It’s a New Year’s Day tradition to eat foods that set you up right for good fortune in the new year. It’s sympathetic magic. The greens you eat on this day are supposed to lead to lots of paper money; the sliced carrots, to coins. And here’s a plus. This dish in particular, having no meat,… Continue reading Vegan Greens for New Year’s Day — Kale and Carrots
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Baba Ghannouj
1 large eggplant¼ cup tahinijuice of one lemon2 tablespoons olive oil2 cloves garlic½ medium onion (optional)salt or tamari to tastepepper Cook eggplant allow to cool enough to handle. Slip off peel. Blend all ingredients together. Add salt and pepper to taste
Guacamole (Food Network)
4 ripe avocados, peeled and seeded, and cut into large chunks1 teaspoon ground cumin1 ripe medium Roma tomato, seeded and diced½ cup minced sweet white onion2 Serrano chiles, seeded and minced¼ cup chopped cilantro4 tablespoons fresh lime juicehot pepper sauce, salt and white pepper to taste Place cut-up avocados in large bowl and mash coarsely… Continue reading Guacamole (Food Network)
Hot Cheese and Spinach Dip
This is another appetizer that would go perfectly with toasted pita bread triangles. 2 tablespoons butter¼ cup chopped onion2 cloves garlic, minced1 tablespoon flour1 ¾ cup half-and-half2 packages (9 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained1 cup shredded cheddar cheese1 ounce package dried vegetable soup mix¼ cup shredded… Continue reading Hot Cheese and Spinach Dip
Frankfurters Hawaiian
This is one of those beloved family recipes that is more important to preserve than it is to eat. We have the original card upon which the recipe was typed by my spouse’s mom, with her own hand-written tips and modifications – like the note written in red felt-tip pen suggesting an alternative to seasoned… Continue reading Frankfurters Hawaiian
Inyo Country Store Lentil Soup — Dry Sherry Is Not Optional!
Life is too short to drink instant coffee or bad wine. – Proverbs of Sparrow Hikers visiting Inyo National Forest in Inyo County, California stumbled upon the Inyo Country Store. They were coming in after a long hike and they were hungry, and ordered the lentil soup. It was so good, the hikers asked for… Continue reading Inyo Country Store Lentil Soup — Dry Sherry Is Not Optional!
Natural Messages — Tofu-Millet Casserole
Some of the recipes in The Blonde Box have a long history before I took charge of them. With others, I can roughly pinpoint when I got them. This is one of those recipes. My better half and I had returned home from a couple of years in a distant city, and we brought with… Continue reading Natural Messages — Tofu-Millet Casserole
Recipes out of the Blond Box 