August 2010
1 post
Adventures in "Yum Yum Sauce"
Have you ever been to a Japanese steak house/Japanese fast food joint and eaten a mysteriously delicious and PINK sauce?  Well, I HAVE.  Specifically at Samurai Express in Tallahassee, Fl.  I would drive almost all the way out of town to get fried rice with mixed veggies and shrimp doused in this heroin-like pink tangy sauce.  After a few hours of research (I can waste time like NO other) I...
Aug 11th
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Oh KALE yeah!
After spending the better part of a half an hour trying to come up with a clever title for this post, I have begun to blog… full aware that “kale” does not remotely rhyme with “hell” unless said in just the right southern twang.   ANYWAY, kale was our first cooking challenge and since I hadn’t cooked it before, I scoured the internets looking for delicious vegan...
Aug 1st
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July 2010
4 posts
Tomato Basil Cream Pasta
So admittedly I’m little obsessed with VeganYumYum right now. This is only the second recipe I have made from that blog, but man it totally lived up to the YumYum in the title. I haven’t had a creamy pasta in sooo long (lactose, ya know), so when I saw this I had to make it. It combined so many things I love: it’s super easy, super fast, and uses fresh basil. This might be the...
Jul 25th
Avocado Toast
Just ate this for lunch. It totally hit the spot.  From VegWeb Ingredients:     2 slices multigrain bread     1 avocado, pitted & scooped into a bowl     1/4 teaspoon lemon juice     1 teaspoon olive oil     1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes     pinch salt Directions: 1. Toast the bread to your desired crispiness. 2. Mash the avocado with lemon juice. I find a potato masher works best but a...
Jul 19th
Marmalade Tofu with Kale and Lemon Pearl Couscous
First blog post of the Becca, Becca and Jesse cross-country cooking blog!  So as this week was kale week, I decided to make Marmalade Tofu with Kale and Lemon Pearl Couscous. I found the recipe on VeganYumYum.com. Her food pictures are so pretty that everything looks delicious; I had to try it.  This was a meal of firsts for me. I’ve never baked tofu, made couscous or kale. That said, I...
Jul 16th