Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Hot Chocolate Mix, Vegan and Gluten-Free
Guess what? This month we’re doing comfort foods as our theme. And I had all these big plans about what I was going to make. But harvest season in New Hampshire has been driving me insane, since just had our first frost and now I am trying to get things (apples, kale, etc.) processed before…
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Pear Shrub
For try something new month, I was intrigued by the number of shrubs and bitters and other odd old revival drinks out there. I’m not a big soda fan anymore, but sometimes I do want something more interesting than water. Shrub sounded like a good way to dive in and also finally get into Infusing…
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Apples Flambe
So it’s still “try a new cooking technique” month here on the blog. This is kind of a hard one for me because the corn allergy has forced me to try a lot of stuff. But one of the ones that I hadn’t tried was flambeing. All my friends had a heart attack about it…
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Kinpira Gobo
So given that we’re trying new cooking techniques this month, one of the ones that jumped out at me was kinpira, a Japanese technique involving a quick stir-fry followed by a braise, most commonly used on root vegetables. Now, I’ve likely done something like this at some point, but not on purpose as a technique.…
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Gluten-free & Vegan Abelskiver (Stuffed Pancakes)
So this month is “Try a cooking technique we’ve never used before” month on the blog. I got a cast iron abelskiver pan originally to try to make an Indian dish called paniyaram, but I’m in the middle of the apple apocalypse. We’re having a bumper crop this year, and I haven’t had time to…
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Basil Plum Sauce
This month, we were aiming to be inspired by what’s growing where we live. For Denise, this means what her garden is producing. For me, it means actually making time to go to the farmer’s market. I love the farmer’s market, but I’m rather lousy at managing to go shopping at a specific time every…
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Chocolate Zucchini Breakfast Muffins
So it’s farmer’s market/garden produce theme month here on the blog, and I have some zucchini to use. Not as many as I would like as my squash plants are not cooperating this year, but many of you may be swimming in them. This recipe uses puréed zucchini. I grate it first, measure out two…
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Kale, Cranberry, and Ginger Salad
Last week was really not my week. I was in a bad mood and things kept happening to reinforce that, plus I was super busy and not sleeping well, and all around, it did not go well. I need my sleep, people. I am not a nice person without it. So I don’t know why…
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