March 5th, 2009

A while back I talked about the new Zojirushi rice cooker that I had gotten, and how much I liked it. Nothing has changed on that front, but after having the thing for a few months I’ve learned one good trick that I wanted to share with you all, in case you were making rice [...]
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November 22nd, 2008

The other day I rediscovered one of the best things in life: frozen waffles. It’s been a long time since the eggo waffle days of my youth, but I certainly feel a little nostalgia when I slap one on the George Foreman grille and dress it up with some maple syrup.
Now, for years I had [...]
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November 2nd, 2008

I like gnocchi. In fact, I really like gnocchi. That’s why, even though I know they don’t sell my favorite brand up here in the still North, I still went on a quest to find something. Last year there was something that I’d tried that was rather horrible and I didn’t want to repeat, so [...]
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September 13th, 2008

Gnocchi is like the non-MSG, delicious, elegant, and vegan version of ramen noodles. Like ramen noodles, it takes about three minutes to cook once the water is boiling. Also like ramen noodles, the preparation is incredibly easy:
Boil water
Open package
Put gnocchi in water
Leave for 3 minutes
Drain water
Put sauce
Eat
Can’t handle that much? Well, you’re pretty much a [...]
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July 25th, 2008

In response to my recent expedition in vegan black-hole diving, I’ve been trying to mix things up in small ways. One of those ways was to make some vegan beef macaroni last night.
When I thought about what I was making, I had just figured I’d just make some pasta, but for whatever reason my mom [...]
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