January 2013
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I'm back, because cookies.
So it’s been a while since I’ve visited this blog. I had high hopes of doing a series of holiday recipes, but then the holidays hit, and, who can do anything during the holidays, except eat, am I right!? … And now so much time has passed since my last entry, I didn’t know how to get back up on the horse, so rather than apologize, here’re some cookie recipes that...
September 2012
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Simply delicious, or am I simply lying to myself?
Of course I’d get back to writing one of these on a day I’m fasting.* All I can think about is food right now. If I could put sixteen shells from a thirty-ought-six into the sun right now to get it to set sooner, I wouldn’t think twice. So thinking about all the things I’m going to eat later makes me think of all the things I technically CAN’T eat later, which brings...
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Hookers! And guns! And fire trucks!
So I was at a bachelor party this weekend which presented a significant challenge to my current lifestyle. And by “current lifestyle” I don’t mean heterosexuality. I mean the guys were hot and all, but… I digress. We spent the weekend on a houseboat on a lake and our food came from a glorified bait shop before we weighed anchor.* Suffice to say, the only options for me...
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How do you feel? I fawaffle...
Thanks to Nick Slayton, I was connected with a post on BonAppetit.com that inspired me to make falafel. And not JUST falafel, but falafel in a waffle iron. I like the idea of a waffle iron, or rather, the way it sounds when you’re saying it. It’s a hunk of iron that allows me to make waffles with impunity. It’s almost as good as a “shootin’ iron,” which allows...
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The cook, the thief...
In the interest of full disclosure, I stole this next recipe from the Internet. To be specific, from HungryHungryHippie.com. It’s because I miss Mac ‘n’ Cheese. More precisely, because Tara misses mac ‘n’ cheese. Now, as before, nobody’ll be fooled by this recipe into thinking that they’re actually eating mac ‘n’ cheese, HOWEVER, it does...
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Midnight Cheese and other bad ideas
I was eating with friends tonight and we were talking about beer, and how it sometimes makes bad ideas seem like AMAZING ideas. For example, midnight cheese.
That made made want pizza. Pizza is pretty much made of things that I’m not eating these days so here’s what I’ve been doing to feed my pizza beast: first, I found a whole wheat, no-oil pizza dough at Whole Foods. In the...
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RAW FORCE is so much cooler than raw food*
Sorry, I just got back from a Grindhouse Double Feature at the New Beverly Cinema, CROCODILE and RAW FORCE. RAW FORCE was amazing. So amazing it made me hungry for brunch.
I’m a brunch guy. I’d eat brunch for every meal if I could. Cutting out eggs makes this more complicated. But the waffle conundrum has been unlocked. Of course you need a waffle maker, which looks like this:
Now...
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I will bend like a reed in the wind
I almost forgot to tumbl today. I was already in bed, in fact, when I felt off. Was it what I ate today?
I went out to eat today with a friend and I took great care and asked questions before I ordered to insure that I was staying on target, and still, somehow, halfway through my meal, I realized there were little slivers of almonds all throughout my rice pilaf. At first I beat myself up about...
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Consciously culinary
I just stole the title to this post from my friend Caspar Poyck. He is a professional chef and teacher of the culinary arts. Much like Dr. Strange is a master of the mystical arts, Caspar works food magic. Also he can dance like a madman. You can find out more about him and what he does here: http://www.facebook.com/consciously.culinary
I spoke with him today about my recent lifestyle change and...
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Faking my way toward bliss
So part of this lifestyle change is the challenge of re-creating things that I’ve always loved to eat (more on my experiments trying to recreate peanut butter without peanuts later) in a way that I can eat them now. I’m close on cookies, getting closer on ice cream, but some things still elude me. Probably with good reason. But I’m pretty sure we’ve got cheesecake’s...
Some like it hot, but not my pal, G.
It’s hard to slave in a hot kitchen when it’s hot outside, so because it was Farmer’s Market day today, we bought some tomatoes, cucumbers and red bell peppers and threw ‘em in a blender to make gazpacho. I’ve used a number of different recipes, but this time for inspiration, I used Alton Brown’s. I trust Alton Brown implicitly for just about everything because...
You have 11 lives. →
Thanks to spytap for making this visible to me. It’s worth reflecting on.
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Pudding From Pets
Remember Chia Pets? Yeah, me, too. It’s because we’re old. Or I’m old and you’re a hipster. In any case, now I eat a lot of chia seeds because, as it turns out, not only do they make great pets, but they have loads of protein, fiber, and omega-3 fats. And Trader Joe’s taught me that they make a great pudding. And all you have to do is this:
Chia Seed Pudding:
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August 2012
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Here's what's easy: Hummus!
Remember when I said the food processor was my best friend (hopefully you do, because it was yesterday)? Here’s one reason why:
Hummus:
1 can drained garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
1 can drained white kidney beans (or another can of garbanzos for the purists out there)
2 cloves garlic (peeled)
lemon juice (1/2 lemon)
1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
1 tbsp sesame seeds
Dump all that stuff in a...
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Bring me Chili Fries!!
So one of my jobs is bringing voice to animated characters, and one of the most beloved is young Benjamin Kirby Tennyson AKA “Ben 10”. His evil (nay, misunderstood) “twin” Albedo has a thing for chili fries. It made me want some. I’ve heard of vegetarian chili, but how do you make fries without, well, frying them? Here we go…
Here’s the chili I made based...
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The Muscles from Brussels(prouts)
Since I started this lifestyle change over two months ago, I’ve lost between 10-15 pounds. That wasn’t the intent, but I do feel great. Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that a decent amount of that weight-loss has been muscle. Now, I’m not a body-builder, but I exercise to stay fit, and I’ve noticed that it’s been more difficult to build muscle and keep it on. I read...
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Baking is hard. Because SCIENCE!
I’m good at throwing things together haphazardly in the kitchen, but baking is hard science and you need to know what you’re doing to achieve the desired outcome. Baking without eggs, cane sugar, butter or oil is even harder, so I’ve been experimenting a lot. Today’s chocolate chip cookies (recipe below) turned out more like scones. Whole wheat flour without butter and egg...
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The Beginning
I’ve recently made a commitment, for my health, to shift to a plant-based diet. Basically going vegan. Not only that, but I’ve taken the added step to follow a lot of the advice of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn who also recommends avoiding oil and nuts in addition to the vegan part. This blog is not to try to convince you to do the same. It’s just that this shift is hard. Really hard....
