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Stir-fried Tofu and Vegetables with Miso Sauce by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Nov 2, 2009I don't post a lot of stir-fry recipes because, as I've mentioned before, I tend to make them by feel, adding whatever amounts of vegetables and sauce feel right. Since I usually use the same basic ingredients, most of my stir-fries taste about the s...

Lemony Quinoa with Butternut Squash by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Oct 19, 2009At the farmers' market a couple of weeks ago, I picked up two butternut squash that were each about the length of my hand. Since I love roasting butternut with a touch of lemon, I was considering cooking them in that tried and true (but unimaginativ...

Spiced Rice and Lentil Squares by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Oct 13, 2009(A huge thank you to all of you who have donated to Farm Sanctuary so far. We're almost 3/4 of the way to our goal!)Unlike a lot of people who love to cook, I don't tend to pick up cookbooks and read them like novels. The majority of the cookbooks o...

Sweet Potato, Okra, and Chickpea Gumbo by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Sep 29, 2009With okra, as with most things in life, size does matter. When you're talking okra pods, smaller is better—tender and tasty. Let them grow too big and they become tough and woody (bad for a vegetable). However, when it comes to the plants themse...

Roasted Beet-Tofu Burgers by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Sep 21, 2009High Noon Café, the only vegetarian restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi, where I live, serves the most unusual veggie burgers, bright red with beets and soft in texture from the tofu. The first time my husband recommended I try one, I was afraid t...

Creamy Zucchini and Basil Soup by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Sep 10, 2009While I personally didn't manage to coax a single squash out of my insect-infested garden this summer, some of you are lucky enough to be reaping in piles of the stuff. So the zucchini part of this recipe is for you. The basil part of it is for me:...

Almost Instant Frozen Fruit Yogurt by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Sep 1, 2009It's not often I get to have dessert for breakfast and consider it a healthy meal, but that's exactly what I did yesterday. A sudden craving for something frozen and sweet got me thinking: Why are some foods considered breakfast and others dessert?

Oven-Fried Green Tomatoes by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Aug 14, 2009Summer is the season when I feel the most Southern. Delicacies that I can find only at farm stands and farmers' markets a few months out of the year--juicy peaches, ripe tomatoes, tender summer squash, sweet watermelon, and fresh lima beans and fiel...

Ridiculously Easy Roasted Yellow Squash and Onions by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Aug 10, 2009When I was growing up, my mother probably made some variant of this dish and I probably ate it, dutifully and without really tasting it. That all changed a couple of years ago when I sat down to eat the Southern-style meal my mom prepared during on...

Blueberry Vinaigrette by FatFree Vegan Kitchen on Jul 26, 2009I try to eat a big salad every day for lunch, and though I don't always succeed, I feel much better on those days that I do. As you can imagine, eating the same thing every day could get boring; for me, the key to keeping it exciting is not so much...