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Persian Sweets, Allergy Cards, and Virtual Carnivals

There are three unrelated things I want to talk about today. My challenge as an utterly unprofessional writer: segue between them so that you as innocent reader feel as if they are intimately connected. Have you ever …

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Rename this Blog (Your Help Needed!)

I've only been doing this blog for a month or so, and I'm not very happy with the name ("The Vegetarian Foodie"). I guess I just don't like the word "foodie". So I'd like to take the opportunity to rename it while it is …

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Summer, Finally
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Summer, Finally

Too tired to write a real post tonight. We were at South 47 Farm today, took Mini-Me for a hayride and picked amazing cucumbers and blackberries and summer squash, and then went to our neighborhood farmer's market in …

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Knives for the Vegetarian Kitchen, Part 1
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Knives for the Vegetarian Kitchen, Part 1

If you love to cook, you are probably going to fall in love with knives. I've had many of them over the years, but I've pretty well settled on the set above. I'll walk you through them and tell you what they are and …

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Battle of the Network Food Battles

Let's stipulate up front that I know I shouldn't be watching this garbage. In spite of that, my wife and I eagerly await all three shows each week. At least we have TiVO. What garbage you ask? You were probably doing …

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Guest Chef on The Waterfront
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Guest Chef on The Waterfront

Tonight was our 3rd anniversary, and we celebrated at Farestart's wonderful Guest Chef On The Waterfront fundraiser. Incidentally, did you know that the 3rd anniversary gift is traditionally leather? Neither did I. …

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