Thank you to all of you who entered in my Ginger Cookie Giveaway celebrating the first 100 likes on Craving Sustenance’s Facebook page. The random winner is: Susan Pepsin! We’ll be in touch so I can mail you some delicious cookies! Now, you must try this new stuffed squash recipe! Winter squash can be so […]
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But how do you get enough protein? This is one of the most common questions I get asked as a vegetarian. (Also right up there is “do you eat fish?”) I live in a meat and potato centric area of the country – especially this time of year. Most people consume way more protein
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Sweet potatoes, oh sweet potatoes, what else can I do with you? We have gotten a plethora of sweet potatoes in our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box this year. Typically, these kinds of root vegetables can last quite a long time in a cool, dark pantry. However, I live in a condo building
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Cooking vegetarian food is not simply about removing meat from recipes. Beef stroganoff becomes quite boring when the beef is removed. While the noodles and creamy mushroom sauce is delicious, it feels like something is missing. This is not vegetarian food even though it is meat-free. Vegetarian food looks at dishes differently than traditional
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As a vegetarian, going out to eat can sometimes be tricky. So, when I do end up with multiple options of what to eat, I try to choose the option that I can’t create at home. Since my husband doesn’t like mushrooms, often I choose a mushroom risotto. However, when stuffed pasta is an
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So we got some eggplant the other day and our CSA box and I decided not to bring it with me on vacation. So the day before I left on vacation I new something had to be done with eggplant. However I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to make with it even
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This little unassuming recipe may not look like much, but it is packed with so much flavor and comfort that I always come back for more. Polenta is simply cooked cornmeal. There are a myriad of polenta recipes with a wide variety of cooking methods. This is because polenta has a fairly benign
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It’s been hot here. Really hot. I say I love the heat, but I live in Minnesota – what do I know about heat? Yet, all this past week the temperature was around 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a heat index of around 115. Nuts. I tried to do things outside…a walk to the grocery
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It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of turnips. I have tried them with miso; I have tried them with potatoes. I have tried them in a soup; I have tried them with a group. I do not like turnips or their greens. I do not like them Sam I Am. 🙂
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It took a while to get here, but what delicious results! It’s not a secret that I’m a huge pasta fan. But over the last few weeks, I’ve been searching for a fabulous new pasta recipe. I’m happy to say that I finally found it! My pasta craving started when I travelled to Denver,
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