Thursday, February 5, 2004

Welcome Toronto, CA Vegetarians

February in Florida if you've been here marks the beginning of spring, especially if you visit the "Sunshine Coast" of Tampa Bay. With the coming of spring there appear two perennials: "Snowbirds" and "Baseball"; here in Dunedin we have both in spades; snowbirds et al from Toronto and elsewhere and a newly refurbished Blue Jays spring training camp. Today The Green Cutting Board begins its series

Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Reinventing the Egg...or How to Lay One Madison Avenue Style

Vegetarian Eggs?

During a recent trip to a local supermarket a new product caught my eye. Packaged in clear plastic trays and nestled among the other paper and foam containers was something labeled "Vegetarian Eggs". Priced at $3.24 a dozen these were no mere eggs, rather the label announced proudly that these eggs were laid by hens to which "No animal by-product will ever be fed", therefore by

Tuesday, February 3, 2004

Tortilla Meets Tahini. All's well that Falafels.

Falafel Wraps with Tahini Sauce
by Nancy

Ingredients

1 1/2 Cups canned, cooked chickpeas
1 small onion chopped
1/4 Cup chopped fresh parsley
3 cloves garlic crushed
1 Tbls chickpea liquid (stock)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbls flour, plus 1 Tbls flour for coating
1/3 Cup extra virgin olive oil
4 Tortillas
Tahini Sauce

1. Place cooked