http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com Sharing my Vegetarian Lifestyle and Delicious Vegetarian Recipes with You Thu, 15 May 2008 15:23:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In keeping with the international flavor of these last posts, I want to share with you a salad dressing that uses up any leftover tamari or soy sauce you use to marinate - in my case, it was tofu. I am a firm believer in not wasting.  So, if the recipe ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/creamy-tamari-dressing/ I am in a real international vibe these days...  now I am on an Asian kick.  My mom started it because she's been craving a tofu stir-fry I make with snow peas and bean sprouts.  The thing is that we have not been able to get together to actually make ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/vegetable-lo-mein-for-one/ I feel the need to apologize... I have not been posting and sharing with you as frequently as I would like to. I have been quite busy with a cooking project - trying to evaluate if cooking for hire is a career move I really want to make.  I'll let you in ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/how-to-peel-almonds/ With the celebration of 5 de Mayo, I've been feeling like I should indulge in some Mexican food. I bought a stack of white corn tortillas.  This stack is a testament of the size of typical Mexican families, because this will definitely last me for weeks, if not months.  This stack ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/corn-tostada-stacks/ The first Mojo I learned about was this - the Cuban Mojo you eat with yucca or with black beans and rice.  The now famous drink in the diminutive, Mojito, has been an acquired taste in the last few years...  This Cuban Mojo over Yucca is a staple at ANY ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/yucca-con-mojo-cubano/ Has it ever happened to you...  that  when you wish on something hard enough, the answer to your request will come to you automatically.  I am a firm believer in that... Well, the other day I was feeling so-so, because my fridge was full of little somethings.  To the OCD part ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/mediterranean-eggplant-stacks/ Tembleque is a Puerto Rican dessert, traditionally made mainly during Xmas time.   However, it can be enjoyed year round.  And it's a special treat when you can taste it outside of Xmas... very unexpected. The name "tembleque" comes from the verb "temblar" or "to tremble".  The dessert is a jiggly/trembly custard ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/coconut-tembleque/ It's Spring, or as we say here in Puerto Rico... Summer's here!!!!   The heat is blazing already, the humidity is rising and I am in the mood to bake cupcakes. I learned this recipe from Mr. Alton Brown, one of my culinary teachers from the Food Network.  I love this cupcake ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/carrot-cupcakes/ I am always on the lookout for simple delicious recipes.  And I am indeed a pasta lover.  Pasta dishes are usually simple, no?  I usually see the TV chefs creating their simple tomato sauces, which in my humble opinion are not that simple...  onions, garlic, celery , carrots. I'll be honest, ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/kamut-spaghetti-with-simple-tomato-sauce/ I am trying to learn to live with a little less cheese in my life...   My personal trainer used to tell me that that little belly I complain soooooo much about has a name - QUESO!!!!  Cheese usually has a lot of fat.  I don't like to buy the low-fat kinds ... http://karmafreecooking.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/yogurt-cheese/