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Weekday Vegetarian: Fingerling Potato Salad with Green Chili-Cilantro Salsa

Photo: Kelly Rossiter When I was a kid potato salad was a fixture at every barbeque, picnic and family party. It was all pretty much the same stuff, lots of mayonnaise and green onions. Believe it or not, at a party of the extended family, there might be three or four bowls of potato salad on offer. The burning question was always whether I was going to be forced into eating my aunt’s potato salad that had hard boiled egg in it, or get to eat my mom’s which did not, but had a daring dash of paprika on top. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes and Green Olivada

Photo: Kelly Rossiter Of course, the story for the past week was the unremitting heat. One of the great things to serve on a hot day is a pasta salad. You make it ahead of time, and let the flavours meld together and then serve it at room temperature…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Grilled Watermelon and Tomato Salad to Cool Your Off

During heat waves in my childhood, my mother would send us outside with thick slabs of sweet, dripping watermelon. My brother and I would stick out faces into it and let the cold juice run down our chins. Watermelon today is seedless, thereby depriving the current generation of children the joy of competitive watermelon seed spitting, but it can still cool you off on a hot day…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Grilled Oregano Tofu with Tomato Salsa

People often think about meat when they consider barbequing , but grilled tofu works extremely well. It’s also an easy way to accomodate both meat eaters and vegetarians without having to make two different dinners…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Vegan Sun-Dried Tomato Spread for Entertaining or for Everyday

Photo: Kelly Rossiter This is the time of year for barbeque and cocktail parties. So many canapes involve meat or dairy products, so it’s great to find a recipe that all of your guests can eat. This sun-dried tomato spread is so creamy, people might think it has mayonnaise in it, but the secret is silken tofu…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Vegan Sun-Dried Tomato Spread for Entertaining or for Everyday

Weekday Vegetarian: A Quick and Healthy Vegan Pizza

It used to be that having a pizza meant using toppings that included tomato sauce, pepperoni smothered in lots of mozzerella cheese. Somewhere along the line we realized that you can actually put pretty much anything you like on top of a pizza and people have been making vegetarian pizzas for a long time. So forget about the meats and cheese and make a vegan pizza. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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10 Unbelievable, Unlikely Animal Friendships (Slideshow)

Photo via The Daily Mail Friendship is good for your health — whether you’re human or animal. Take this baby macaque, abandoned by its mother and close to death until it became best friend’s with a pigeon. The macaque is thriving and the pair are inseparable. But they aren’t the only tear-jerking, unbelievable friendships you’ll find in the animal world: From a sheep that brought a baby elephant out of a deep depression to natural enemies that snuggle down together for every nap, these 10 heartwarming interspecies relations… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Listen Up Senate: Majority of Americans Want Clean Energy Reform

Photo via the DCist Yet another poll has rolled in, revealing in clear terms — and by wide margins — that US citizens want comprehensive clean energy reform. Even if they have to pay more in energy costs . The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll , conducted by McCain pollster Bill McInturff (R), along with Peter Hart (D), found that by a stunning 2 to 1 margin, Americans want good, comprehensive energy reform that reduces carbon emissions and stimulates clean energy development. Here’s the breakdown:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: A Wonderful Meringue Ice Cream Cake with Strawberries on a Summer Night

Photo: Emma Alter My husband was hosting a working dinner with 12 people. It’s been very hot and humid here in the past week, so I wanted to serve a buffet where everything was room temperature. I made the vegan potato salad which has become a staple at dinner parties because everyone loves it. We also had a flank steak with pebre , but there were plenty of vegetarian and vegan options…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: A Wonderful Meringue Ice Cream Cake with Strawberries on a Summer Night

Weekday Vegetarian: A Leftover Lentil Salad

When I was first married, my mother-in-law told me not to bother serving my husband leftovers because he and his sister had always refused to eat what they called “used food”. And, in that way that only new daughters-in-law can be, I replied then he will go hungry. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: A Leftover Lentil Salad