by the playground alpha that a) no one thought Alvin and the Chipmunks was cool and not one person on those monkey bars had ever heard of the song "bad to the bone" b) bad (not to the bone) was a song by some guy named Michael Jackson (?) NOT George Thorogood c) no one on that playground had ever heard of George Thorogood d) music videos were like movies for songs and you could see them on cable television if your parents were the kind of parents that were interested in paying for such a thing. </div>
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By the age of 11, I'd visited more historic homes and been an impatient spectator at more basket weaving demonstrations and dulcimer concerts than an entire nursing home full of old folks. Then I was 12 and there was middle school. Then there was Nirvana. A loaner cassette of Incesticide passed by a friend during gym class. And then I started doing the things you're not supposed to do with the people you're not supposed to do them with.</div>
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And now I'm here. Its the year 2016 and I'm watching a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie for the first time in my entire life. Correction: the entire Van Damme oeuvre. In all its 80s/90s time machine-y, Belgian accent-y, over the top action-y, high kicking, ass kicking glory. Because with that first (Bloodsport, 1988) viewing, some decades long unscratched itch deep down in inside felt suddenly satisfied. I'd craved the campy sincerity of these movies without any conscious awareness of their existence. Currently six films in, I've witnessed a mulleted Van Damme attempt a Cajun accent and knock a rattlesnake unconscious with a single punch (Hard Target, 1993), play twins separated at birth reunited to avenge their parents' rather confusing deaths (Double Impact, 1991 -- one of two films in the Van Damme dual role sub genre), and bookend a ridiculously disjointed 1920s epic (penned by the Muscles from Brussels himself) dressed as an old man in a bar, telling his life story to no one in particular (The Quest, 1996). And those mid-air splits? Van DAMN. </div>
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But there's something here, I think. Let's call it the Van Damme principle. Van Damme is a man out of time, he simultaneously exists everywhere and nowhere at once. Summer is technically over but summer isn't really over till all the tomatoes are gone and summer really really is a state of being that never truly begins or ends. Its an evolving theory. 30 + movies left in the queue... </div>
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Risotto Stuffed Tomatoes<b> </b>with</div>
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I've used a medium sized cast iron skillet which fits 6 tomatoes with a bit of extra room for leftover rice filling. The recipe makes enough filling for 8 medium to large tomatoes.</div>
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Core tomatoes, then remove tops slicing roughly 1/4" down from stem end.</div>
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Gently scoop out flesh and seeds, leaving bottoms of tomatoes intact, and give a rough chop to the removed top pieces and larger pieces of flesh, then transfer to a bowl. </div>
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Add onion and cook until translucent.</div>
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Add garlic, stirring for 1-2 minutes more.</div>
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(hashtag) radishmania 2016.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span></strong>'m a black belt in anxiety fueled second guessing and self-sabotage. <br />
An achievement a lifetime in the making. <br />
It's the reason I'm terrible at sustaining friendships, why I still haven't gotten any tattoos or learned to skateboard or surf, and why I'm finally writing this slightly spring-y soup post on the eleventh day of summer at six in the evening. <br />
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The recipe has been tested and ready to share for well over a month at this point. But every time I sat in front of the computer and tried to write something (ANYTHING) to fill this space, I cycled through that obnoxiously familiar... nothing ever seems quite good enough no one cares what you have to say everything feels overwhelming so instead I'll just tunnel down the internet rabbit hole for a few hours because everyone should know how to modify a vintage dresser to conceal a litter box and tori spelling's full post 90210 filmography needs investigating also what ever happened to the guy who played the slightly rockabilly looking musician who sang that song about talking to angels and threw her character down the stairs didn't he get a spin-off or something... headspace.<br />
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Noise noise noise. 90s kid noise.<br />
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Then I had a minor epiphany at a concert the other night. Maybe it was the music or that I was juuuuust the right kind of self-medicated... whatever the cause, a whole lot of super intense feel-y thoughts about emotional honesty in relation to anxiety happened. The most immediately relevant being that I carved out this little digital nook way back when to put something genuine out into the world -- so what's the point if I'm not being my best (or at least...better) self here? Plus my birthday is rapidly approaching and I'd like to fuel my next trip around the sun with something more effective than creeping discomfort.<br />
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So YOU'RE WELCOME EVERYONE! Enjoy my rawness.<br />
Also, this delightful soup recipe.<br />
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Perfectly blush-y pink-y bunches of freshly harvest radishes give me all the tingly feels. Enough to temporarily overshadow the seasonal crankery listed above and, upon first sighting of the year, compel me to grab a bunch in each hand, do a little dance while shaking them high in the air and scream LOOK WHAT I FOUND in the middle of a crowded market.</div>
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So here we are, at the very first post of (hashtag) RADISHMANIA 2016 - a yet undetermined number of recipes (at least a few, I promise) using every part of the radish, from pretty little root to leaf and everything in between. Because wasting stuff sucks and because radishes are awesome and so are you. xoxo</div>
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<strong>Garlicky Radish Greens Polenta with </strong></div>
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<strong>Crispy Shallots </strong>and <strong>Radishes</strong>.</div>
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3 large shallots, very thinly sliced</div>
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2 garlic cloves, finely minced</div>
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1 large bunch radishes (cherry belle, french breakfast, easter egg) <br />
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1c coarse polenta grits (I prefer Bob's Red Mill brand. Not a sponsored post,<br />
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3c water</div>
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3Tbsp extra virgin olive oil + an extra drizzle or two</div>
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2tsp sea salt + extra to taste</div>
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1/2c freshly squeezed lemon juice + an extra squeeze for dressing</div>
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Separate radishes and greens, keeping tender stems attached.</div>
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Reserve a 2-3 radishes with smaller greens attached because they'll make your finished dish oh so pretty.</div>
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Thoroughly wash greens. Stack, roll and slice thinly (1/8"ish) chiffonade style.</div>
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Slice the stems into 1/8" pieces, discarding tough ends.</div>
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Give radishes a good scrub, trimming away any tough root or stem ends, and halve.<br />
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Heat 2Tbsp of olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.</div>
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Add minced garlic and sautee for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.</div>
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Add chopped radish greens stems, stir for 30 seconds more.</div>
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Add water, turn up heat, and bring to a boil.</div>
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Slowly pour in polenta, stirring to prevent clumping.</div>
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Stir in lemon juice and salt, reduce heat to low. </div>
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Cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.<br />
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Add cut radish greens to pot and stir to incorporate into the polenta.</div>
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Cook for 3-4 minutes more, stirring frequently. </div>
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Cover and remove from heat when done. </div>
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Heat a remaining 1Tbsp of olive oil in sautee pan over medium heat. </div>
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Add sliced shallots, stir to separate and cook for 1-2 minutes.</div>
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Add sliced radishes (including any radishes with greens attached that you've saved) to pan and cook for 4-5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.</div>
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Turn radishes cut side down to crisp slightly slightly.</div>
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Remove from heat when radishes have are slightly browned and shallots have taken on a nice pink color and are a bit crispy.</div>
