A Dozen Favorite Afternoon Snacks

I remember the 3:00pm slump being the biggest challenge of the 9-to-5 work day. Energy is low. I’ll have been working for more than half the day, but, with plenty of work still to do before the whistle blows, I won’t seem very close to going home. No matter what my productivity had been like, no matter how much I jostled between various pressing needs and priorities, at that very moment only one thing is on my mind: I must take a nap.

But sadly, a nap isn’t an option, at least it wasn’t for me. The next best is a snack and some fresh air. But during your quick walk around the block, be careful not to succumb to one of the more lucrative snack traps, which is a candy bar or some kind of pastry that will weigh you down and put you back in the mood for nap time.  Continue reading

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Vegetarian Tonight: Mushroom Burgers with Barley

Here’s a new video I made (with the help of film pros Andrew Gauthier and Valerie Temple, and again featuring the music of Sleeping States) in the Vegetarian Tonight series. This time it’s a vegan veggie burger, one of my favorites from Veggie Burgers Every Which Way. The recipe has been written up in a few different places, including the Oregonian’s Food Day and the Ultimate Veggie Burgers website.

Vegetarian Tonight with Lukas Volger: Mushroom Burgers with Barley

Previously, Vegetarian Tonight with Lukas Volger: Weeknight Fritatta

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Roasted Winter Vegetable Fried Rice

When I think of fried rice, I think of, well, takeout containers, but I also think of vegetables that have a lot of crunch. This is one of the primary principles behind the stir-fry method: vegetables get a shock of very high heat, are tossed—literally tossed in a wok by a flick of the wrist—and that’s about it.

To accomplish this, each ingredient is cooked separately. This may seem tedious on paper, but trust me, it’s so not a big deal. The only real elbow grease required in a dish like this is to chop all the vegetables, and if you eat vegetables with any frequency at all, those are some familiar muscles you’ll be flexing. Continue reading

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Vegetarian Tonight: Weeknight Fritatta

A work in progress, here’s the first video I made (with the expert filming/editing/directing of Andrew Gauthier and Valerie Temple and the music of Sleeping States) in a series where I demonstrate how to make a vegetarian dish for tonight, using some favorite recipes from my books. We’ll have a few more out over the coming weeks.

Vegetarian Tonight with Lukas Volger: Weeknight Fritatta

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A Cheap and Satisfying Red Bean Soup

I just had a long holiday vacation where I visited friends and family in Reno, San Francisco, and South Lake Tahoe, and when I arrived home last night, it seemed ever clear that 2012 is going to be spelled b-u-d-g-e-t. This soup—which ought to get me through a couple meals—is one of the first things I made.

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