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Mock Chopped Liver Pate

Posted: Saturday, September 30th, 2006 @ 5:46 pm in Vegetarian, Recipes | No Comments »

I love chopped liver pate, unfortunately I’m not real fond of spending a few days on the CCU floor.  When I ran across this recipe, I skeptically tried it.  It’s not exactly chopped liver but it is a healthy and flavorful spread.  
1 cup lentils, uncooked (7 1/2 ounces)
4 cups water
2 t. vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
1/4 t. […]

Vegan Selections at Las Vegas Chain Restaurants

Posted: Monday, September 18th, 2006 @ 6:46 pm in Las Vegas Restaurants, Vegetarian | No Comments »

For all vegetarians and vegans, I found this link for vegan selections at restaurant chains that might be helpful if you are eating out.  Most of these are Las Vegas Restaurants.

My Grandmother’s Oatmeal Cookies

Posted: Saturday, September 16th, 2006 @ 1:17 pm in Vegetarian, Recipes | No Comments »

I have fond memories of these oatmeal cookies.  They are great with some peanut butter spread on them.
3/4 cup shortning
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup and 2 T flour
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1/3 cup milk
1 t cinnamon
1 t vanilla
1 cup raisins
3 cups oats
Cream shortenting and sugar.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  Sift together […]

Easy Black Bean Gazpacho

Posted: Sunday, September 10th, 2006 @ 8:20 pm in Vegetarian, Recipes | 1 Comment »

Here is an easy and healthy Gazpacho recipe that is perfect for a light Summer meal.
2 - 28oz cans petite diced tomatoes (drained) - I use Hunts
24oz V8 vegetable juice
2 - 15oz cans black beans (drained)
1 cup peeled seeded and diced cucumber
1/2 cup diced green pepper
1/2 cup diced red pepper
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
4 Tablespoons Italian […]

What’s The Deal With Ranch Dressing ?

Posted: Sunday, August 6th, 2006 @ 9:37 pm in Vegetarian | No Comments »

Perhaps you’ve never noticed this, but being a self-declared ranch dressing aficianado, I have a ranch dilemma.  As a vegetarian, I eat a lot of salad.  Now, when we eat out, this usually isn’t a problem.  Most restaurants have delicious, spicy, flavorful ranch dressing on offer.  But when I get to the grocery store, I […]

The Hunt for Spicy Eggplant

Posted: Saturday, July 29th, 2006 @ 12:50 pm in Vegetarian | 2 Comments »

Being a vegetarian dating a Jewish foodie from New York has had its problems. One of the first to present itself was the Chinese food issue. My fiancee grew up eating Charlie Mom’s for Christmas Eve dinner, while I’ve spent the fifteen years of my vegetarianism suffering through plates of boring stir-fried vegetables anytime I […]