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Posted in Quick, Raves, Recipe, Tips, Vegan, Vegetarian on Feb 3rd, 2010
A few weeks ago I made a vinaigrette with lemon juice instead of vinegar and some maple syrup as a sweetener, and I immediately fell in love with the combination.
Apparently, I am not the only one: Just a week later, I found myself at Back Forty – a terrific joint – eating brussels sprouts with [...]
Posted in Cheap, Philosophy, Quick, Recipe, Vegan, Vegetarian on Nov 3rd, 2009
Here at Food Junta, we talk a fair amount about the realities of eating local, sustainable, organic, etc etc food on a meager, twenty-something (or any-something) budget. The fact of the matter is that for most of us, it’s not so realistic to be perfect eaters, in terms of not just cost, but also time [...]
I’ve noticed that a lot of people decide to teetotal during the month of January. Seems it’s a kind of cleansing; a kind of New Year’s resolution; or maybe it’s just the kind of crowd I tend to hang out with. Well, I am not abstaining from alcohol for the month, but I did give [...]
Posted in Quick, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Nov 18th, 2008
Few things make a dish sound fancier than the addition of some kind of sauce.
With the exception those for pasta, sauces are generally considered the domain of restaurant chefs with their balsamic reductions, sherry creams, and bechamels. But there are plenty of easy sauces, and they are a great option when you are trying to [...]