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Preheat your oven on the broiler setting. </div>
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Transfer cooked polenta into a cast iron or other oven safe pan.<br />
Spread to the edges, but top doesn't need to be smooth. </div>
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Top with cooked radishes and shallots, drizzle with a little extra olive oil and a pinch or two of flaky sea salt. </div>
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Place under broiler for 5-8 minutes or so (keep and eye on it!) to get a nice crispy outer edge on the polenta.</div>
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Top with an extra squeeze of fresh lemon juice.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">get it together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Apple Cinnamon <span style="font-size: large;">+ </span>Brown Sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Pull-Apart Bread.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>S</b></span>ometimes things fall apart.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Life gets overwhelmingly garbage-y and the impulse is to assume the defensive position, remain static, and hope nobody notices.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because one can only handle so many </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">metaphorical kicks to the crotch...</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But sometimes everything comes together in the most inconceivably, ridiculously perfect way possible.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So
inconceivably, ridiculously perfect that a "cynical is my default
position" person such as myself would suspect an elaborately staged
practical joke before believing the truth.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Out of the blue, life got really good.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then there was this bread.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Keep pushing through the gray, you guys. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There's sweet stuff under all those layers.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Get it together, pull it apart.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">2c unbleached all purpose flour</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 1/2c whole wheat flour</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 1/4c room temperature water</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 Tbsp active dry yeast</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1/4c unrefined sugar</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1/2c unsweetened applesauce </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1/3c unrefined coconut oil, melted</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1/2c brown sugar</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">2 Tbsp ground cinnamon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">1/2 tsp finely ground sea salt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">With your hands, form the finished dough into a rough ball and transfer into a large lightly greased mixing bowl (dough will roughly double, so make sure your bowl is large enough) and cover with plastic wrap or a clean dishtowel and place in a warm, dry place to rise for at least 3 hours.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">In a small bowl, combine melted coconut oil and applesauce.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">In a second bowl combine brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and sea salt.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lightly grease a standard sized loaf pan (approximately 8"x4").</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once dough has fully risen, turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface and slice into two equal parts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Using a rolling pin, roll one of the pieces into a large, thin rectangular sheet about 1/4" thick. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cut the sheet lengthwise into two to three strips, then cut each strip into squares or rectangles, using the size of your loaf pan as a guide- each cut piece should be the width of the pan and roughly 1/2" higher.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Add a small amount of applesauce mix, about 1 tsp to the center of each cut dough piece, spreading very thin and leaving about 1/4"of dough around the perimeter.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sprinkle a large pinch of the brown sugar mix over applesauce and press down lightly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stack sauced and sugared dough squares one on top of the other and transfer to loaf pan, raw dough facing out, filled dough facing in, standing upright. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dough may slouch and sink a bit, this is fine.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes, top layers should be golden brown and caramelized. </span></span></div>
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because summer ain't over till there's no more tomaters.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">#GRAMMAR</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Tomato </span>and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Plum Cornmeal Galettes </span><br />
with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Basil Cashew Cream</span>.</div>
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I made and ate a lot of delicious foodstuffs this summer. </div>
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I made and ate and forgot to post about a lot of delicious foodstuffs this summer. </div>
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Things happened. </div>
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Fun was had. </div>
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Days were long, the sun was bright. </div>
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Feet were bare and delicious growing things were abundant.</div>
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There were road trips and boat trips and cold beers and grilled pizzas. </div>
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There was music.</div>
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There was ocean rock skipping and boozy fireside storytelling.</div>
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Times were good. </div>
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Times ARE good- if only a tiny bit chillier.</div>
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Yeah, the calendar says October, but I believe summer to be a fluid concept. </div>
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A state of being the ebb and flow of which is entirely dependent on </div>
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local tomato availability.</div>
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Soon mountains of dirt-caked root vegetables will replace the last lingering </div>
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super-saturated nightshades. </div>
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But not quite yet.</div>
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So put on a sweater, give those overeager fallen leaves the swift ass (stem?) kicking they so richly deserve, head to the market, and get baking.</div>
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<b>Plum and Cherry Tomato Cornmeal Tart </b><br />
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<i>crust:</i></div>
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1/2c unbleached all purpose flour</div>
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1 1/2c stoneground cornmeal</div>
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1/3c unrefined coconut oil</div>
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1/2c chilled water</div>
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1/2tsp ground sea salt</div>
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<i>filling:</i></div>
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2c plums, any variety, sliced into quarters or eighths depending on their size</div>
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1c halved cherry tomatoes, I used a mix of heirloom, sungold, and sweet 100 varieties</div>
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1c unrefined sugar + 1-2Tbsp extra for topping</div>
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1tsp fresh lemon juice<br />
1tsp vanilla extract</div>
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2-3 large basil leaves, thinly sliced, for garnish</div>
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1c raw cashews</div>
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1/2c fresh basil leaves<br />
2tsp fresh lemon juice</div>
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1Tbsp maple syrup</div>
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1/4tsp ground sea salt</div>
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<i>for the cashew cream:</i></div>
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Place raw cashews in a medium bowl and cover with chilled, filtered water.</div>
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Soak for 1-2 hours. </div>
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Drain soaked cashews.</div>
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Using either a blender or food processor blend cashews, lemon juice, maple syrup, sea salt, and basil leaves until smooth.</div>
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Add a drop or two of water if mixture is too thick.</div>
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<i>for the filling:</i></div>
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Combine sliced plums, tomatoes, sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice in a mixing bowl.</div>
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Give a gentle stir to combine and set aside.</div>
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<i>for the crust:</i></div>
