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vegetarian

Pesto avocado sandwich

A deliciously messy mean green pesto and avocado sandwich recipe

I had previously made a lighter version of pesto inspired by spinach and artichoke dip and I had to find a vehicle to drive it into my mouth. This was a a job for a bunch of green stuff for a big ol’ vegetarian sandwich in the making.

Impress your friends with easy, gorgeous bruschetta

This is my roommate Joel’s easy brrrrruuuuskyettta (you have to over-pronounce it like Giada De Laurentiis) recipe. It’s impressive as hell — the colours are eye-popping! And the taste? Get outta here. It makes a fantastic appetizer or potluck contribution, but fair warning: this is morish, and could be all you need for a full meal.

Bloody beach hummus and shark fins

It’s time to celebrate another Shark Attackiversary! This year, along with throwing a party, we’re making this bloody, shark-themed snack, from the mind that brought you the pumpkin cake recipe.

If you can’t stand the heat, make these no-bake low-sugar mini cheesecakes

I, like our own Megan, don’t have mad cooking skills. Plus, I have a bunch of annoying dietary restrictions, making it even more challenging when I want to whip up something non-frozen. So this no-bake, low-sugar anytime treat is actually a pretty bad-ass solution for those two problems: easy, super nom-worthy, and fits my needs. Maybe it fits yours, too?

DIY sauerkraut: giving love to our friendly bacteria

I’m on a fermentation kick lately, and sauerkraut is my favorite. I love it because it’s easy to make and it tastes great on everything from hotdogs to soup. But mostly I love it because homemade sauerkraut is full of probiotics, and I’ve had enough rounds of antibiotics to need some help in that department. To make a single large Mason jar worth of sauerkraut, here’s what you do…

Awesome salad recipes for people who think they hate salads

Now before you all start chanting “You don’t win friends with salad!” at me in a conga line, understand that I too was once perplexed at the idea that salad could be delicious. No longer. I’m going to share my salad recipes with you and hopefully you’ll have the same tasty epiphany that I did.

Cooking Challenge Day 2 results: The drama with frittata and the taco salad

In which Megan wrestles with a frittata, plays a dangerous game with goat cheese, and tackles a taco salad.

Cooking Challenge Day 4 recipes: Egg in a hole, banana in a sandwich, and lasagne

Today’s the day to have foods served inside other foods! Eggs inside toast, bananas inside buns, and cheese and spinach inside layers of noodles! Forgive me for the lunch “recipe” — Thursdays are busy days and I’m on the go all day long, so I needed a quick lunch that would be easy to take with me. Plus, I’ve always wanted to try Ariel’s Pee-Wee Herman-approved banana dog. (“Viral banana dog” is a great band name, btw.)

Remember our April patron Jackie? She shared with me her easy go-to lasagne recipe for din-din.