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Category Archives: beans
wordless wednesday
(red beans and rice after a long workday, homemade pancit + lumpia from a local Filipino grocery, beet pancakes and roasted purple carrots, flowers from a beautiful wedding, smiles from newlyweds, pineapple-jalapeño jelly bought at the Thorndale Cook-off)
Posted in beans, entree, vegetable, vegetarian, wordless wednesday
Tagged beet pancakes, food, jellyt, lumpia, pancit, photos, red beans and rice, roasted carrots, Thorndale cook-off, wedding
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curried spinach and mustard greens (sarson ka saag)
I have this thing with Indian food. I’m head over heels in love with it. Thick daal over basmati rice… bright, colorful spices… vegetables simmering in tomato sauces… I get a little woozy when I see it, and I sing … Continue reading
Posted in beans, entree, side dish, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian
Tagged food, Indian food, mustard greens, photos, saag, spinach, vegan Indian food, vegan recipes, vegetarian Indian food, vegetarian recipes
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tofu sesame ginger noodles
Don’t forget to enter my Guayaki yerba mate giveaway! Entries close at 11:59 Saturday night! It’s about that time in the semester when we’re all thinking that maybe life would be easier if we just drop out. Most college students … Continue reading
Posted in advice, beans, entree, pasta, side dish, snack, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian
Tagged austin, food, ginger, giveaway, grocery shopping, money-saving tips, pasta, peanut butter, photos, recipes, tempeh ginger pasta, tofu, tofu sesame ginger noodles, university of texas, vegetarian recipes, wheatsville
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smoky chipotle cilantro hummus
Can you believe it’s already March? I’ve finally adapted to writing “2011″ at the top of my notes, but it’s still unbelievable that we’ve already put a huge chunk of the year behind us. I’ve enjoyed 2011 so far–my classes … Continue reading
Posted in beans, side dish, snack, vegan, vegetarian
Tagged chipotle, food, healthy snacks, hummus, photos, recipes, smoky chipotle cilantro hummus, vegan, vegetarian recipes
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