Those of you who are regular readers of The Wimpy Vegetarian will no doubt have run across various references to Susan’s spouse, the resolute carnivore. That’s me. I am really an omnivore, but lean (no pun intended) towards the meat-eater side of the table. But [...]
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White Christmas
We arrived in Tahoe to a snow storm that closed roads due to avalanches. After two days of storming while we sat by the fire and savored the glory of it all, we woke to brilliant sunshine. I took some photos of the glistening snow [...]
Holding Life a Little Closer
Life unarguably goes on, even in the face of horrific tragedy. Tomorrow the alarm will blare, we will go to work, stop at the grocery store, and run some errands; and I will resume with a new recipe. But even in this world where wars, [...]
Gifts From the Kitchen – #SundaySupper Gift Ideas for You
As we roll into a time of the year where we exchange gifts with friends and family, nothing warms the heart more than a personal gift from the kitchen. Last year I posted a series a Gifts From the Kitchen, including snacks, fruit butters, spice [...]
Food Bloggers Support for Sandy – #FBS4Sandy
With every fresh wave of photos I see from the devastation left in the wake of Sandy, I’m stunned anew by the images. It’s hard to grasp from 3000 miles away how much people have lost, and how long it will take to recover. It’s [...]
Roasting a Pumpkin
Who knew this would be so easy and so rewarding? I’ve used canned pumpkin for years without a trace of guilt. But this year, motivated by this blog posting by BakerStreet, I decided to try my hand at roasting my own. So off to the [...]
Homemade Vegetable Stock
I have a few posts for you today for pantry items that come together in a great Pumpkin Polenta with an Apple Feta Compote I’ll post tomorrow. First up: making your own vegetable stock. Making vegetable stock is such an easy thing to do, and [...]
What’s your favorite kitchen tool?
Think about it for a minute. What’s your favorite tool in the kitchen that you go to time after time? It might be an appliance makes your life easy in some way. Or it might be an old muffin pan you have of your [...]
Slow Food: Cooking Chickpeas
Slow soak + slow cook + slow cooling off yields the best results in cooking chickpeas from a dried form. Just consider that this is a trip to the spa for little beans, to bring out the best in them. Just like how it [...]
Chickpeas!
Tomorrow I’ll be posting a favorite recipe of mine for a Pan-Fried Chickpea Salad with a Curried Yogurt dressing that I’ve modified quite a bit over the last year from the first time I saw this great recipe on 101 Cookbooks. And I’ll be posting [...]
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I'm Susan, thank you for visiting my food blog! I enrolled in culinary school after many years in business as a gift to myself to follow my heart and create a life around food. I've now fallen in love with writing and photography as well, and am thoroughly enjoying this new life I'm still creating.
Inspired by the book "In Defense of Food", I began infusing more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains into my everyday diet. Meat and fish will never be completely gone from my diet, but they're no longer the main event on my plate. On the other hand, my husband is a determined carnivore, creating a challenge for me to create dishes that will entice him. Whether you're vegetarian, or just wanting to eat less meat, I hope you'll find inspiration here to try something new to add to your own table.
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