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Astrani is Hungry: Breakfast Soup!
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Monday, August 31, 2009. This is the exact version I made today. 2 tsp vegetable oil. 1 onion, chopped fine. 1 green bell pepper, chopped. 5 small carrots, sliced. 1-14 oz. can petite dice tomatoes. 2 large vegetable bullion squares. 5-6 baby red potatoes, quartered, sliced and rinsed. 1-14 oz. can navy beans (including liquid). 1/4 tsp each marjoram, ground thyme and garlic powder. 1/2 tsp. agave syrup (sugar would be fine). Freshly ground black pepper. 1 cup cooked rice. That looks good AND healthy!
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Astrani is Hungry: October 2008
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Monday, October 27, 2008. I had a block of pressed tofu that was threatening to go bad on me (how can you tell? Just before it starts to turn, it'll smell faintly of corn. *cue "The More You Know" logo*). I wished for an egg sammich but since none was forthcoming I sliced this stuff up and threw in a little bit of whatever sounded good from my cabinets. Oh man. I've never tried this combination of spices before, but I loved it! 1 block extra firm tofu, pressed. 1/4 tsp fenugreek powder. 1 T vegetable oil.
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Astrani is Hungry: February 2009
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Thursday, February 12, 2009. One-Pot Spinach and Pasta. Here are some extra tips, since I'm feeling excessive this morning:. If you like it, double the spinach for extra veggie love here. those little boxes of plain frozen spinach are a fantastic deal at around $1 each, and packed full of vitamins and minerals. I "thaw" my spinach by dropping the sealed plastic pouch into the pasta water and taking it out when it boils. One-Pot Spinach and Pasta. 1 package frozen spinach, thawed. 1 can navy beans, drained.
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Astrani is Hungry: Quick Minestrone
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Thursday, April 9, 2009. Lots of "oh crap, it's dinnertime and I have no idea what to cook" recipes creeping in here. Which isn't a bad thing, I suppose. Everyone needs a stash of pantry-heavy staples to fill in when you just don't feel energetic enough to go all-out, or when you lack the fresh ingredients to make something else happen. I was just feeling lazy. PS Sorry, my husband and I ate all the soup before I had a chance to take a picture. I'll be sure to immortalize the next batch for you all.
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Astrani is Hungry: November 2008
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Thursday, November 27, 2008. Pulled this recipe for further testing. Sorry guys! It's just not quite right! Monday, November 17, 2008. I love cabbage soup. It's easy to make, and warms you up on a cold day. I wish I'd added a handful of barley or brown rice to this while it was simmering, but it was delicious without. We ate it with buttered whole wheat toast. 2-3 T vegetable oil. 1 onion, chopped. 3 cloves garlic, minced. 4 stalks celery, chopped. 2 carrots, peeled, quartered and sliced. I'm a mom, a ve...
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Astrani is Hungry: July 2008
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Sunday, July 20, 2008. My mom buys marinated artichoke hearts and sun-dried tomatoes in huge jars, so every time I visit her I make a big bowl of this tangy pasta salad using generous scoops of each. It's so good! This recipe makes a huge bowl of salad, perfect for a potluck, or just eating for lunch all week long. 1 lb rotini (or your favorite curly pasta). 2 cups broccoli florets. 2 medium carrots, cut into matchsticks. 2 cups marinated artichoke hearts, halved or quartered. 1/2 cup sliced black olives.
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Astrani is Hungry: Tofu Breakfast Sandwiches
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Yum, yum, yum. I haunt VegWeb. Com all the time looking for good food porn and new recipes to spark ideas or introduce a little variety in our diet. (You should check it out, it's a really awesome resource for vegetarians. All the recipes and photos are user-submitted, and vegan to boot. It's also got a pretty extensive social network built into it, so if you're looking for veggie forums, this is a place you wanna go.). 1 block extra-firm tofu, pressed. 1 tsp vegetable oil.
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Astrani is Hungry: March 2009
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Yum, yum, yum. I haunt VegWeb. Com all the time looking for good food porn and new recipes to spark ideas or introduce a little variety in our diet. (You should check it out, it's a really awesome resource for vegetarians. All the recipes and photos are user-submitted, and vegan to boot. It's also got a pretty extensive social network built into it, so if you're looking for veggie forums, this is a place you wanna go.). 1 block extra-firm tofu, pressed. 1 tsp vegetable oil.
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Astrani is Hungry: August 2008
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. This ain't gourmet. This is "we need to go shopping, TOMORROW" food, but it's tasty and you can make it with a few ingredients from your spice cupboard and pantry. We eat this once or twice a month at my house. If you have an onion (I usually do), chop it up and saute it in the margarine before adding the other ingredients. 1/2 lb dried pasta, cooked. 1 can diced tomatoes. 1 can chili beans in sauce (plain pinto beans work too). 1 T ground cumin. 1/2 tsp garlic powder. Grease a...