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combine flour, cornmeal, salt and coconut oil in the bowl of a food processor.</div>
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Pulse until coarse crumbs form.</div>
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Add water and process until a cohesive dough forms, about a minute.</div>
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Turn dough out onto a piece of parchment or plastic wrap.</div>
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Form into a cylinder about 2-3" in diameter and roll tightly.</div>
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Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.</div>
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Slice rolled crust crosswise into five equally sized discs.</div>
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Lay out slices on lightly floured surface and roll into rounds roughly 1/4" thick.</div>
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Transfer each round to a parchment lined baking sheet.</div>
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Scoop filling into center of each round, leaving roughly a 3/4" border of dough.</div>
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Fold up and crimp edges of each tart.</div>
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Sprinkle finished tarts with 1-2tsp more of unrefined sugar.</div>
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Bake for 20-25 minutes. </div>
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rebel without a slawzzz?<br />
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This is why I sometimes (read: oftentimes) do things completely counter to my own self interest. </div>
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Among them: it makes me relatively immune to advertising, cuts down on participation in contrived food holidays, unless they're donut-related (suck it, national nutella day), and means I'll rarely do anything just because I'm supposed to. </div>
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This has all been a overlong way of confessing that I didn't join the masses and take to the grill on the Fourth of July, I slawed instead. </div>
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And it was defiantly glorious.</div>
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how we waffle.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">45 Hours in Detroit.</span></div>
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It's a beautiful city, Detroit.</div>
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One that feels like it's just coming back to life. </div>
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Full of characters and character. </div>
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I fell, rather unexpectedly, in love with it. </div>
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A quick run-down of the things I did in my all-too-brief time there--</div>
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Sat in a restaurant and ate a vegan sandwich a mere 45 minutes after arrival. </div>
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A new personal best.</div>
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Slept on, and watched the most spectacular sunset from, the 58th floor of a hotel with floor to ceiling windows.</div>
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Had some vegan soul food. </div>
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Saw some local hip hop.</div>
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Met some interesting people. </div>
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Gazed at some stunning architecture. </div>
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Drank beers around a fire pit in the back alley of a bar.</div>
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Giddily wandered around Eastern Market on a beautiful Saturday morning- </div>
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had to restrain myself from buying everything. </div>
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Ate two vegan hot dogs. </div>
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MacGyver-ed my party dress together with a travel kit needle and thread </div>
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Watched my friends get married in the Diego Rivera mural room at the </div>
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Detroit Institute of Art (WHAT?).</div>
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Drank my body weight in dirty martinis, IN A MUSEUM.</div>
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Danced A LOT.</div>
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Photobooth-ed (it's a verb now). </div>
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Rode on a post-wedding party bus to a bar that also served pie. </div>
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Stayed up until 4.</div>
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Slept for an hour.</div>
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Boarded the plane home still a *little bit* drunk from the night before.</div>
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Was sad to leave.</div>
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I've been saving it for something special.</div>
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These waffles are it.</div>
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Ladle batter onto waffle maker and cook-- my iron only has one setting, but if yours is a little more fancypants, I'd say use the medium-high setting and cook for 1-2 minutes per side.<br />Serve with butter and even MORE maple syrup, if you're feelin' crazy.</div>
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<a href="http://russellstreetdeli.com/wp/">Russell Street Deli</a></div>
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This place was near the top of my must-try list and given our insanely early arrival time, our first Detroit destination.<br />
Super vegan friendly AND THEY MAKE THEIR OWN VEGAN MAYO. 'Nuff said. Had to go back a second time because it was a wee bit too early for coney dogs on our first visit. Wasn't disappointed upon our return. </div>
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The Vegan TLT-- Michigan-made panda tofu, lettuce, tomato, house-made vegan mayo, whole wheat.</div>
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Vegan Coney Dogs-- tofu dog, house-made vegan chili, pickled onion, mustard, poppy seed bun.</div>
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<a href="http://detroitvegansoul.com/">Detroit Vegan Soul</a><br />
Everyone told me to hit up this place. They weren't wrong. </div>
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What we ate:</div>
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Southern Fried Tofu Bites-- spiced fried tofu served with spicy buffalo dipping sauce.</div>
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Collard Spring Rolls-- with smoked collards and sweet chili sauce.</div>
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Soul Platter-- mac n' cheese, smoked collards, maple glazed yams, black eyed peas, cornbread muffins.</div>
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BBQ Tofu-- house-made bbq sauce, corn, kale, potato salad.</div>
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Third Street Bar/ Dangerously Delicious Pies-<br />
Gotta love a bar that serves pie.<br />
Was told they have a vegan option but didn't get to sample, as my body was full of martini olives by the time we arrived.<br />
A cool spot, jam packed until closing time on Saturday night/ Sunday morning.<br />
Getting back to the hotel was challenging.<br />
Seems that most cab companies don't pick up in that area at that hour of the evening.<br />
Thank god for Uber. <br />
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Old Miami-<br />
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Dive-y awesomeness. Local music in the back, good crowd up front. Back alley with a fire pit. Large Rodriguez portrait hanging on the wall. All bases covered.</div>
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I was totally blown away by <a href="http://www.easternmarket.com/">Eastern Market</a>,
a beautifully sprawling public market filled with local produce
vendors, bakers, craftspeople, food trucks, musicians.<br />
We hit it up on Saturday morning and I wanted to buy EVERYTHING. <br />
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Alas, a suitcase only has so much room...<br />
I had to settle for locally-milled whole wheat pastry flour, shallots, and black walnuts.</div>
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Kara Voskianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551731121425091547noreply@blogger.com0Jamaica Plain, MA 0213042.3097365 -71.11514310000001242.2627695 -71.19582410000001 42.3567035 -71.034462100000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128718901683218946.post-5361040491245318412015-04-10T14:15:00.000-04:002015-04-10T17:48:24.357-04:00Creamy Carrot-Sumac Soup with Crispy Chickpeas and Shallots<div style="text-align: center;">
sprung?</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Creamy Carrot</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sumac Soup </span></div>
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with<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Crispy Chickpeas </span>+<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Shallots</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I</b></span>t's snowing as I type this. </div>
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It has been spring for 19 days now and it's snowing. </div>
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Half an hour ago I was wearing my heaviest winter coat. And a hat. And gloves.</div>
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Yesterday was 65 degrees. Tomorrow will probably feel like summer. </div>
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Ugh.</div>
