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Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

Patience Pants Pizza

June 9, 2011 by foodfash

Pictured above is the magical tofu press I’ve spoken so highly about over the past few weeks.  It’s convenient, compact, and saves a boat load of wasted paper towels.  No more water soaked cookbooks, spills in the fridge, or partially pressed tofu.

I. Am. In. Love.

The only downside of pressed tofu is the foresight required as it takes a few hours to get it right.  It’s easiest for me to stick it in the fridge overnight.

I sliced the pressed block in half, rubbed with olive oil, and then sprinkled with garlic salt.

Then I put it in a 450 degree oven for 45ish minutes.

After it was crispy on the outside, I topped with chopped spinach, marinara, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and mozzarella Daiya.  I baked for another 10 minutes, until the Daiya was melted.

This dish reminded me of a cross between pizza and eggplant parmesan, a combination that I eagerly embraced.

 

Filed Under: recipes Tagged With: daiya, healthbuzz, healthy, pizza, pressed tofu, spinach, tofu, tofu press, vegan, vegetarian

Hail Merry IS The Giveaway!

June 1, 2011 by foodfash

I first fell in love with Hail Merry snacks last summer on the last stop of my two week, whirlwind workation (work mixed with vacation?) in Dallas.  The tarts were yumtastic, so I wasn’t surprised when I heard their blonde macaroons were up for a VegTimes Foodie Award.

Their promotions department sent me a kind note a few weeks ago thanking me for my continuous support and informing me of the above mentioned nomination.  I promptly voted, but also wanted to do something more to help this used-to-be-local-for-me Dallas product gain exposure.  Aha, a contest!  And a really good contest at that!

 

 

 

 

 

The winner of the Hail Merry giveaway will receive:

  • One Bag of Blonde Macaroons
  • One Bag of Chocolate Macaroons
  • An “Eat Raw, Love Longer” Tee
  • A Hail Merry Tote

Contest Entry Instructions:

1.  Vote for Hail Merry Blonde Macaroons in the Raw Treats Category and leave a comment on this post indicating you have done so (It’s #19 if you’re in a hurry)

2. Follow me on Twitter and tweet “I entered to win @HailMerrySnacks  and you should too! https://foodfash.com/?p=2168″ and then leave a comment on this post indicating you have done so.  (If you’re already following me on Twitter all you have to do is tweet and comment on this post)

3.  Follow Hail Merry Snacks on Twitter and leave a comment on this post indicating you have done so.

4.  Follow me on Facebook and leave a comment on this post indicating you have done so. (If you’re already following me on Facebook all you have to do is comment on this post)

5.  Follow Hail Merry Snacks on Facebook and leave a comment on this post indicating you have done so.

The contest will run between now and 8PM EST on June 6th.  Please leave a separate comment for each entry as each individual comment represents a number and a random number generator will be used to select the winner.

The winner will be announced on Tuesday, June 7th.

Best of luck to you all!

Filed Under: lifestyle Tagged With: coconut, giveaway, gluten free, hail merry, macaroons, raw, snacks, vegan, vegetarian

Milwaukee: Stop 1

May 28, 2011 by foodfash

The oatmeal I had for breakfast faded mid flight and I was starving as I got off the plane.  So the second I unloaded my gear into the car, Steph and I headed to EAT.

We went to a little Mexican place in River West called Cafe Corazon.  The temp was in the brisk 60s, it was the coolest weather I had experienced and the warmest weather Steph had experienced this season.  We B-lined it to outdoor picnic area.

Steph had the carnitas and asidas taco plate and I had the vegan platter.  We cleared our plates and polished off our Dos Equis.

The bill arrived with two dum dums, which we gracefully chomped before leaving the table.  First Milwaukee meal = win!  Then it was off to Lakeside Brewery for the Environmental Brew Tour!

Filed Under: lifestyle Tagged With: cafe corazon, lifestyle, milwaukee, restaurant reviews, vegan, vegetarian, wisconsin

Pizza Dough Now!

May 24, 2011 by foodfash

I bought a gynormo jar of green olive salad from the olive lady at Sweetwater.  I knew within seconds of exchanging dollars for jar I’d be dolloping this spread all over homemade pizza as soon as possible.

I googled ‘pizza dough recipe’ in the grocery store, knowing I’d be able to find a familiar blog on the first page.  Sure enough 101 cookbooks appeared.  I confirmed I already had all of the necessary ingredients and moved on to the produce department to buy a boat load of roma tomatoes.

When I got home, I noticed that the 101 Cookbooks recipe required the dough to refrigerate overnight.  That was not a part of my plan!  I ran to my computer and without a second thought searched Eat Live Run.  Surely Jenna wouldn’t have me wait twenty four hours for pizza I wanted now!

I whipped up some FoodFash marinara while the dough was rising.

Then I rolled out the dough, opting for a “rustic” shape requiring little patience and even less skill.  I spread the marinara and olive salad over the dough and used some of the oil from the olive salad to coat the exposed dough/future crust.

The crust was PERFECT!!  It’s always a gamble whether or not a hearty portion of marinara will create soggy crust, but there was no sog in sight tonight.  As far as the rest of the pizza goes, it was exactly what I had imagined earlier in the day at checkout.

Filed Under: recipes Tagged With: dough, eat live run, homemade, marinara, olive salad, pizza, vegan, vegetarian

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Hi, I’m Kristin – Austin mom, core memory maker, and retired food blogger. I share kid-friendly vacation itineraries and local adventures that turn ordinary days into stories worth retelling.

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