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Vegetarian

Fresh, Easy Salsa

August 28, 2010

This is one of the best salsas I’ve had in a while. It requires few ingredients, is all natural, and can be whipped up in no time. It’s not only delicious, but absolutely gorgeous. Ingredients: 1 tomato chopped (or use a handful of cherry or grape tomatoes) juice of 1 lime (add zest if you [...]

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Road Food Veggie Style

August 26, 2010

Last weekend, my boyfriend and I drove down to the family farm. I love a good road trip, but I hate the food options. Every exit sign is a veritable cornucopia of fast food chain restaurants- Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Arby’s, Chick fil A, etc. Don’t even get me started on the so-called “food” products found in [...]

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Salt the Eggplant

August 2, 2010

I’ve never been a fan of eggplant. It’s too bitter. The taste permeates and overpowers the other flavors of a dish. Blech. But when I was in China, I discovered that it wasn’t the eggplant I didn’t like, but the way it was prepared. Each time I tasted a Chinese eggplant dish, I fell in [...]

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Chinese home cookin’

July 12, 2010

My favorite foods are simple, comfort foods no matter what nationality the dish. Last week, after long and exhausting days of discovering Beijing, all I wanted to do was sit down to a relaxing meal to regain my energy and rest my aching feet. I was lucky enough to find two such meals at a [...]

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The Book Worm

July 8, 2010

After several days in the bustling city of Beijing, I was in need of some quiet, relaxing down time. My friend took me to The Book Worm, a western-style coffee shop/lounge/library in the Chao Yang district of Beijing where all the servers speak english and you can get typical american, brit and aussie fare. The [...]

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Chinese Mall Food

July 8, 2010

Monday was a scorcher with temperatures reaching nearly 100 degrees in Beijing! It was much too hot to do any outdoor sightseeing. The very thought of standing on steamy pavement in a long, crowded line with the blazing sun beating down on my back made me want to pass out from heat exhaustion. I decided [...]

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Tips for the Veggie in China

July 4, 2010

Thanks to one of my well-traveled friends, I am able to arm you with a few necessary phrases for finding and ordering vegetarian fare. 我吃素食 － Wo chi (pronounced kind of like chir) su shi (pronounced kind of like sue shir). This literally means, “I eat vegetarian food,” but it’s equivalent to saying, “I’m a [...]

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Jet lagged vegetarian

July 4, 2010

So, I made it to China in one piece! I’ve been here for about two days now but, unfortunately, after the 14 hr flight and 12 hr time difference (and let’s not forget the sweltering heat!) I am still pretty jet lagged. I slept most of the first day which meant that I didn’t really [...]

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Pan roasted broccoli

June 24, 2010

This is my favorite way to eat broccoli (haven’t tried grilling it yet so that’s next on my list!). Simply rinse and chop a head of broccoli. Next, place it in a mixing bowl with rough chopped garlic (for a more intense garlic flavor go with finely chopped). Add a good drizzle of extra virgin [...]

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Spinach, Mushroom and Black Bean Quesadillas

April 24, 2010

These are my new favorites as of late. They are an easy, comforting go-to meal that take no time to make and are actually pretty healthy. Remember, you can always load up on veggies and reduce cheese in recipes like this to make them as low fat as you like. Ingredients:(makes 1 serving and takes [...]

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