Meredithvp's Profile

We are a newly vegan household, and I tried to ease the transition using Daiya 'cheese' so that I could hold on to some of my old recipes. However, my kids and husband thought it tasted gross. I thought it was ok, but I never liked it. I would be open to trying other vegan cheese options when I can find them, but I am giving up on Daiya.

I made this last night with what I had on hand (subbed spinach for Kale, sun dried tomatoes for tomato paste and sweet potato ((which my children would never eat)) for couscous) and it was awesome! The sauce is very tangy and delicious. I will make it again.

Here is the exact same bed for $300!
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That looks delightful. Does anyone have a recipe for the non-creamy limoncello that they like? I tried the Martha Stewart recipe and it was very thick and syrupy. Is it supposed to be that way and I should cut it with club soda?

For our second to last move we hired movers through U-haul to load the stuff at our old place and another set of movers to unload our stuff. They do all the heavy lifting and navigating stairs and all we had to do was drive the van.

I met a crazy old lady at a farmers market, she claims to never eat pepper because it killed her brother. When they did the autopsy she claims they found some organ or another in his body bursting with pepper. I knew she was batty (she said several other things that were beyond normal), but she sounded so certain and since then I have been leary about adding pepper.

I trust you that they are wonderful, but ferns give me the heebie jeebies. I can't stand their smell or touch, I don't know why.

My pet peeve is when a chef feels obligated to make a well known recipe unique by specifying a hard to find ingredient. Sometimes it is a revelation but often it is just cookbook filler.

I used to but got frustrated, if they didn't have something in stock that I put on my list they would just delete it and not tell me. It is not a great time saver if half the time I have to go to the store to replace what was missing from my order. Sometimes I wouldn't realize something was missing until I am in the middle of preparing a meal and am SOL.

I second Russian Tea Cakes, they are my most favorate cookies ever.