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CJ’s Quick Homemade Frijoles (Beans)

When it comes to food, sometimes I take the easy route and go with pre-packaged stuff. When I found Taco Bell Fat Free Refried Beans, I had a product I could really sink my teeth into. Unfortunately, it’s all but disappeared. So…it was back to making beans at home.

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CJ’s Faux Beef Gravy (Vegetarian)

One of the things that tends to go missing in a vegetarian diet is beef gravy (yeah, go figure). Generally speaking, this isn’t a problem, but if you have something like mashed potatoes, you can start feeling like the odd person out.

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Very Tasty Mock Tuna Salad Recipe (Vegetarian)

I’ve been missing tuna salad. It’s almost a staple dish in my house since I was a kid, long before my vegetarianism entered the picture. Every summer, I’ve looked on as family members have indulged. No more. I was going to make a veggie tuna salad.

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Taco Bell Home Originals – Fat Free Refried Beans

To a lot of people, a can of beans isn’t a big deal. To a native New Mexican whose lineage goes back to when the area was a Spanish colony…it’s a very big deal. So when I say that Taco Bell Home Originals: Fat Free Refried Beans are my choice for my daily bean, heed should be…erm…heeded.

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CJ’s Faux Beefy Stew Recipe

People wonder what to make vegetarians. Too often it’s a side-dish of veggies or something gotten from the frozen food section. There’s no reason why you can’t make a tasty thick stew that even the carnivores will be happy to be served.

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The Care and Feeding of Vegetarians Over Thanksgiving and Beyond

With Thanksgiving in the U.S. coming nigh, I just wanted to mention somethings to all of you well-meaning cooks trying to accommodate your vegetarian kith and kin. This is not intended to be all-inclusive, but I’ve been a vegetarian since about 1980 and trust me, this stuff comes up more often than you’d think.

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A Nice Meal to End a Long Day

I didn’t really feel like cooking dinner, but as there was nothing much in the fridge, and everyone else had already done their own thing, I got a chance to play a bit.

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