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From: powell, OH usa

Joined: January 22nd, 2015

About me: I live in Ohio. I'm vegan. I love cooking, reading, dogs, music and naps. I enjoy chatting about cooking with others, and love reading the reviews on this site.

Favorite cookbook: Chloe's kitchen


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August 3rd, 2016

Flaked Almond Tuna Salad from Oh She Glows

This turned out pretty well. I didn't have kelp granules, so I added dulse flakes. It tasted good, I don't know that it lent a fishy taste. I should try it with kelp next time. Her mayonnaise suggestions... read more >


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Chloe's Kitchen: 125 Easy, Delicious Recipes for Making the Food You Love the Vegan Way

By Chloe Coscarelli, Neal D. Barnard
Free Press - 2012

23rd January 2015 (edited: 1st March 2015)

Avocado Pesto Pasta : page 125

This pasta is delicious and so fast and easy to make. You can be done by the time the linguine boils. There are only a handful of ingredients. She recommends fresh or sun-dried tomatoes for garnish, I always use sun-dried. This makes a huge bowl that I eat for days. If you check YouTube, there is a video of Chloe making this.

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22nd January 2015

Chocolate Walnut Fudge : page 219

I made these to take to work. I only have one vegan co-worker, but these were so popular I was asked to make them again. They are super easy to make, and there are no ingredients you'll have to go out of your way to find (you can get canned coconut milk in the Asian section of your grocery.) As the other reviewer said, you can cut the pieces on the small side. The fudge is crazy rich.

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25th January 2015 (edited: 1st March 2015)

Grilled pesto pizza with sweet potatoes, kale and balsamic reduction : page 98

I cheated a bit and bought store-made pizza dough, instead of electing to use Chloe's optional recipe. This recipe is a bit unusual in that you cook the pizzas on the stovetop in a griddle pan which (oops) I don't have (I have GOT to start reading recipes more closely before I start cooking.) They seemed to cook fine in a skillet though.

My guests loved the pizza, and so did I. It sat really heavy in my stomach though. I might try to reduce the oil in the pesto if I make these again. This recipe has numerous components and the pizzas have to be cooked one at a time (although I guess you could have multiple skillets going), so budget yourself 2-2.5 hours for this.

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