Archive for the ‘Vegetarian’ Category

My Traveling Vegan Brunch ‘Travels’ No Longer

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Posted 30 Sep 2009 — by chefshirle
Category Vegan, Vegan Brunch, Vegetarian

Chef Shirlé’s Vegan Brunch

Chef Shirle’s Vegan Brunch is Back on!

I am very much looking forward to serving the Vegan Community again! (I was hoping that by now someone would have opened a veggie/vegan restaurant in Durham, but alas, not yet) so in an effort to help the Vegan community of the Triangle area of NC I have found a permanent home for The Vegan Brunch.

On the First Sunday of each month The Pinhook, in downtown Durham, will host the brunches. The menu will be different each month so check back here to see what’s coming up. here’s all the details.

Hope to see you there!

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Towers of Tater Tires.

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Posted 07 Sep 2009 — by chefshirle
Category Organic Gardening, Sweet Potato, Vegetarian

Tater Tire Beauty

Stacked like ivory towers in my garden are old tires painted white. Inside these vertical columns quietly grow red, white and sweet potatoes that have been reaching for the sky all summer long. How did I come across the idea to do this, you might ask? I first read about this technique for growing Tater Tires in a book called The Urban Homestead by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen. I was doubly excited for the chance to recycle something old, like tires,  and to grow something new, like potatoes. I had never tried growing potatoes before so when I read about this technique I immediately went on a mission to find the tires.

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Incredible Edible (and Local) Eggs

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Posted 05 Jul 2009 — by chefshirle
Category Eggs, Organic Produce, Vegetarian

Eggs Beauty

So, which came first. The brown egg or the white egg?…or maybe the green hued or speckled blue? What about baby bird or dinosaur sized?These days most consumers of eggs settle for the lowly large white egg. There they sit, stacked upon one another in their Styrofoam cartons from chickens that I can only imagine live a horror of a shortened life. I know that if I were a producer of eggs, as in if I were a chicken, I would not be giving it “my all” to create the tastiest and oldest forms of protein known to man. Which lead me to look at the label on the cartons of eggs I was buying. I happened to be shopping at Whole Foods one afternoon when I noticed the address of the farm. I was pleasantly surprised that these protein powerhouses came from a farm in Hillsborough, North Carolina, which is about 11 miles from my home in Durham.

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RTS Episode 3 – Brussel Sprouts & Deviled Eggs with James Hepler

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Posted 21 Apr 2009 — by chefshirle
Category Brussel Sprouts, Eggs, Music, RTS Podcast, Vegetarian

I had a dream of bringing together the two loves of my life: music & food and it has finally happened! On this episode of Rockin’ The Stove, I was joined by James Hepler, drummer for Sorry About Dresden & I Was Totally Destroying It.

Chef Shirlé & James Helper

James shows me how to whip up his Brussel Sprout Sauté, as well as his take on the traditional Deviled Egg. I also spoke with James about his music and how he’s been published in two indie rock cookbooks, Lost In The Supermarket by Kay Bozich Owens & Lynn Owens and I Like Food, Food Tastes Good by Kara Zuaro. He was super kind to be my first guest and I had a wonderful time Rockin’ The Stove with him.

Get James’ two recipes here.

And finally, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, YouTube & blip tv. Thanks for tuning in.

Oven *Fried* Corn Tortilla Chips

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Posted 02 Mar 2009 — by chefshirle
Category Corn Tortillas, Mexican Food, Vegan, Vegetarian

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It’s late at night. You’re craving something crunchy to munch on while watching some bad TV. You don’t want to eat just any old junk food, you are health conscience and care about what you feed your body. I have been there, my friends, with nothing in the pantry that fits that bill. Usually, I have a stack of good corn tortillas in my fridge, which brings me to this post.

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A Week of Vegetarian Times Soups

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Posted 08 Jan 2009 — by chefshirle
Category Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian

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A few weeks ago I got the January issue of Vegetarian Times in my mail box. There was a whole section about quick and easy soups, so I thought it would be fun to try one recipe a night. Well, I made it through four nights. Too much soup can be a bad thing when had over and over, but I wanted to give it a go, you know, for you guys.

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RTS Episode #2 – Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

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Posted 14 Dec 2008 — by chefshirle
Category Beans, Cooking Show, Vegan, Vegetarian

On this RTS podcast I combined two cuisines, The Middle East and Latin America, to create this versatile hummus. Check it out!

RTS  is a Vegetarian and Vegan based podcast shot at my home in Durham NC. I will be hosting as well as having various bands show me (and all of you) a favorite veggie friendly recipe. The dream of being able to tie together two of my most loved things (music and food) has finally come true and I invite you to check it out. Let me know what you think. Hey, and if you are a local or touring band and coming to my neck of the woods and have a  recipe to share then please contact me. I would love to see how some musicians cook on the road. (I know we did it when I was in a band).

Also, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, YouTube & blip tv.

And if you want to embed this video on your blog, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter or whatever else is out there nowadays please feel free.

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Intoducing the Rockin’ The Stove Podcast

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Posted 20 Nov 2008 — by chefshirle
Category Cooking Show, Vegan, Vegetarian

When I first embarked on this food blog journey I envisioned a place where I could express any and all culinary thoughts that came to my mind. A place where people could see all the steps required to make a dish happen, recipes, tips, tricks, etc… which brings me to this post.

After months of planning and effort I would like to introduce you to the Rockin’ the Stove podcast. This is episode #1…there will be many more to follow.

RTS  is a Vegetarian and Vegan based podcast shot at my home in Durham NC. I will be hosting as well as having various bands show me (and all of you) a favorite veggie friendly recipe. The dream of being able to tie together two of my most loved things (music and food) has finally come true and I invite you to check it out. Let me know what you think. Hey, and if you are a local or touring band and coming to my neck of the woods and have a  recipe to share then please contact me. I would love to see how some musicians cook on the road. (I know we did it when I was in a band).

Also, you can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, YouTube & blip tv.

And if you want to embed this video on your blog, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter or whatever else is out there nowadays please feel free.

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Fried Green Tomatoes with Soy-Garlic Aioli

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Posted 10 Nov 2008 — by chefshirle
Category Vegan, Vegetarian

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Well, the last of my garden’s tomatoes were taken from  their vines. It had to be done. They were no longer growing and the short days of Fall had made it impossible for them to turn red. I gathered about 12 of them in all and although this event was a bit sad, I also found it exciting that I was about to make a southern fried treat- Fried Green Tomatoes.

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Sensuous Sweet Potato & Squash Soup

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Posted 21 Oct 2008 — by chefshirle
Category Soup, Sweet Potato, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wine

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The other night it actually got cold. The temp dipped down into the 40′s before 10pm and put me in a cozy kind of mood. See, here in North Carolina fall teases us. October can offer an 80 degree day while the next is in the 50′s. It’s a wacky area of the country, climate wise that is, so when we actually get some real autumn weather I head for the stove, get a pot out and make soup.

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