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From: Tucson, AZ USA

Joined: May 24th, 2012

About me: I've been vegetarian (~95% vegan) for over forty years. I love to make foods from scratch, including tempeh, tofu, seitan, wine, pickles, sourdough, pasta etc. and prefer such experimentation to actually putting a meal together. Having grown up sixty miles north of the US/Mexico border, I have a long and affectionate history with Mexican food. I love Indian and Caribbean flavors, but am somewhat daunted by the complexity of the spicing. Asian cuisines, particularly Chinese, hold sway over me because of their versatility, variety and exquisite flavors — there is always more to discover. I'm focusing primarily on Italian cooking lately, and playing with various ravioli fillings.

Favorite cookbook: Changes almost daily

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Dong Chimi - White Radish Water Kimchee from Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking

The first lacto-fermented vegetables I ever made were from this recipe. On the first try, I halved the quantities in this recipe, since I wasn't sure it would be successful, not knowing how easy fermentation... read more >

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Title		Tags	Ratings & Reviews
	Simply Vegetarian By Wang-Chuan Chen, Lee H. Lin, Lee Hwa Lin, Connie Wolhardt Wei-Chuan Publishing - 1998		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
	Viva Vegan!: 200 Authentic and Fabulous Recipes for Latin Food Lovers By Terry Hope Romero Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2010		(2 recipe reviews) 25 0
	The Tassajara Bread Book: Revised and Updated Edition By Edward Espe Brown Shambhala - 1986		(0 recipe reviews) 5 0
	Japanese Cooking - Contemporary & Traditional By Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner Book Publishing Company (TN) - 2009		(0 recipe reviews) 10 0
	Japanese Vegetarian Cooking By Lesley Downer Pantheon - 1987		(0 recipe reviews) 2 0
	Recipes from an Ecological Kitchen By Lorna J. Sass William Morrow&Co - 1992		(0 recipe reviews) 6 0
	The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook By Louise Hagler, Dorothy R. Bates Book Publishing Company (TN) - 1988		(0 recipe reviews) 4 0
	Cooking with Seitan: The Delicious Natural Foods from Whole Grain By Barbara Jacobs Japan Publications (U. S. A.), I - 1987		(0 recipe reviews) 2 0
	Friendly Foods (Gourmet Vegetarian Cuisine) By Ron Picarski Ten Speed Press - 1991		(0 recipe reviews) 2 0
	Veganize This!: From Surf & Turf to Ice-Cream Pie--200 Animal-Free Recipes for People Who Love to Eat By Jenn Shagrin Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2011		(0 recipe reviews) 4 0
	Beard On Pasta By James Beard Alfred A. Knopf - 1983		(1 recipe review) 6 0
	Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking By Madhur Jaffrey Knopf - 1981		(16 recipe reviews) 25 1
	The Fragrant Vegetable By Martin Stidham Tarcher - 1986		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
	The Book of Miso By William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi Ten Speed Press - 2001		(0 recipe reviews) 6 0
	The Book of Tempeh By William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, Akiko Aoyagi Ten Speed Press - 2001		(0 recipe reviews) 3 0
	Book of Tofu By William Shurtleff Ballantine Books - 1987		(0 recipe reviews) 5 0
	The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, And Science Of Good Cooking By Madeleine Kamman William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997		(0 recipe reviews) 13 0
	Thai Vegetarian Cooking By Vatcharin Bhumichitr Pavilion Books - 2003		(0 recipe reviews) 6 0
	Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking By Julie Sahni William Morrow Cookbooks - 1985		(1 recipe review) 11 0
	Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking By Yamuna Devi Bhaktivedanta Book Trust - 1987		(5 recipe reviews) 11 0
