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Culinary Triumphs

I get in moods sometimes where I feel like I just have to cook. Yesterday was one of those days. It was my day off, and it was a truly gorgeous 66 degrees and sunny kinda day; and yet I holed myself up in my house in anticipation for my Monster Niece and Nephew's visit and instead cooked. I am a firm believer in experimentation when it comes to cooking, and this adventurous, often stubborn headed attitude has gotten me into trouble in the past (i.e. the memorable family joke-Brownies of '89), and yet has also yielded some of my best recipes (i.e. GF Thanksgiving maple dijon brusselsprouts of '05). So with this spiritous attitude I decided to clean out my fridge and make something hot; this desire coming from the urge to eat something hearty and warm as it has been cool lately. Without further ado... Recipe #1 Vegan Veggie Chowder (Tasty soup in 8 easy steps). The ingredients: Vodka 2 small yellow onions 1/8 cup of chili pepper vinegar (or other-chili pepper vinegar gives a...