If you’re bad at baking and you want to look fancy without trying, I suggest taking tip from the French. They know how to fake it, and by fake it I mean make a Galette. That’s not why I made a galette this weekend. I was actually all hot for blueberry pie. Turns out,…
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Falafel: Can It Be Waffled? The Fawaffle
Back in the early days of my vegetarianism, I didn’t care about carbs and I ate falafel by the fistful. Nowadays? Different story. I found out the hard way that those pesky “portions” that nutritionists talk about actually carry some value. One being that you cannot consume your body weight in falafel and continue about…
Not Your Girl Scout’s Cookies: Gluten Free Thin Mints
Spill. What’s your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? Before I took on my vow of chastity for all things gluten, I used to get down on some Girl Scout cookies. Flavor? All of them. Amount? All of them. Time of Day? All of them. As you can see, this presents a problem both on a…
Burger With The Works; Hold The Carbs. Portabella Mushroom Cap Burger Buns
Sometimes I just need to sink my teeth into some buns. Disperse, pervs. I’m talkin burgers. It’s not necessarily the carbs or the meat that I miss, though I’d be lying if I said I never miss carbs. Sometimes when it’s late at night and I’m all alone, I think about the good…
Salads That Don’t Suck-Blood Orange & Arugula Salad
For starters, I like to think I’m not an enormous complainer. That being said, last year I complained about not getting on the blood orange bandwagon early enough for my Dark Chocolate Salted Orange Bars…in about 500 words, give or take. Mostly because they had to be prepared with your average, run-of-the-mill oranges. How embarrassing, amiright? …
Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha Rockin’ Everywhere: Roasted Veggie Buddha Bowl with a Sundried Tomato Spread
SO I belong to a “Word of the Day” email thing. Yah. It’s a thing. If you want to get pretend smart, HERE is how you sign up. Knock yourselves out. I started it way back when I was doing scholarship pageants and I needed to round out my vocabulary. “Passionate” and “honestly” can only…