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Monster Zucchini= Chilled Zucchini Soup

This beast came out of my dad’s veggie garden, I added my Chef Knife to the photograph for scale.

Chilled Zucchini and Basil Soup with Paprika Toasts
Serves 5
1 Monster Zucchini
2 Cloves Garlic
1 medium-large White Onion
2 Cups Water
1 Cup Veggie Broth
Cooking Sherry or White Wine
2 Bay leaves
20 large Basil Leaves
1 Lemon
Red Chili Flakes
Bunch of Fresh Thyme
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Gazpacho for the Summer

It’s getting hotter and hotter in MA, tonight we even watched the fireflies whirl about in the yard.  Gazpacho is perfect for summer because it is so cooling and refreshing.  The other benefit is disuse of the oven, although, this recipe calls for grilling the veggies, but that’s okay because its done outside and doesn’t [...]

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Spice and Herb Encrusted Grilled Tofu

This post is dedicated to mi padre, whose favourite saying is current;y “didn’t have that when I was a kid.”  Its quick and  easy, I didn’t even have to press the tofu because grilling it on the barbie seems to dry it out pretty well.
Spice and Herb Encrusted Grilled Tofu
Makes 6 slices
1 block of Tofu
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Giving Fresh Garbanzo Beans a Go

I’ve been wanting to try fresh garbanzos (or chickpeas) for a very long time.  They were on a long list of weird vegetables that I have been aching to get my hands on, along with fiddleheads, kumatoes (still looking for those), and all edible blossoms (I’ve only managed to try chive flowers and zucchini blossoms… [...]

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Poached Egg over Roasted Root Veggies

There was a lot of us at Sunday dinner this week, so we thought doing a big roast of root veggies would be the easiest way to go.  We included parsnips, rutabaga (swede), butternut squash, beets, red onion, pearl onions, garlic, and carrots.  I had leftovers for lunch the next day with  a poached egg [...]

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Pine Nut Crusted Tofu stuffed with Pesto and Slow Roasted Tomato

I’m particularly proud of this post because this dish was very experimental.  Usually experimental attempts go very wrong.  But it didn’t- it was fantastic!!! Yes it may look like the tofu is vomiting squid ink, but the pesto sort of baked through the tofu and gave it a nice texture, and the pine nut and [...]

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Smokey Tofu Scramble with mixed Veggies

I’ve been over-egging lately, so here is a vegan alternate- the tofu scramble.  My dad tried it and said if he was told it was scrambled eggs, he wouldn’t of thought any different.  So there you have it!  I used left over scraps of veggies from the tian, I think there was even a bit [...]

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Funny Vegetables

I was sort of hoping that these funny vegetables would inspire some innovative and creative dish, but instead I ended up with a vegetable tian with basil oil and parmesan, oh well.  It was nowhere near as filling as the last tian- there’s less starch in this one, so make sure to accompany it with [...]

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Glazing and Grilling Tofu

Tofu can be tricky.  It’s the texture that bothers me, the flavour isn’t a problem- it will absorb anything and can easily be enhanced with marinades and glazes.  Frying tofu in a pool of veggie oil is a viable option, but I hate deep frying- the left over oil, and the smell, and the greasiness [...]

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Nori Napoleons

I have some Nori to use up and figured I would try and incorporate it into some snack food.  I have plenty of hummus, which surprisingly goes quite well with Nori!  Add whatever sliced veggies you want- and aybe a slice of feta or halloumi (!!).
Nori Napoleons
Makes 3-4 Napoleons
1 sheet of Nori
1 Tomato
Hummus
Avocado
Cut Nori into [...]