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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Recipe: Quick Vegetable Stir-Fry with Peanut Sauce

Saturday, January 28, 2012

This is what I threw together for last night’s dinner and I think it turned out really well. Sort of a Thai curry for wusses. Recipes like this are proof that “vegan” and “healthy” don’t always have to overlap. Stir-fry: 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp sesame oil 1 package cubed super firm tofu, drained, [...]

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Recipe: Vegan “Chicken” Noodle Soup

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Kara felt like chicken noodle soup, so I gave it a try. I think this turned out pretty darn well. 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp vegan margarine (or butter) 1 large onion, diced 4 small celery stalks, chopped 3 medium carrots, chopped 8 cups water 2 tbsp Better Than Bouillon imitation chicken [...]

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End of the Line?

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Readers of this blog may not be aware that 4d2.org is not just where I post my crappy personal screeds; it’s also a hosting provider. Last month I posted the message below on our front page, and I’d like to repost it here as the US Congress prepares to resume its legislative session for the [...]

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The Saint Louis Symphony

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Michael and I have been in the general area of Saint Louis for over a year now. We’ve seen and done some really cool stuff, here. When we first moved, I worried a lot. Would I be able to see concerts? Would I be able to go see indie movies? The truth is, Saint Louis [...]

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The Decay of the Nuclear Family

Thursday, January 5, 2012

I’ve written about 25 blog entries over the past several years that I’ve never published because I didn’t think they were good enough. So, for New Year’s, I’m cleaning them up and clearing out my backlog of drafts. Roger Ebert, who for some reason has one of the smartest and most consistently readable blogs on [...]

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Recipes: Cuban black beans and rice, and Jamaican “beef” patties

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Ardent followers of this blog (all three of you) will remember that Kara and I used to live in Frederick, Maryland, just down 3rd Street from a great little local restaurant called That Cuban Place. Unfortunately, their landlord was a crappy absentee landlord like most of the landlords in Frederick, and allowed their building to [...]

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