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I find that cleaning up right after cooking and before eating is the way to go. Nasty pots/pans are easiest to clean while they're still hot. Right after I dish up a meal, I put the pot under the hot water stream in the sink and go after it with a soapy scrubbing brush. A quick rinse and into the drying rack. Then I take my still-steaming dish of food to table to enjoy it, knowing I only have to clean up the dishes I eat off/with, after the meal.

Emma,
I buy from my local food coop (in Duluth), and I think their supply comes from the Leech Lake Reservation (http://www.bineshiiwildrice.com), but this is a good organization to try, too: http://nativeharvest.com, associated with with White Earth Reservation.

I also want to echo Nitedula. I know I'm whining, but I'm one of those Netflix subscribers who had hissyfits over the price hikes and the Qwikster fiasco. AT has been a part of my daily routine for years now, and I like the way it was.

I've ordered the palm oil tea-lights & votives from GoodLight. Great prices (and they seem to be trying extra hard to get the material from eco-friendly sources). The votives are not quite the standard size and shape. The tea-lights are my favorite, and I use a lot of them. Fast shipping.

I, too, live in Duluth and am surprised you thought the restaurants mentioned had good wild rice burgers. The only good ones I've ever tasted were home-made. It helps to soak your wild rice first--it shortens the cooking time. And always try to get wild rice that is parched in the traditional manner by Native folks...it's much better than the commercially-processed stuff you find in stores...it has a smokiness to it that you just can't beat! Your recipe looks pretty good. I always add toasted almonds &/or walnuts to mine, and I season them with cumin, thyme, & nutmeg (may sound weird, but it's an awesome combination). Mashed white beans can also work as a binder.

Looks lovely, but I'm wondering how the sauce gets to be orange? A 1/4 cup of cilantro would seem to suggest a greener dressing...is there an ingredient missing?

oops! ignore the unnecessary apostrophe!

I, too, became a vegan back in '94 for health reasons (the environmental & world-economic reasons were, so to speak, gravy). There are proteins in animal flesh & dairy products that can aggravate estrogen-dependent conditions like fibroids, endometriosis, PMS symptoms, etc. With some education, forethought, & development of good habits/routines, the vegan diet can be a very healthy one!