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Little known fact about me-- I will fall down in a spectacularly cartoonish manner at least once a winter. Taking a header on a patch of ice and pitching ass-backwards into a giant snow drift, or an equivalently embarrassing series of events.</div>
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But this year was different. </div>
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Not because I spent the previous 11 months mastering my coordination skills, but because there was just too much damn snow.</div>
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Feet upon feet upon feet upon feet of snow. </div>
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The sheer volume of which made falling down next to impossible.</div>
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Instead I spent two month rattling around endless ice and snow mazes (that used to be sidewalks) like a human pinball. </div>
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Not necessarily better, but much less bruise-inducing.</div>
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Then the first day of "spring" came...</div>
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I accidentally wandered onto a continent-sized sheet of ice, slipped-- nearly dislocating both knees in the process, and dumped half a bag of groceries directly into the filthiest, deepest puddle of all time. </div>
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And, just to add insult to literal injury, I tried to brace myself on a nearby snow pile but my arm went straight through to the still-frozen ground.</div>
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There I was, laying on the sidewalk with one arm stuck up to the shoulder in a pile of slush, one leg bent behind me, on the verge of tears, and wondering how bad it would be if I just slept there that night.</div>
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This is what spring in New England does to you.</div>
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It leaves you banged up (both in the head and on the body), pushing the borders of unhinged, and in need of some serious comforting.<br />
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It's the the soup-iest of soup weather.</div>
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2tsp sea salt</div>
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1Tbsp sumac</div>
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2Tbsp ground cumin</div>
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3Tbsp fresh lemon juice</div>
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1c cooked chickpeas</div>
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1Tbsp olive oil</div>
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2tsp sumac</div>
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2tsp cumin</div>
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Add lemon juice, chickpeas and carrots.</div>
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Stir to coat, then add water.</div>
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Spread onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 16-18 minutes or until shallots are lightly browned and crisp.<br />
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never not donuting.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Sugar-Crusted Turmeric Chili</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Stoneground Cornmeal Donuts.</span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">T</b>his may be hard to believe, but up until fairly recently, donuts didn't interest me much. It was an ill-conceived donut birthday cake project that first stirred something deep inside. The cake was an unmitigated disaster, but it's construction did require the purchase of a certain specialty kitchen item. I expected to use it only once, maybe twice, and then leave it to collect dust on a high shelf somewhere.</div>
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It was a seismic shift with a hole smack dab in the center.</div>
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A new mission, clear as day-- everything in donut form, </div>
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<b>Sugar</b>-<b>Crusted Turmeric Chili</b></div>
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Adapted from my <a href="http://slowclubcookery.blogspot.com/2014/01/turmeric-chili-cornbread-muffins.html">Turmeric-Chili Stoneground Corn Muffins</a> recipe. </div>
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Because DONUTS.</div>
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will walk for local produce, good art, and <span style="font-size: small;">(of course)</span> donuts.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">L</span>ate November mother + daughter rituals. Pre-holiday southbound adventures.</div>
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A month's worth of walking, talking, eating, and museum going packed into three short days. </div>
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Eat, eat, eat. </div>
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Walk, walk, walk. </div>
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Talk,
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Eat again. Walk again. Talk again. </div>
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It's a trip from which we each need a full week of recovery.</div>
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It's the best of all possible traditions.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>WHAT WE ATE (and drank), PART ONE:</div>
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<a href="https://beyondsushinyc.com/index.html#home-page">Beyond Sushi, Chelsea Market</a></div>
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Mighty mushroom rolls (six grain rice, enoki, tofu, shiitake, micro arugula) with shiitake-teriyki sauce.</div>
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Crunch n' munch rolls (black rice, alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, tofu, kiwi) with white miso sauce.</div>
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Worth the headache that was Chelsea Market to get at this place. Ridiculous.</div>
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<a href="http://www.lepainquotidien.com/landing/core-menu/#.VIYaqCjeskc">Le Pain Quotidien</a></div>
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Avocado Toast (with chia seeds, hemp seeds, cumin salt, lemon)</div>
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Layered vegetable tart (with parsnips, greens, carrots)</div>
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Lots of warm beverages</div>
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Plus some ridiculously good (and HEAVY) loaves of bread to go. </div>
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The perfect spot to thaw our frozen bones after an early morning trip to the Union Square Greenmarket.</div>
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Now, as a general rule, I consider paying for avocado toast in a restaurant to be idiotic. </div>
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This is an exception. </div>
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Pay the money, eat the toast. </div>
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<a href="http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan-union-square-sa">Union Square Grenmarket.</a> An absolute favorite and worth braving sub-zero early morning temps for.</div>
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And yeah, that was me, completely frozen with snot dripping out of my nose, awkwardly hauling 20+ lbs of produce up fifth ave. at eight in the morning.</div>
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Wanna fight about it?</div>
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Piles of radishes and cabbage, plus new and interesting ways to eat garlic.</div>
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ROCAMBOLE GARLIC BULBILS!! </div>
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Pure garlic pearls from the bulb of garlic scapes. Ah-mazing.</div>
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Walking the <a href="http://www.thehighline.org/">Highline</a> on a bright and sunny sunday morning.</div>
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A trip to MOMA to see the dreamy, magestic <a href="http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2014/matisse/the-cut-outs.html">Matisse cutouts</a>.</div>
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Plus a Cy Twombly and Bruce Nauman or two...</div>
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Rooms upon rooms of <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/cubism-leonard-a-lauder-collection">cubist masterpieces at the Met</a>.</div>
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A late night trip to the almost painfully elegant Neue Gallerie for "<a href="http://www.neuegalerie.org/content/egon-schiele-portraits-0">Egon Schiele: Portraits</a>".</div>
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One of my all time favorite artists-- get thee to this exhibit if you have the means. </div>
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Traveling uptown to see <a href="http://www.stjohndivine.org/programs/art/current-exhibitions">Xu Bing's "Phoneix"</a> for the second time in as many years.</div>
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A fancypants trip to the Barrymore Theater for a Saturday matinee of <a href="http://www.curiousonbroadway.com/">The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.</a></div>
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A perfect production from beginning to end.</div>
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Funny, moving, challenging, remarkably well acted--</div>
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Not a single thing available in my size and a casually disinterested sales person with no concept of us/european size conversions. Um... what?</div>
