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Dinner last night was my vegan take on classic American food - meatloaf, mac and cheese, and green beans. And it was all easy! The green beans were already cooked, as I had cooked a bunch of them the day before and used some in the pasta salad. I made a quick easy dressing and just mixed them up and served it cold. Maple Dijon Green Beans 5 cups green beans 1 tbsp dijon mustard 1 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp tamari 1/2 tsp dried basil 1/2 tsp rosemary cracked black pepper to taste (I used a lot!) Boil green beans for about five minutes until cooked but not mushy. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop cooking. Mix dressing with a fork and add water until consistency is as desired. Mix with green beans and serve! Notes: I ran out of lemon juice but I think hat would be a good addition. Agave would also taste great instead of maple syrup. And, as always, my measurements are total guesses. Just add as much of every ingredient until it tastes good. For the meatloaf, I bought a pre-made...

Last night's dinner was EPIC. I made the biggest sandwiches the world has ever seen. And they were awesome. I made the Panini with Lemon-Basil Pesto on pg. 162 of The Vegan Table, along with Split Pea Soup from page 98. I had considered making a salad, too, but it ended up being unnecessary. We had plenty of food. I started the pea soup first, because it needed at least an hour to cook. The recipe calls for two cups of dry split peas, and I just eyeballed it when I bought them from the bulk section. So imagine how freakin' pleased I was with myself when I poured them into a measuring cup and saw that I had EXACTLY two cups of peas. Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Cool. I won't reprint the recipe out of deference to the author, but you should check out the cookbook. I think it's a great soup recipe because it's easy and provides a lot of food for cheap - dry split peas are really inexpensive. The soup has split peas, carrot, celery, onion, potato, basil, parsley, marjor...

As I mentioned yesterday, I spent lots of time thinking of what recipes to make for my dad and step-mom this week. So I came up with some recipes and tried to think in threes. Now as a vegan I'm very used to eating a meal centered around vegetables and I'm happy with just one meal in a bowl. But I know lots of people grow up with the plate divided into threes - meat, starch, and vegetable. My mom raised us that way (though for lunch sometimes the third section was fruit) and lots of people don't feel like their meal is complete without it. So after I made my list I went with my step-mom to the Merc, the local co-op. She hadn't been there in years, since the last time I had dragged her there. We got lots of good produce and when we came home I got down to work. I made Pad Thai with a side of Dark Leafy Greens with Sesame Miso Dressing. Both recipes are from The Vegan Table . The Pad Thai is on page 26 and the greens are on page 37. For my greens I used kale. ...