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FIG TIME + SLAW

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cabbage / meals / quick / one-pot / salad / salads / squash

so it is figtime in vancouver, bigtime figtime. there are tons of overgrown fig trees all over the city (hanging over fences into alleys where they are fair game) and i am eating them all. my friend and i went out to find them and came home with THE MOST. so what to do with figs? anything. we cut up the super ripe ones and mixed them with almond yogurt and toasted nuts for dessert. IF YOU […]

BEET BURGERS

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beets / meals / quick / one-pot / sandwiches

i love these beet burgers. i love beet burgers, generally i think, but these are so tasty. also i made them from beets that i grew in my yard, and that’s always the most satisfying.  i’m enamoured in part because beets look like crappy rocks with mouse tails and are magical jewels inside. WHAT A VEGETABLE. if you’re not a big veggie burger person, i understand. i will eat whatever veggie patties but i’m never […]

cauliflower, potato, kale, chickpea curry

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beans / cauliflower / comfort / kale / meals / potato / quick / one-pot

first of all, i realize this is a lot like another curry i posted here but this one is much quicker, and a bit different. so here it is! i ate it for 3 meals in a row. THE CURRY 1 head cauliflower, chopped 1 red onion, diced 3 potatoes, chopped (whatever kind you like) 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed oil 3 medium sized tomatoes, diced 2 tbsp coriander seeds (you can smash these and the […]

breakfast madness: sausages, roasted okra, sesame potatoes, veggie fry-up, gravy, avocado and smoked paprika WHOA

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avocado / breakfasts / meals / mushrooms / okra / potato / savoury / seitan / tomato

i can’t take full credit for this tasty delight of a breakfast, it was a collaborative effort with the most delicious  results. also, smoked paprika! JUST TRY TO NOT PUT IT ON EVERYTHING. this is a variaton on what i make for my favourite brunch. sausages, potatoes, kale, gravy, mushrooms, some veggies, scramble,  beans and avocado are the main players and get tossed around in different combinations. for the ROASTED OKRA you can follow the directions […]

guacamole!

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avocado / dips / quick / snacks

i consider myself to be an expert on very few things, but guacamole, i know my stuff. i had a ton of avocados left over from the big brunch that didn’t ripen in time, and i needed a beach snack but was in a rush. GUACAMOLE SAVES THE DAY. THE GUACAMOLE 4 ripe avocados the zest of 1 lime the juice of 1/2-1 lime (to taste, i tend to use the almost the whole thing) […]