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Though there was a shop cat and a vegan bakesale benefiting a local animal sanctuary happening inside, which tempered my crankiness ever so slightly.</div>
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WHAT WE ATE (and drank), PART TWO:</div>
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<a href="http://oneluckyduck.com/pages/pure-food-and-wine">Pure Food and Wine</a> </div>
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I'm feeling shitty and conflicted about this one.</div>
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Our meal here was spectacular but, given the <a href="http://gothamist.com/2015/01/13/pure_food_and_wine_walkout.php">current labor dispute</a>, </div>
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<a href="http://www.teanynewyork.com/">Teany</a></div>
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Green teas, one hot and one cold.</div>
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A shared slice of vegan carrot cake, the best pre-dinner snack on the planet.</div>
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Also, my kryptonite, for those of you keeping track at home.</div>
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Comforting to know it's still freakin' adorable.</div>
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Insalate de radicchio</div>
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Fritto Misto- the most perfectly perfect tower of breaded</div>
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FRIED seasonal vegetables you ever did see.</div>
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Verdure alla piastra-- warm seasonal vegetables and farro salad</div>
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wine, wine, wine...</div>
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<a href="http://cinnamonsnail.com/">Cinnamon Snail Food Truck</a></div>
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Lemongrass 5-Spice Seitan Sandwich</div>
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Thanksgiving Sandoo (porcini seitan, rosemary-parsnip bread pudding,
kale, orange-cranberry relish, roasted garlic aioli on a grilled
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god, I hope they bring this one back next year...</div>
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Pastries: cinnamon snail, strawberry glazed donut, maple
bacon almond donut, fig crumble bar, something else delicious, the name
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And some kind of ridiculously rich
hot chocolatey drink- enjoyed whilst freezing our asses off, impatiently
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Dear cabbage, I was wrong about you.<br />
So very wrong and for that I apologize.<br />
It was pop culture that clouded my judgment, like always.<br />
Years of "comedic" bullying jokes made at your expense seeped into my subconscious.<br />
I developed a reflexively negative reaction to the mere mention of you.<br />
My mind clouded with images of old kerchief-ed ladies in slouching knee-highs serving you up, boiled and vaguely stinky.<br />
Or of you drowning in big tupperware bowls full of mayo, warming on picnic tables in the summer sun.<br />
I couldn't see beyond the limitations others imposed on you.<br />
I was weak.<br />
You are so much more than a sad lifeless shell or a vehicle for mayonnaise,<br />
I see that now.<br />
I am awake.<br />
I've been thinking a lot about you lately, about us.<br />
About being open and receptive and allowing the "new" in.<br />
And about my place in your beautiful world.<br />
I see you, cabbage. All of you, the REAL you.<br />
Now let's get dressed up (in our best spice blends) and ride off into the sunset together.<br />
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Yours always.<br />
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Many thanks to the lovely Christine Dionese of <a href="http://garden-eats.com/">Garden Eats</a> for inviting me to participate in this <a href="http://bunnyeatsdesign.com/our-growing-edge/">Our Growing Edge</a> monthly blogger event.<br />
The theme of which is "new kitchen experiences,"<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">B</span></strong>ake, eat, repeat. My perpetual holiday mantra. Bake the treats. "Quality test" the treats. Second round "quality test' the treats (because this is the very definition of important stuff, folks). Realize I don't have enough treats left to actually give as gifts. Bake the treats again. Feel shame. </div>
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I did not break the cycle this season. I did, however, supplement with something raw and full of whole food-y deliciousness and PRETTY.</div>
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The most important feature of any food gift. </div>
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I quality tested the entire first batch as my gift to you, my dear readers.</div>
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1 1/4c raw walnuts</div>
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1 heaping cup pitted medjool dates</div>
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1c raw cranberries</div>
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1/2c liquified coconut oil</div>
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1/4c agave or maple syrup</div>
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1/4tsp sea salt</div>
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Pulse flax seeds quickly in the bowl of a food processor.</div>
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Pour filling mix into loaf pan and spread evenly over crust.</div>
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Lift the whole cake out by the parchment before slicing.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">A</span></b>pparently today (yesterday, as I post this) is (was) national dipping things in chocolate day, or some equivalently contrived BS foodie holiday. I loathe participating in these things and tend to avoid them like the transparently disingenuous plague they are. Yet here I am, joining in. It really couldn't be avoided. Sometimes confections need to be confected and this was a pre-planned, pre-holiday food gift prep day that just so happened to fall on an unfortunately coincidental calendar square.</div>
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That stuff is worth a cynical and VERY public sacrifice of integrity.</div>
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Using a sharp knife, remove blossom and stem ends and slice remainder of fruit into 1/8" thick discs.</div>
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Gently pop out any seeds and discard.</div>
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Allow to air dry for 8-12 hours or, to speed up the process a bit, place on dehydrator sheets and dehydrate for 1-2 hours at 135 degrees.</div>
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baking things inside of things.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span></b>f I read (or consider writing) one more "tis the season" post I may vomit in protest. </div>
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The seasons are changing, leaves are falling, it's cold all the time, we all get it. </div>
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That being said... the "cooking things inside of other things" time of year is inevitably upon us. </div>
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Most of these things inside of things fall into the traditionally squash-based category or the profoundly horrifying category (Turducken, anyone? Of course not, because it's fucking disgusting). </div>
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Now I'm not much of a stuffed squash person and my views on the other thing should be abundantly clear, but there is something about the concept that feels kind of right. </div>
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Putting foods inside of other foods seems appropriate as we're stuffing ourselves inside of long sleeve shirts inside of sweaters inside of coats. </div>
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So bake this cinnamon-oat crumble inside of apples. </div>
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It's like a winter coat for your insides. </div>
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Plus it's a dessert you can eat for breakfast and we all need more of that in our lives these days.</div>
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5-6 medium sized apples* (I use a mix of macintosh and cortland)</div>
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In the bowl of a food processor, combine butter, sugars, cinnamon, salt and vanilla.</div>
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Pulse until coarse crumbs form.</div>
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Core apples all the way through, slice off about 1/4" of the tops and scoop out flesh with a large spoon.</div>
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Leave about 1/4" of flesh on the sides and bottom of apples.</div>
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Take the flesh that has been scooped out of apples (plus apple tops) </div>
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Place apples, cut side up, into a glass or ceramic baking dish.</div>
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Add chopped apple pieces (and cranberries, if using) to the cinnamon-oat mix.</div>
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Stir to combine.</div>
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Spoon mixture into hollowed apples, pressing down to pack tightly.</div>
