Category Archives: Experiments

VT’s Portion Control Challenge

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Kate

I sort of went off the rails. Well, not necessarily in terms of portions but certainly in terms of the food pyramid. On Thursday, I had cheddar brat pigs in a blanket for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They just sounded … Continue reading →

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VT’s Portion Control Challenge

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Kate

Seventeen days into the new year and this is the first blog post. I’ve been slacking; it is time to get cracking. The Spring Semester started up today and with the thought of new beginnings in mind, I decided that … Continue reading →

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Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Kate

I read this recipe on Barbara Bakes awhile ago and I shared it with a friend who can’t eat gluten. We both decided that it looked tasty and that we should try it. So, I used Bob’s Red Mill’s gluten-free … Continue reading →

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It may be time for new yeast

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Kate

When you buy bread machine yeast, it comes in a jar that lasts you forever. The jar that I have has to be over a year old. I’m sure that at the very least I bought it when I moved … Continue reading →

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My Acorn Squash Muffin Experiment

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Kate

Me: Do you have xanthum gum? Gluten-free friend: Yes, why? Me: I found a recipe on the internet that calls for that. I’ll bring you a muffin. Gluten-free friend: I’ll bring it tomorrow.   Yes, I found a recipe on … Continue reading →

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Beans and Rice with Zucchini

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Kate

This is a recipe that isn’t really a recipe. I had these things: black beans, rice, zucchini, peppers (bell and chili) in my house and I thought that they would all go nicely together. I started by breaking out the … Continue reading →

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Many Mushroom Chowder

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Kate

This is a recipe that I found in last month’s Vegetarian Times. It is a simple mushroom soup with potatoes and rosemary. Heading into the third week of school, I thought it sounded like it would be a hardy and … Continue reading →

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This week’s Cooking

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Kate

Ah, now that school has started and I’ve been in classes for a few weeks, it is time to get back to this. This week I have some tasty things planned to cook and eat and I will posting about … Continue reading →

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Zucchini bean spread

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Kate

For once, I had planned on not changing a recipe. Then, I realized that I had a bunch of defrosted, black beans already to go in the fridge and I couldn’t let them go to waste. But, for once I … Continue reading →

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Beeeeet Soup

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Kate

Last weekend, it was rainy and a little cold and it occurred to me that the best remedy for this kind of weather was a tasty soup and some fresh bread. I had a ton of beets in my house, … Continue reading →

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