Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Kale-Bison Cups
In this dish, I’ve taken a technique we got out of a Thai cookbook, where this was one of many ingredients and didn’t really shine, and made it the main flavor star of a completely different dish. What you do is chop garlic and cilantro together until it makes almost a paste, or alternately, you…
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Garlic and Onion Pakoras
Garlic and Onion Pakoras MaryKate and I were on the same wave length about our first recipe, in that garlic must be fried somehow. I’ve looked at doing pakoras several times, but hadn’t gotten around to it. I mean, fried veggie fritters with Indian spices? How can that be bad? So when MaryKate sent me some…
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Garlic Potato Scallion Snacks
In February, we’ve decided to play with garlic. Mmmmm, garlic. It’ll keep the vampires away, but it’s also good for colds and such. I’m guessing, with the load of elephant garlic I just roasted, we’ll just keep people far enough away not to share germs? Garlic is such an excellent base flavor for so many…
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Whoopie Pies – Gluten-Free with Vegan Option
To cap off our Treat. Yo. Self. January. theme, I give you a big treat, Whoopie Pies. I’m fairly certain I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m originally from Maine. The whoopie pie is the official state treat of Maine and apparently the town of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, has hosted the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival since 2009, according…
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Clean Fridge Grain Bowl
Treat. Yo. Self. To a cleaner fridge and several healthy meals. I realize this might be a stretch in the “treat” category, but hear me out. I really LIKE vegetables, and I feel really good, both mentally and physically, when I eat a bunch of them. I’m not a fruit person, really. I love veg.…
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Cajun Seasoned Shrimp Skewers
As part of our Treat. Yo. Self. month, treating myself means seafood since I’m from Maine originally. I can still eat shrimp, but I have other shellfish allergies so I may lose shrimp eventually. But for now, I use them as an occasional treat. The recipe should be enough for about 8 skewers of…
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Coconut Milk Vegan Fudge
The first recipe I ever perfected was fudge. I admit, part of it had to do with the fact that fudge was something my mom had given up on making well. Starting in about middle school, to judge by the handwriting on the recipe card, I made many batches of fudge each winter. Teachers, family,…
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Orange Chai Spiced Wine
To set the scene, it’s New Hampshire. It’s December. We got about a foot of snow in the past week and we’re expected to get a bit more soon. It’s freaking cold. So I need a hot drink, preferably with alcohol. I’ve been seeing posts about chai hot chocolate and hot chocolate red wine, but…
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