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You can test for doneness by inserting a sharp knife into one of their sides.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>I</strong></span>f you live in New England, come fall, you go apple picking. I'm pretty sure it's a law in most states. Like, if you don't go a guy in a tricornered hat shows up at your house on horseback and takes you at musket point. Either that or a hefty "apple-picking non-compliance" fine will be levied against you, probably hand delivered to your house by a guy wearing knickers and ringing a bell. So apple picking we go. Because, and I admit this grudgingly, its actually pretty fun. If you can get past the hordes of screaming children, ridiculous shtick-y corn mazes, and annoyingly packed hayrides full of suckers (hayrides are indeed for suckers, unless they're free. that's all I'll say on that subject), standing in a sun-soaked apple orchard, wearing a seasonally appropriate (!) sweater and picking fruit right from the tree is pretty much the best thing about fall. Throw donuts into the mix and the enjoyment level skyrockets. Sadly, for the more plant-based among us farmstand apple cider donuts are not an option. This has been an annual, almost soul-crushing disappointment for me. So this year, instead of giving the side-eye to every overjoyed person around me eagerly shoving </span>apple cider donuts into their facehole, I took action.<br />
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my head hurts and everything smells like berries...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>D</b></span>id you ever have one one of those delayed hangover mornings where you don't realize the full extent of your hungover-ness until you undertake a way too massive baking project? C'mon, anyone? This is not a situation I find myself in too frequently as of late; sadly (?) my reckless "party like a rock star all night then bake vegan treats all morning" days are waning. But the weekend will ALWAYS call for baked goods and in that two day span I will, on occasion, go a little to hard at the brown liquor. And yeah, on some mornings those two things can create slightly unpleasant overlap. Last Saturday was a full day and night of social consumption but I jumped out of bed the next morning bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and almost annoyingly pumped to make use of my handpicked raspberry haul from the previous week. I had battled many a bee for those perfect little berries and they were destined for greatness. So tea was made and dough was cranked out like nobody's business. Then the fatigue set in. My eyeballs started to feel dry and the thought of continuing to move my body in any way at all became massively unappealing. But I was already in too deep, raspberry pinwheels were the chosen course of action for the morning and there was no turning back. The rest was a blur of whirring food processor blades, berry-stained fingers and uncontrollable sweating, but at the end there they were.</div>
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It's not for everyone, but for those that can handle it...</div>
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Your head will hurt way less and there are still delicious baked goods at the end.</div>
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Combine flour and cononut oil in the bowl of a food processor. </div>
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Pulse until coarse crumbs form, about 30 seconds.</div>
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it will still be crumb-y but should hold together when you try to form a ball. </div>
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Turn dough out onto a piece of parchment and use your hands to form it into a ball.</div>
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Process until well combined and smooth, about 2-3 minutes, </div>
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</div>
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Cut rolled out dough into 12 equal sized squares.</div>
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Place a small scoop of filling, about 1Tbsp in the center of each piece of cut pastry.</div>
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Brush each folded pastry with melted coconut oil, dust with cane sugar, </div>
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Bake for 18-24 minutes, until pastry is ever so slightly browned.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(+ Record Shopping </span>&<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Sky Gazing)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>L</b></span>ast week was kind of shitty. Lots of unanticipated stress and weirdness. Lots of scattered thoughts and interrupted sleep, lots of anxious heart pounding, lots of forgetting to eat for an entire day. Nothing earth shattering, just...disrupting. So the weekend called for some serious food therapy, hence waffles, and some serious soul therapy, hence flipping through bins of musty old records. </div>
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Both helpful in their own ways, though one smells significantly better. </div>
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A little riff on <a href="http://slowclubcookery.blogspot.com/2012/12/vegan-yeasted-waffles.html">an old favorite</a> because, as we all know, </div>
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everything's better with coconut. </div>
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<b>Yeasted Whole Wheat-Vanilla</b><b>Waffles </b></div>
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(serves 4/ makes about 12 waffles)</div>
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1 1/2c whole wheat flour</div>
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additional 2-3tsp unrefined sugar + 1/2tsp vanilla paste for coconut cream</div>
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Refrigerate an unopened 14oz cans of coconut milk (look for an organic brand with minimal preservatives) overnight or for at least 6 hours.</div>
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Gently warm coconut milk, either in a microwave or on the stovetop.</div>
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Kara Voskianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551731121425091547noreply@blogger.com8Jamaica Plain, MA 0213042.3097365 -71.11514310000001242.2627695 -71.19582410000001 42.3567035 -71.034462100000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128718901683218946.post-88560957619504057532014-09-03T18:34:00.002-04:002014-09-03T18:39:12.541-04:00"Thank You, Summer" Ratatouille + 36 Hours in Midcoast Maine.<div style="text-align: center;">
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good times, (metaphorical) noodle salad.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>W</b></span>hen I originally posted this recipe just about a year ago my folks were packing up the last of their boxes and getting ready to make the permanent move from Virginia to Maine and I wasn't handling it particularly well. It's hard to let go of a place where so many of your firsts happened. First steps, first words, first kiss, first love, first heartbreak...you know the drill. At the time it felt like the end of an unbearably large number of things; I pulled out of the driveway for the last time<br />
and cried all the way across the blue ridge mountains. </div>
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Melodramatic, I know, but that's how it went down. </div>
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And that's probably why I gave this recipe such a depressing name the first time around. Summer's End Ratatouille?? Sheesh. Shoulda just called it "we all die" vegetable medley... Over the past year I've come to realize that home is where your people are, that past is past, present is present, and memories are yours regardless of where your parents live. I've also come to realize that (as a tidy little bonus) coastal Maine is a pretty kick-ass place for said people to be, especially in the summertime. </div>
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So, in the spirit of newfound emotional maturity,<br />
I'm re-branding this recipe "thank you, summer" ratatouille. </div>
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No melodrama, no sad-sackery. </div>
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Just an unabashed appreciation of the season, while it lasts. </div>
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Knowing full well it'll be back around again soon enough.<br />
Nothing but good times and noodle salad (bonus points if you get that reference).</div>
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1 large onion (yellow or red), thinly sliced</div>
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two bell peppers, green red or yellow, sliced thin</div>
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Diced eggplant (any variety), about 3-4 cups</div>
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THIS PLACE. Currently topping the ever-growing list of reasons to hop in the car and head north (sorry, mom) is the<a href="http://www.theholydonut.com/index.php/flavorslist"> Holy Donut in Portland, ME</a>, the cutest little donut shop you ever did see. They make a traditional Maine potato donut and now offer TWO (squee!) daily vegan flavors- cinnamon sugar and a rotating berry glaze. </div>
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They sell out super quick in the summertime, so get there early. Or, if you give 24 hours notice, they'll make you a dozen special order style. I've been three times this summer and come out empty handed twice. My look of disappointment must have been absolutely soul-crushing the last time because the lovely woman behind the counter pulled me to the side and placed not one but two free donut coupons in my hand. A hero among mere mortals, she is. </div>
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Chase's Daily in Belfast, ME is climbing the list rapidly. A gorgeous vegetarian restaurant, cafe, bakery, indoor farmers' market that I've heard about for years but somehow never been to. Setting aside the food (which was SPECTACULAR) for a moment, the produce set up in the back is something out of a dream. Spare walls lined with rows of gorgeous fruits and vegetables, all grown on the restaurant owners' family farm and all displayed within perfectly weathered wire bins or antiqued enameled bowls and buckets. Swoon. Produce as art/ produce IS art. </div>
