The Peaceable Kingdom

Asheville, NC

2009-11-09T00:11:26Z

Asheville is really a cool funky small city. It's more or less a smaller version of NYC but full of hippies and weird things. "Keep Asheville weird", so say the bumper stickers everywhere. We have fallen in love with this area and we just found...

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Daring Bakers October 2009 Challenge: French Macarons

2009-10-27T21:17:59Z

This is the first time I've been late in posting the Daring Bakers' challenges. We just moved into our new house, got our Internet connection back, and finally got a tiny breather in between busy projects. So I'm three days late in posting this...

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Daring Cooks October 2009 Challenge: Vietnamese Pho and Chocolate Wontons

2009-10-14T05:29:55Z

I cannot believe I'm still up at this hour working. It seems like all of my posts recently have started with "I cannot believe...", so maybe it's time for me to realize that I should just believe it. This month's Daring Cooks' challenge is very...

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VeganMoFo 2009 Day #5: Wild Goose Chase and Peanut Butter

2009-10-08T18:53:24Z

Poor hubby went on a wild goose chase yesterday around the house, literally. We had some really strong wind for the whole day, and around 10 in the morning, a super strong gust blew a Canada goose onto our roof and it ended up being lame with a ...

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VeganMoFo 2009 Day #4: Something About Napoleon

2009-10-04T22:47:54Z

I have been in love with puff pastry. I want to experiment more with laminated dough in the following months. But, wait a minute. I actually have never made a napoleon in my life. So making a vegan napoleon is my theme today. I used puff pas...

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{BBB} VeganMoFo 2009 Day#3: Steaming With Bread Baking Babes

2009-10-03T20:11:27Z

Last time I baked with Bread Baking Babes was in May. Then I got completely swamped by busy work and keeping up with the Daring Kitchen. I have never felt right about this, because I love baking bread. So I am really glad this time I got to st...

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VeganMoFo 2009 Day #2: Simplicity Brings Yumminess

2009-10-02T19:50:43Z

I have made so many different versions of tofu scramble. For a vegan, tofu scramble is definitely a staple food, something that I can simply whip up when I am feel really lazy. It is the ultimate comfort food with the benefit of fast food. You...

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VeganMoFo 2009 Day #1: It's All About Crumpets!

2009-10-01T14:47:48Z

English muffins, move over! They used to be my favorite brunch food, but now crumpets have rolled into town! I was really blind to the difference between English muffins and crumpets before. They look almost alike, in texture and taste. But r...

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It's VeganMoFo (Third Edition), The Vegan Month of Food!

2009-10-01T00:40:37Z

VeganMoFo is upon us once again! Yay! I can't wait to start. Though we are faced with probably the first snow here in Killington, I feel so warm thinking about the beginning of a fabulous month ahead full of vegan eats and treats. If you have...

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Daring Bakers September 2009 Challenge: Vols-au-Vent (with Homemade Puff Pastry)

2009-09-27T20:33:17Z

My schedule has been getting worse and worse. I simply don't have time to cook or bake much now. I cannot believe my eyes when I just spotted on the calendar that it is the 27th of the month again! I totally forgot I'm supposed to post my Dari...

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