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Rows of pale pink pussyhat cookies (blood orange glazed sugar cookies) line up on a white platter, specks of red and orange zest adorning each one.

Blood orange glazed cookies for the Women’s March

January 25, 2017by Mike Bierschenk 3 Comments

Inspired both by a friend’s recipe and by the Women’s March on Washington, these vegan cookies are the real deal; rich and sweet and toothsome, with a tart, sweet cap of simple citrus glaze.

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Desserts/Sweet Things, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
Citrus & soy pasta salad piled in a light blue bowl, tangles of bright orange carrot and pale green scallions curling around the spirals of whole wheat rotini scattered with sesame seeds

Citrus & soy pasta salad

July 8, 2016by Mike Bierschenk 2 Comments

A different sort of pasta salad, with a sweet-salty dressing made from soy sauce and citrus juices. A sure fix to the hot summertime doldrums.

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Salads, Side Dishes, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
A square of Cola cake sits on a plate dusted with cinnamon and powdered sugar. A forkful has been taken off, and sits on the fork in the foreground.

No-Cola cake

January 28, 2016by Mike Bierschenk 2 Comments

No-Cola cake? What? Simple: this cake tastes like it was made with a commercial cola (e.g. Coke, Pepsi), but without any actual soda at all. It’s culinary sleight of hand: lime + cinnamon + molasses = cola flavor. Dessert magic.

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Desserts/Sweet Things
Orange-scented split pea soup

Orange-scented split pea soup

December 31, 2014by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

Today is New Year’s Eve, and therefore many American food blogs are putting up their most interesting spins on Hoppin’ John, a peas and rice dish from the South. I love Hoppin’ […]

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Soups, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
Grapefruit avocado salad

Grapefruit avocado salad

December 27, 2014by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

I live in central Ohio, but I work with a surprisingly large number of fellow Texan expats. Just before Christmas I was talking with my coworker Christiane, and of course the conversation […]

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Salads, Veg*n or veg*n-possible

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