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Now for the food- Mom ordered the pasta special (all made in-house) and I ordered the yellow curry fried rice (brown rice cooked with a lightly spiced yellow curry, scallions, bok choy, potatoes, thai basil, parsley, lightly crisped tofu and pickled Hungarian peppers- all veggies from the Chase's Daily family farm). One of the best meals of my life. Seriously. So simple but perfect in every conceivable way. </div>
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Then there was <a href="http://www.harvestmoonpizza.com/">Harvest Moon pizza</a> in Waldoboro. Again. Perfect every time. </div>
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to old friends and new. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Doin' All The Things.</span></div>
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(also, i'm kinda famous now.)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I</b></span> stumbled across these Hmong Farms-grown <a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/growing-burr-gherkins-zmaz08djzgoe.aspx">maxixie cucumbers</a> at the Brookline farmers' market last week. After excitedly staring at them for a good two minutes I picked out what looked like a good bunch (?) and brought them to the cashier. My gleeful confusion was not exactly mirrored by the guy who sold them to me, but I would not be deterred. I had no idea what they were or what to do with them but was absolutely certain that they needed to be mine. Find a strange, vaguely Seussian variety of gherkin while doing your weekly produce shopping? </div>
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The only option is to pickle the hell out of it. </div>
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<b>Garlicky Small Batch Spiny Gherkin </b></div>
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<b>(Maxixie Cucumber) Pickles</b></div>
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(makes one quart or two pints)</div>
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1 bunch spiny gherkins (also know as maxixe cucumbers), about 8</div>
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1c apple cider vinegar</div>
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4 garlic cloves, smashed</div>
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1 large head of dried dill, or 2 teaspoons dill seed</div>
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1Tbsp kosher salt</div>
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1/2tsp brown mustard seeds</div>
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Add garlic, mustard seeds and dill seeds to a clean quart canning jar, </div>
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Wash and thoroughly scrub gherkins, then cut lengthwise into quarters or eighths, </div>
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depending on your pickle thickness preference.</div>
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Whisk together vinegar, water, salt and sugar until dissolved.</div>
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And now, a little note to all of my Boston-area peeps on the subject of donuts: did you know that <a href="http://boston.eater.com/archives/2014/05/12/union-square-donuts-introduces-a-vegan-donut.php">Union Square Donuts</a> is making VEGAN DONUTS in their shop every Saturday??? I literally squealed (there may also have been some swearing...) and did a happy dance when I heard the news. Then I got my ass to Somerville, stood in line (WORTH IT) and ate way too many donuts.<br />
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And also, I'm kinda famous now. Not really, not at all...but I do have a recipe in this week's <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/26/heathly-snacks-recipes-halva-popcorn-cookie-pate-10-best?commentpage=1">Guardian Cook</a>. Squee! Paprika-lime chard chips FTW.<br />
That means for the win, mom. Sheesh...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">snackage, 10 best variety.</td></tr>
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And then I saw my favorite (current) band for the second and third time this month. This is what happiness looks like. If you're not listening to <a href="http://titusandronicus.net/">Titus Andronicus</a> </div>
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Kara Voskianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551731121425091547noreply@blogger.com2Jamaica Plain, MA 0213042.3097365 -71.11514310000001242.2627695 -71.19582410000001 42.3567035 -71.034462100000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128718901683218946.post-88543932084894367572014-08-22T12:40:00.001-04:002014-08-27T14:31:06.439-04:00Bulgur-Lentil Salad with Preserved Lemon, Cucumber and Mint.<div style="text-align: center;">
true love salad days.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Bulgur-Lentil Salad </span>with<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Preserved Lemon, Cucumber </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Mint.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I</b></span> couldn't live without cucumbers. Or, more accurately, I <i>could</i> live without them but their absence would cause me to spiral into an deep, dark food-based depression from which there would be little to no chance of recovery. I'd shuffle around the kitchen, muttering about how good things used to be between us, cucumbers and I. About how I was sure from the first time we met that it was gonna be a long-haul kind of thing. I'd bore my friends with old stories of our perfect summers together, all vine-y, gourd-y love. Of dirty fingernails and straight-from-the-garden goodness. Of Maine vacations spent biting into lemon cucumbers like apples. Love would begin to feel foreign and alienating and I'd stay up nights wondering<br />
how I could have been so wrong in thinking we were forever.<br />
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The point of all this rambling is to say that you are my everything, Cucumis Sativus.<br />
Don't ever leave, I'd be lost (and probably pretty annoying) without you.<br />
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And not to take anything away from this epic love manifesto,<br />
but preserved lemon and fresh mint are pretty dope, too...<br />
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with <b>Preserved Lemon, Cucumber </b>&<b> Mint.</b><br />
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1/2c dry medium grain bulgur wheat<br />
3/4c brown lentils, rinsed and picked over<br />
1 large bunch fresh mint, sliced into thin ribbons (<a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/11/knife-kills-how-to-chiffonade-mint-and-other-leafy-herbs.html">chiffonade</a>), about 1 cup<br />
3 pickling cucumbers, skin on, thinly sliced<br />
1 medium sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced<br />
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3Tbsp extra virgin olive oil<br />
1tsp apple cider vinegar<br />
2Tbsp fresh lemon juice<br />
1 1/2tsp finely minced preserved lemon<br />
1 1/2tsp smoked salt<br />
2tsp nutritional yeast<br />
1/2tsp cracked black pepper<br />
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extra mint + cracked black pepper for garnish.<br />
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Prepare bulgur according to package instructions. Fluff with fork and allow to cool.<br />
Place rinsed lentils in a medium saucepan and add water to cover.<br />
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low.<br />
Simmer for 20 minutes, adding more water as needed to keep lentils covered.<br />
Drain and allow to cool.<br />
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Combine cooled bulgur wheat and lentils in a medium mixing bowl.<br />
Add sliced onions and cucumbers.<br />
Reserve one pinch of mint for garnish and add rest to bulgur-lentil mixture.<br />
Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, preserved lemon, salt, pepper<br />
and nutritional yeast and pour over salad.<br />
Stir gently to combine.<br />
Garnish with reserved mint and extra black pepper.<br />
Serve at room temperature or cold.<br />
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frittered and rocked.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Fresh Corn, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Basil </span>&<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Sweet Onion</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Quinoa </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Fritters</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">D</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">usting off an old favorite for you guys today because...SUMMER.</span> </div>
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<b>Fresh Corn, Basil & Sweet Onion Quinoa Fritters</b></div>
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1c quinoa/ 2c water</div>
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1 cob of sweet corn, shucked and grated (approximately 1/3c)</div>
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1/2c whole wheat flour</div>
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1/3c minced sweet onion</div>
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1/2c minced basil</div>
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2Tbsp ground flax seeds</div>
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6Tbsp boiling water</div>
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2Tbsp nutritional yeast</div>
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2tsp sea salt</div>
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1tsp black pepper</div>
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1tsp crushed red pepper</div>
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1tsp paprika</div>
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Oil for frying</div>
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Link to the original recipe <a href="http://slowclubcookery.blogspot.com/2013/08/quinoa-fritters-with-fresh-corn-basil.html">here</a>.<br />
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schmidtomatoes, an upton varietal (if you know, you know).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">eaten. <br />
