Category Archives: vegetarian

Vegetarian French Cassoulet

Posted on March 12, 2013 by TwobitMe

I know the very idea of a vegetarian French cassoulet is an idea of contradictions. French love a few things: butter, pastry, slapstick comedy, pencil-thin mustaches and meat. Also, from what I told they also love hating on Americans, but … Continue reading →

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Why I Can’t Be Vegan – Soy Cheese

Posted on February 1, 2011 by TwobitMe

In my early days of going vegetarian, I briefly flirted with the idea of just dropping all animal products and trying out veganism. I figured I was able to cut out red meat, chicken and fish pretty much (I realize … Continue reading →

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I do not like your recipes Biggest Loser

Posted on December 9, 2010 by TwobitMe

We’ve been attempting to eat healthier, and to do so we invested some money in the Biggest Loser cookbook collection. We’ve also discovered the problem with many of the diet cook books: The food is bland. Chicago magazine’s food section, … Continue reading →

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Butternut Squash and “Sausage” Bake

Posted on December 8, 2010 by TwobitMe

Oh Serious Eats, you are seriously a great recipe source. Seriously. So is our friend Jen who pointed me to this recipe. She cooks it annually as part of her orphan Thanksgiving group, but mentioned that it would be something … Continue reading →

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Healthifying Food & Wine’s Frittata

Posted on September 21, 2010 by TwobitMe

Food & Wine has some delicious recipes lurking within the pages of their monthly magazine. Those recipes, however, do very little for people trying to help watch what they’re eating.  A combination of cream, butter, oil and eggs can be … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian General Tso’s Chik’n

Posted on May 31, 2010 by TwobitMe

For as much as we love traditional ethnic foods, there is something to be said for those crazy Americanized ideas of what food should be in other countries.  Why try a traditional Chinese dish when you can try General Tso’s … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian Pepperoni Stromboli

Posted on May 3, 2010 by TwobitMe

When preparing Italian food, does anyone else get that commercial stuck in their head that uses the catchy remix of Mambo Italiano? You know the one: Okay, well that wasn’t the actual commercial, but a drunk baby singing Dean Martin … Continue reading →

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Mexican Chocolate Snickerdoodles

Posted on April 23, 2010 by TwobitMe

The words Mexican Chocolate trigger something hiding within my brain whenever I read my Recipe RSS. “YES. STOP HERE.” Says my brain, and it does.  But here’s the thing, I’m not really a fan of Mexican Chocolate.  Katie is.  She’s … Continue reading →

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“Healthy” Mexican Cake

Posted on February 22, 2010 by TwobitMe

I put “healthy” in quotes, because let’s be honest, cake will never be healthy. It may be low-fat or vegan or sugar-free, but it will never be healthy.  It’s cake.  It’s meant to be an indulgent treat, an unearned reward … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Dinner: Peanut & “Chicken” Soup

Posted on February 6, 2010 by TwobitMe

Saturday nights were usually reserved for our traditional beer and pizza night, but with our usual go-to pizza place changing up their recipe to something that barely resembles what we fell in love with we’re currently cooking dinner ourselves.  This … Continue reading →

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