Welcome to 2022! I hope you stick around, as I plan to do more. Thank you for following me and checking me out. 🙂
Hello, Everyone! (Late Start to 2022)
Spicy Vegan Corn Chowder with Coconut Cream, Cilantro & Lime
All Photos © Christine Elise McCarthy 2013
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I apologize for posting so many straight recipes & no adventures lately.  Year end expenses etc have kept me pretty much at home and alone nearly every day & night for at least the last month.  If I blow off the gym, as I did in the week between Christmas & New Years, I can go days & days without ever seeing another human, outside of Ed, my early morning donut dealer.  As fascinating as I’d like to consider myself – a month of watching Maury reveal paternity results & MSNBC squawk on & on about fake crises like the fiscal cliff & the debt ceiling has left me with something akin to a test pattern humming…
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Cool Vegan Cashew & Cranberry Chicken Salad Tacos with Avocado
All Photos © Christine Elise McCarthy 2014
To see images of my past posts & get links to the recipes – look on my Pinterest board – HERE.
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OK – I am not sure what the weather is like where you are but here in LA – it is hot as a muthafuckah!  It is pushing 100 degrees!  Just brutal.  I don’t have AC & cooking is just impossible in this weather.  So – I whipped up these cool & vegan bad boys!  They are kind…
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Vegan Fried Tofu Tacos with Purple Cabbage & Heirloom Carrot Slaw
All Photos © Christine Elise McCarthy 2016
To see images of my past posts & get links to the recipes – look on my Pinterest board – HERE.
Tacos are kind of like pizza in that they are endlessly customizable & virtually everyone loves them.  I have no great revelation here except that it is kind of hard to pan fry breaded tofu & have it look pretty but who cares?  These are TACOS & nobody cares what they look like – only what they taste like.  And these were very tasty.  Because the tofu was fried & I added avocado – I wanted to keep the rest pretty light – so I added no cheese or cream sauce but you certainly could. I made a very simple slaw with very little vegan mayo in it & it worked great because it added color & crunch…
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Vegan Ash Mash (Persian Mung Bean Soup) with Purple Kohlrabi & French Breakfast Radishes – for the Slow Cooker or Stove Top
All Photos © Christine Elise McCarthy 2016
To see images of my past posts & get links to the recipes – look on my Pinterest board – HERE.
I bought mung beans at my local Asian market with no idea what to make with them.  Having had such success this week with my Vegan Spicy Chicken Enchilada Soup with Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce – for the Slow Cooker or Stove Top (seen just above) – I decided to make another slow cooker soup with them.  This soup has such simple ingredients it is hard to understand why it is so tasty – but it really IS!  I used purple kohlrabi because I could not resist buying these gorgeous things when I saw them at the store.
They come in green, as well, and have a texture like the stem of broccoli – but also have something…
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I’m Exhausted
The past few years have been exhausting for me. How about you?
Let’s Take Control of Our Mental Health and Our Lives in 2021
I have been thinking about this since New year's Eve 2020. I want to be more active on my blog and on my TikTok. Starting now. I hope you enjoy the first blog post of 2021.
DDD #72 – Vegan New Year’s Day Hoppin’ John & Collard Greens for Instant Pot or Not
All Photos © Christine Elise McCarthy 2017
Hoppin’ John is a traditional southern dish, typically served on New Years Day to bring a prosperous new year.  Here is WIKIPEDIA’S explanation.  I didn’t add peas to mine but you certainly can & I love the idea of serving each bowl with a coin beneath it to ramp up the good fortune.
This is CRAZY easy to make & tastier than you might guess. I made these in my Instant Pot with dried beans but these can be done very quickly on your stove top with canned beans or with dry beans in a slow cooker.
Click the image above to watch the video.
Vegan New Years Day Spicy Hoppin’ JohnÂ
Serves 4 very well
INGREDIENTS
1 lb dried black eyed peas (or 2 lbs canned – drained & rinsed – if you are going stove top)
1 medium onion…
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Vegan Gyro (with Homemade Seitan) & Tzatziki Sauce
All Photos © Christine Elise McCarthy 2014
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I have been very excited lately with a bunch of vegan recipes using store-bought vegan meat products.  Despite success with them, I have been intimidated by anything requiring homemade seitan or “nutritional yeast flakes.”  Well, mommy grew a pair this weekend & went to the fucking health food store & bought the Goddamned nutritional yeast & some of this…
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Grown-up Fireball Whiskey Cupcakes
All Photos © Christine Elise McCarthy 2013
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My debut novel is out! Â Check it out! Â I think it is HILARIOUS! Â I hope you will, too!
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These guys are as easy as can be.  You could make them with your favorite “from scratch” cupcake recipe or just buy a box of cake mix.  Same with the frosting.  I had to make a dinner for 12…
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A Deaf Songbird Sings 