vegan pizza by-the-slice makes life worth living (at Nice Slice, Providence RI)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rocked.<br />
Titus Andronicus at the Met in Pawtucket, RI.</td></tr>
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Kara Voskianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551731121425091547noreply@blogger.com4Jamaica Plain, MA 0213042.3097365 -71.11514310000001242.2627695 -71.19582410000001 42.3567035 -71.034462100000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128718901683218946.post-8270948240333490892014-08-12T14:58:00.000-04:002014-08-13T10:01:51.224-04:00Wild Blueberry & Nectarine Cobbler plus Scenes from the Weekend<div style="text-align: center;">
hashtag BLUEBERRIES.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>n my world, summer and Maine are inextricably linked. Summer will always mean Maine, and Maine summers will always mean wild blueberries. In August they are EVERYWHERE. At markets, in parking lot fruit stands, for sale on the side of the road (every. single. road.) and they are perfect.<br />
Summer also means fruit cobbler.<br />
The more clever among you can probably see where I'm going with this...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">souvenirs. </td></tr>
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2c wild blueberries, washed and patted dry</div>
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Melt coconut oil in an 8" square baking dish by placing it in the oven while heating.</div>
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Sift together dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cabin life.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all the little lad's everything.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">get thee to harvest moon pizza in waldoboro, me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and eat this while you're there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">quite possibly the best thing i've ever put in my mouth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all the best antique tool barns have cookbook shelves. {Liberty Tool Company, Liberty, ME}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">super moon rise. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this stuff...</td></tr>
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ooh...shiny.<br />
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And those $7 bags of raw kale chips? Don't even get me started. </div>
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But the farmers' market is a whole 'nother story. I never fail to get distracted by shiny, new, delicious things and if those things are affordable, all the better. When these ridiculously photogenic squash blossoms caught my eye on the way out of the farmers' market yesterday I HAD to have them.<br />
And only three dollars for 12 of the most gorgeous flowers you ever did see?<br />
No self respecting, produce loving cheapskate could pass that up.<br />
I plunked down some cash and made them mine.<br />
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<b>Pan Fried Squash Blossoms </b>with<br />
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1 bunch squash blossoms, about 12, </div>
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preferably with stems attached</div>
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3/4c raw walnut pieces</div>
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1 clove garlic</div>
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2Tbsp nutritional yeast</div>
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1Tbsp fresh lemon juice</div>
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1/2tsp mellow white miso</div>
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1/2tsp ground sea salt</div>
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1/4tsp cracked black pepper</div>
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1-2Tbsp water</div>
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2-3Tbsp olive oil, for frying<br />
extra lemon juice and black pepper for garnish.</div>
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Cover raw walnuts with filtered water and soak for one hour.</div>
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Gently wash squash blossoms and allow to dry, leaving stems attached.</div>
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Add drained soaked walnuts, garlic, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, miso, salt and pepper to the bowl of a food processor. </div>
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Add water gradually, until mixture is smooth. </div>
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Spoon walnut mixture into a piping bag fitted with a standard sized tip.</div>
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If you don't have a piping bag, simply spoon the mix into<br />
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Pipe a small amount of ricotta into the center of each blossom, about 2-3 teaspoons.</div>
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Once done, you can snip off most of the remaining stems, I like to leave about half an inch behind, this makes it much easier to turn the blossoms<br />
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Pre heat a medium sized skillet over medium high heat (non stick works best) </div>
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Add blossoms 2-3 at a time. </div>
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Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned and lightly crisped.</div>
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Remove from heat and place on paper towels to blot.</div>
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Serve warm with a splash of fresh lemon juice and a dusting of cracked black pepper.</div>
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Side note:</div>
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I choose not to batter these before frying, but am thinking a mix of flax seed, water and coconut milk + a cornmeal dredge would be fantastic. </div>
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Stay tuned, I'll be testing that theory soon.<br />
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live in the (berry stained) now.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Stoneground Cornmeal Muffins</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I</b></span>t recently came to my attention that I've been approaching this whole strawberry thing wrong for a good portion of my adult life</span>. Call it something of a culinary epiphany. Each year I dutifully drive to the u-pick, spend the better part of an afternoon plucking perfectly ripe little gems straight from the plant, haul my pounds and pounds of berries back home and proceed to jam and can for what feels like days. Because of this my pantry shelves look mighty impressive, and I always have holiday gifts covered, but I eat shamefully few strawberries during their sadly brief season. As this summer began, I took stock of my still jam-packed (that's a pun, mind you) larder and decided NEVER AGAIN. Too much damn jam and not enough berries in my belly. This year I'm making a change. No more unnecessary self-denial.</div>
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<b>Strawberry-Balsamic </b></div>
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<b>Stoneground Cornmeal Muffins</b></div>
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(makes 1 dozen medium muffins)</div>
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1c stoneground cornmeal</div>
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1 1/4c whole wheat pastry flour</div>
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1/2c unrefined sugar</div>
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1Tbsp baking powder</div>
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1tsp baking soda</div>
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1/2tsp finely ground sea salt</div>
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2tsp apple cider vinegar</div>
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1.5tsp vanilla extract</div>
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2c fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered</div>
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1Tbsp fresh lemon juice</div>
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1c unsweetened non dairy milk</div>
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1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar</div>
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1/4c canola or other neutral oil</div>
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extra sugar for dusting tops of muffins</div>
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Pre heat oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.</div>
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Combine quartered strawberries and balsamic vinegar in a small bow,<br />
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Whisk together dry ingredients (cornmeal, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, sugar) in a large mixing bowl.</div>
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Add non dairy milk, vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and oil.</div>
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Stir until well combined.</div>
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Gently fold in balsamic coated strawberries. Do not over mix.<br />
Fill lined muffin tins 2/3 full and dust tops with a pinch of extra sugar.<br />
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until tops are lightly browned<br />
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Transfer to cooling rack.<br />
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Kara Voskianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551731121425091547noreply@blogger.com2Jamaica Plain, MA 0213042.3097365 -71.11514310000001242.2627695 -71.19582410000001 42.3567035 -71.034462100000013