Yesterday was Memorial Day, which means it’s officially Mexican-food-all-the-time season! Avocados, tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro are in season, so there’s really no other option than Mexican food… all of the days. Yet is it just me who has trouble thinking of interested side dishes to go with Mexican dinners? Refried beans from a can retain their…
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Chilled Avocado Soup
Is it just me or do they seem to be giving away avocados at the store right now? Living in the South, we don’t really enjoy dirt cheap avocados most of the year–nothing like how it was when I lived in Austin, TX–but right now, they seem to be just everything. And you know I’m…
Cucumber Ginger Mocktail
No.. mom, no. Calm down. Seriously, no! I’m not pregnant. But I have a ton of friends who are (like the painfully adorable A Teaspoon of Happiness), and even O and I are trying to cut down on our booze consumption right now. We know that alcohol isn’t exactly healthy, especially if it’s something more…
Raw Vanilla Fudge (Vegan, Paleo, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free)
I fell in love with raw desserts in one fell swoop. Convinced they would taste like, uh, blended dates, my mind was blown when I discovered, through an entry-level raw brownie, how rich and complex the flavors could be when you combined raw, natural ingredients. On top of that, these raw desserts are, what, healthy?!…
Baba Ganoush
Until recently, I’d never had baba ganoush.. in my life. I’d always assumed it to be soft and squishy, bitter or watery (like poorly prepared eggplant!)–analogous to its violet mother nightshade. But a few months ago, a small plate, with a sparkling thread of olive oil draped over the ridges, was placed before me, and…
Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce
You’re a little late for Cinco de Mayo, you might say. Why aren’t you like other bloggers who publish 25-Margaritas-for-Cinco-de-Mayo posts weeks in advance?, you might say. We don’t even like vegan nacho cheese sauce, you might say. And you’ll be wrong, on all counts. Except I really did intend to publish a list of…
