The Peaceable Kingdom

So What The Heck Do We Eat? -- Day 114, The Mega Post

2008-07-14T15:09:11Z

Time really flies. It's the middle of July now. I haven't been blogging much lately. I have a very good excuse this time. I was transitioning to Ubuntu Hardy (a very popular Linux distro) in the past two weeks. I was really busy configuring m...

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TotD #35: Saturday, July 5th

2008-07-06T03:46:01Z

Did: 1. full-house cleaning, which made the house almost spotless and me achy everywhere. 2. grocery shopping. I bought so many things unexpectedly that I was worried I didn't have enough money to pay at the register and started thinking which...

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So What The Heck Do We Eat? -- Day 113, Diet, Diet, Diet!

2008-07-02T04:15:48Z

The title says it all... I know I said it many times before, but this time it's not a choice any more. I've indulged myself enough and it's time to have some real discipline. Summer is here, for God's sake! This is a very easy stirfry dish...

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TotD #34: When Everything Seems To Go Wrong

2008-06-29T15:23:49Z

..., try to say this out loud a dozen times or more. You will feel better afterwards. IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER! Make it into a mantra. Whenever you feel there is no way out, there is nothing else you can do to help the situation, everything s...

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Vegan Coconut Bread With Bread Machine

2008-06-27T11:23:03Z

This is the best bread I've made out of my bread machine. I must confess that I haven't used it that much. It's still a new bread machine. But this 50% whole wheat bread is so doughy and fluffy that we can hardly believe the result. So here's...

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So What The Heck Do We Eat? -- Day 112, Spring Detox Vegetable Stew, and More

2008-06-24T12:45:59Z

Oh, where did I go? I don't know how I just don't seem to have enough time to blog more often nowadays. I gotta quit the fast lane, as soon as possible, for my sanity. The good news is that we will have our long vacation very soon, in August. ...

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So What The Heck Do We Eat? -- Day 111

2008-06-20T12:38:34Z

Yay! I finally got the time and courage to make the "official" ratatouille (recipe by Thomas Keller) in the movie Ratatouille. Boy, it was worth hours of roasting vegetables in heat. It was the most tasty ratatouille I've had so far! And it l...

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So What The Heck Do We Eat? -- Day 110

2008-06-13T11:45:25Z

I don't really have time to write a post now but I do have some food porn to share. So let's get down to business immediately. The first thing is Jamie Oliver's Asparagus, Mint and Lemon Risotto with Fresh Fava Beans. I found the recipe in Li...

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So What The Heck Do We Eat? -- Day 109

2008-06-11T05:03:42Z

I tried out a very simple yet ultra-yummy recipe of Nava Atlas - Stewed Tofu with Corn and Tomatoes. I've always enjoyed Nava's recipes because they are simple, straightforward and often involve a balanced and tasty combination of commonly-used ...

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So What The Heck Do We Eat? -- Day 108

2008-06-08T03:35:19Z

In a desperate search for a green-heavy meal option, I dug out a really valuable recipe - Spring Green Quinoa - by Susan Voisin of Fatfree Vegan Kitchen that I had saved recently. I was so glad that I could kill two birds with one stone this tim...

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