	Kneadlessly Simple: Fabulous, Fuss-Free, No-Knead Breads By Nancy Baggett Wiley - 2009		(0 recipe reviews) 13 0
	Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor By Peter Reinhart, Ron Manville Ten Speed Press - 2011		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
	The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book: A Guide to Whole-Grain Breadmaking By Laurel Robertson, Carol Flinders, Bronwen Godfrey Random House Trade Paperbacks - 2003		(3 recipe reviews) 20 0
	Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day By Peter Reinhart Ten Speed Press - 2009		(164 recipe reviews) 113 0
	Baking Artisan Bread: 10 Expert Formulas for Baking Better Bread at Home By Ciril Hitz Quarry Books - 2008		(0 recipe reviews) 7 0
	52 Loaves By William Alexander Algonquin Books - 2011		(0 recipe reviews) 4 0
	Crust and Crumb: Master Formulas for Serious Bread Bakers By Peter Reinhart Ten Speed Press - 2006		(0 recipe reviews) 12 0
	Fresh Mexico: 100 Simple Recipes for True Mexican Flavor By Marcela Valladolid Clarkson Potter - 2009		(2 recipe reviews) 5 0
	Farm to Fork: Cooking Local, Cooking Fresh By Emeril Lagasse William Morrow Cookbooks - 2010		(4 recipe reviews) 12 0
	Authentic Mexican By Rick Bayless Morrow - 1987		(0 recipe reviews) 17 0
	Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table By The Moosewood Collective Clarkson Potter - 2010		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
	The Ultimate Cook Book By Bruce Weinstein, Mark Scarbrough HarperCollins e-books - 2009		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
	The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show By Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Sally Swift Clarkson Potter - 2008		(32 recipe reviews) 43 0
	Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook: Crazy Delicious Recipes that Are Good to the Earth and Great for Your Bod By Kim Barnouin Running Press - 2010		(3 recipe reviews) 8 0
	Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed By Shirley O. Corriher William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997		(10 recipe reviews) 65 0
	Mission: Cook! By Robert Irvine, Brian O'Reilly, G.P. Television Food Network HarperCollins e-books - 2009		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
	The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook: Vegetarian Recipes Carnivores Will Devour By Kim O'Donnel, Myra Kohn Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2010		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
	New Vegetarian By Robin Asbell Chronicle Books - 2009		(0 recipe reviews) 6 0
	Momofuku By David Chang, Peter Meehan Clarkson Potter - 2009		(2 recipe reviews) 59 0
	Quick & Easy Chinese: 70 Everyday Recipes By Nancie McDermott, Maren Caruso Chronicle Books - 2008		(0 recipe reviews) 8 0
	The Union Square Cafe Cookbook: 160 Favorite Recipes from New York's Acclaimed Restaurant By Danny Meyer, Michael Romano William Morrow Cookbooks - 1994		(11 recipe reviews) 24 0
	The Shun Lee Cookbook By Michael Tong Cookbooks - 2007		(0 recipe reviews) 4 0
	The New Book of Middle Eastern Food By Claudia Roden Knopf - 2000		(0 recipe reviews) 30 0
	reFresh: Contemporary Vegan Recipes From the Award Winning Fresh Restaurants By Ruth Tal, Jennifer Houston Wiley - 2007		(0 recipe reviews) 12 0
	Vegan on the Cheap: Great Recipes and Simple Strategies that Save You Time and Money By Robin Robertson Wiley - 2010		(4 recipe reviews) 18 0
	Asian Vegetarian Feast By Ken Hom William Morrow & Co - 1988		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0
	Tofu Cookery By Louise Hagler Book Publishing Company (TN) - 1991		(14 recipe reviews) 6 0
	The Tempeh Cookbook By Dorothy R. Bates Book Publishing Company (TN) - 1989		(0 recipe reviews) 3 0
	The Vegetarian Compass: New Directions in Vegetarian Cooking By Karen Hubert Allison, Len Allison Little, Brown and Company - 1998		(0 recipe reviews) 2 0
	Vegetarian Cooking By Elizabeth L. Huang Wei-Chuan Publishing - 1989		(0 recipe reviews) 1 0