Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Crushed Tortilla Chips

Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
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Toronto is a snowbank. Yes, that is an exaggeration, but only just. We’ve had snow pretty much every day for the past five. I know most of North America has had, um, “interesting” weather this week, so that’s why I’m bringing you something cozy. And it doesn’t get much cozier than a baked potato unless, of course, you stuff it with chili. What I love most about these Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes is they give you a warm fuzzy feeling even while you’re making. I don’t know about you, but I think any frigid day without a pot of something delicious simmering on the stove is a missed opportunity. So let’s not let the silver lining of this extreme weather go unclaimed.

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Gochujang Congee with Shredded Tofu

Gochujang Congee with Shredded Tofu
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Cold weather has finally hit here. It took a good couple of months to show up in earnest, but it seems to have settled in for the long haul. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on who you ask, this cold spell has not resulted in much precipitation. I like active weather, it’s a hangover from my Maritime upbringing. I’m not really about that cold but sunny life. I want blizzards. I want that cozy feeling of looking out the window and seeing the full force of winter while I stir something comforting on the stove. But the weather so far has only obliged me once. So without blizzards, I will have to make do by stirring something comforting without the theatrics. And today that something comforting is this Gochujang Congee with Shredded Tofu.

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Veggie Deluxe Baguette Pizza

Veggie Deluxe Baguette Pizza
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As a child of the 90s, I remember a time when pizza wasn’t taken seriously. When it was perfectly normal and not at all neglectful to be served a frozen pizza for dinner. A time before my brain knew words like “00 flour” or “Neopolitan style”. An era of unlimited toppings and crusts stuffed with any unholy thing a fast-food chain could dream up. Pizza was an uncomplicated crowd-pleaser, the taste of childhood, and a meal available in a head-spinning number of formats – personal, pan, and pocket just to name a few. Pizza wasn’t sacred, pizza was fun. And that is exactly the mood I was trying to capture with this Veggie Deluxe Baguette Pizza.

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Tofu Salad Bowls with Miso Butter Sweet Corn

Tofu Salad Bowl with Miso Butter Sweet Corn
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Does anyone need a break? I know we just had a break but I swear this first week and a half of 2021 has felt like a whole dang year. I don’t think I need to tell you what events I’m referring to and I don’t think it would serve any larger purpose to mention them. So instead I’m going to talk about how my outrage and fear gave way to extreme tiredness, which led to this breezy no-cook meal that is not terrible for you. Sometimes eating your feelings can involve vegetables and these Tofu Salad Bowls are proof of that.

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