Church Basement Ladies Beware

Sorry,  no beige food on Dec’s menu — or ever — and the flavors are amped up, so beware, church basement ladies (CBLs), beware!  Get thee hence! Image of me holding a wreath of garlic, warding off plaid-aproned zombies clutching cans of cream of mushroom soup…. (Pls note I myself am a “church lady” so [...]

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Dishes of the Week

SEP 26 – OCT 1  1) Thai Farmers’ Market Chowder. Vegan & gluten-free. Will contain corn. A take on a milk-based chowder, but with coconut milk and lemongrass. Serve with rice, quinoa, etc. 2)  “Laab” Thai Noodle Salad with TVP. Vegan; contains gluten. OK, I’m breaking down and using spaghetti* for the first time in 2 years, b/c spaghetti doesn’t get [...]

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Crunchy, Chewy, Smooth, Tart, Tangy, Spicy…

That’s what your mouth has to look forward to in the next few week’s of Delivered Dishes of the Week! As usual, nearly all offerings are vegan, low-fat and gluten-free. Menus are based on what’s available at the Farmers’ Market; grains and beans are organic and from the co-op. Sep 6 – 12 1) Deconstructed [...]

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Round the World in 3 Weeks

UPCOMING DELIVERED DISHES OF THE WEEK MAY 16 – 22 1) Minty Greek Garbanzo & Cucumber Salad. Will most definitely have kalamata olives and bell peppers, but, no tomatoes, which make chopped salads too soggy. You can add fresh ones and crumbled feta before serving. Vegan, no gluten. 2) Lemony Asparagus & Potatoes. I get [...]

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LAST appearance at Farmers Market this Sun Sep 6th!

SADLY, Aunty Oxidant’s demonstrations at Mpls Farmers Market will come to an end this coming Sunday.  Apparently, once school & church activities begin, you families don’t come on Sundays. BOO HOO. So, this Sun, I’ll be pulling out all the stops, with puppets, skits, song, the best dishes of this summer, and, CHOCOLATE CAKE for [...]

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This week’s Marinated Salads

This week, my marinated Chopped Salad Club members are receiving: Julienned Kohlrabi in Mint vinegar (amazingly crunchy & refreshing and yes, full of antioxidants and fiber) Bulghur & Quinoa Tabbouleh You cannot beat tabbouleh! Fresh crisp cukes, sweet juicy tomatoes, mint & parsley, lots of lemon — heaven.  I like combining tabbouleh’s traditional grain, bulghur [...]

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Got yer number, cucumber

Sun’s Little Locavore was a blast!  We played true/false with some little-known facts about Cucumbers and debuted the “Walk Like An Egyptian Cucumber Baton Desert Relay”. Yes, a la Steve Martin. Thanks to Locavores Zander and Everett, Paige, Cameron, and Sienna, Mags, Emily, Josie, Brook and Brin!  After running the desert relay, they showed the audience 4 kinds [...]

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Cukes for this Sun’s Little Locavores

Sweet, crunchy, Oh-so-refreshing cucumbers are our featured guests this Sun on the Little Locavore program at the Mpls Farmers’ Mkt. You can try samples of different kinds of cukes, and also play a couple fun games! Fun fact: Did you know that ancient desert dwellers revered the cucumber because its high water content helped them [...]

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