Making various pies for Christmas at Mom's house.

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Egg nog cheesecake a.k.a overweight Pac Man.

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Mom inspecting my dough.

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Christmas cherry pie.

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Pico de gallo chicken enchiladas.

A bit messy, but quite delicious. Served with Spanish rice.

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Rhubarb crumble pie.

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This is the salad I ate at Mom's house.

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Mate tea at Cafe International on Haight. I eat my breakfast here every weekend.

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Vegan wild mushroom barley soup.

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Slow cooker chicken and dumplings.

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Above is the results of my slow cooker chicken and dumplings experiment from yesterday. It turned out okay, but I probably won't make it again. It was way too rich and fattening. We both got a stomach ache and felt like fatty butterballs after eating a bowl.

The next thing I make in that slow cooker will be way less naughty.

Lavash wraps for lunch.

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Lunch today was lavash bread stuffed with mixed greens, tomatoes, sesame ginger dressing, sesame crunch thingies, carrots, and chicken breast. It was pretty good and a refreshing change from the standard turkey with mustard and spinach on whole wheat. 

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My first attempt at making something in the slow cooker. I've been dreaming of chicken and dumplings for awhile and found a very highly rated recipe on Allrecipes.com that made me salivate. It's been a few hours and it seems pretty liquid-y. Maybe I did something wrong, I don't know. I guess we'll find out in four hours.

I would say comfort food is husband's favorite type of food, so I try to find recipes of that ilk.

The husband and I are lapsed vegetarians. We only recently started cooking with chicken. He's the one who is in charge of selecting it in the store, cleaning it, and cooking it. I am still pretty squeamish about dead animal flesh.

Last night we had chili I had frozen a few weeks ago. I forgot to snap a photo and post it. It was good. Usually husband makes the chili. It's always a little different each time. This most recent batch had sweet corn and sweet potatoes in addition to the usual tomatoes and various beans.

Spice up your life.

Homemade taco seasoning. Taco night at the Falks!!!

*This seasoning turned out to be merely okay. It was missing something. I'm not sure what that something was though. 

Don't panic, it's organic: mixed greens, kidney beans, sesame sticks, heirloom tomatoes, red bell pepper, carrot, and sesame ginger dressing. 

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African peanut stew tonight... INCREDIBLE! Vegetable broth, red bell peppers, cayenne pepper, chili powder, onion powder, rice, crushed tomatoes, and peanut butter. Unbelievably rich considering it's vegan. 

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Steel cut oats with blueberries and clover honey. I eat this for breakfast almost every day.

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Delicious chicken tacos made by my husband! Corn tortillas, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream, spinach, chicken, and seasoning. 

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Spice rack built by Jack. Now I'm a real cook!

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Jerk chicken cooked by husband, asparagus by yours truly. This is the first time we have ever cooked meat in our apartment.

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Vegetable pasties.

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Sweet potato soup again!

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One of the many bowls of lentil soup I have made.

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Sweet potato soup.

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Husband's 31st birthday butterscotch cake.

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Minnie Pearl buttermilk bran muffins.

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BBQ tofu. Tasted bleh and gave me a wicked stomach ache.

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Tortellini soup.

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Strawberry bread using organic strawberries from the farmer's market.

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Sweet and sour chicken cooked by the husband. I merely chopped the vegetables.

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