Category Archives: Side dishes

Forbidden Rice Salad

Forbidden rice is so wonderfully amazing.  With its chewy texture and deep purple hue, it is as striking as it is tasty.
If you have not yet experienced the taste/texture/greatness of Forbidden rice, it’s worth tracking down.  It is, without a doubt, the best rice I have ever enjoyed… and it’s practically black.  Very cool.

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Green Curry Butternut Squash Bisque

Can the world use another Curried Butternut Squash Soup recipe?
I think so.
I made this yesterday for lunch and found it so surprisingly easy and yummy that I wanted to share it.  I have honestly never made any kind of squash soup before this, but I have seen numerous beautiful photos from some of my favorite [...]

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Black Rice Phyllo Tarts

With Thanksgiving coming soon, I know I’ve been focusing on all the goodies that will grace our table as we sit down to our feast.  But what about  the appetizers?  If you are having company, and dinner won’t be ready right away, appetizers certainly come in handy.
Think of all of your poor hungry guests who [...]

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Appalachian Pierogi

This is more of a how-to, rather than a recipe.  But I would like to share my basic process of creating a dish that has served my family happily for many years.  There are so many variations on pierogi… but I find this version to be pretty fool-proof.  And, it’s really the only kind I [...]

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Veggie Mash-Up Casserole with Daiya

Yay! I got some Daiya.  I’ve topped pizza, grilled “cheese” sandwiches, eaten it straight from the bag, and each time I have been thoroughly satisfied.  But, I wanted to test out its ‘casserole’ abilities -to see if the “cheese” could be crispy and melty at the same time.  It has been quite a while since [...]

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Pumpkin Apple Ginger Soup

This is by far the best “convenient” soup I have ever made.  The second I tasted it, I knew I would be devouring the entire pot.  I have been on a canned pumpkin binge ever since I made  this pumpkin chili recipe from GlueandGlitter.com.  That particular recipe inspired me to combine everything under the sun [...]

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Jeweled Basmati Rice

This is a simple and elegant dish that will work in just about any circumstance, whether it be a main dish, side dish, or holiday take along.  I was inspired by looking at some beautiful photographs of foods from Iran.  I love the color combination of the pistachios and cranberries, along with the lovely orange-y [...]

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Platskis (Polish for Latkes)

I have got a lot of Polish in me- in lineage as well as culinary preferences.  My mother has blessed me with so many good Polish recipes over the years and had created very fond food memories for me in my childhood.  And what she had taught me had been handed down for generations.  I [...]

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Homestyle Potato Soup

Today is the first day of VeganMofo!!  And to kick off October I wanted to include a recipe for a quick, easy, and lowfat delight that always perks me up during the colder weather: Potato Soup.  This particular potato soup is thick, flavorful, and very filling.  It also keeps well frozen or refrigerated.  So, one [...]

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Spanakopita

Since l last made baklava, I went a little crazy and over-stocked up on the phyllo dough.  Instead of making even more baklava to promptly eat in one sitting, I decided to make a vegan version of something I haven’t had in a very long time: spanakopita. A great roux and tofu mixture does a [...]

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Mushroom and Asparagus Tart

I don’t know where this recipe came from.  I was mostly experimenting with the enormous amount of asparagus and mushrooms we had in the fridge.  It was a good discovery.  The filling in the pie makes it taste like a mushroom casserole…minus the fork, since it is firm  The asparagus can be mixed in with [...]

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Spanish Rice

This is the only recipe I have ever used for Spanish Rice.  In fact, this was one of the first recipes I learned to cook as a wee teenager. (Im still much better at baking :)  I have no clue as to its authenticity, but it sure does taste awesome.  Very simple to make, and [...]

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