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This dish is hand rolled and stuffed spinach raviolis topped with the walnuts and leek crisps, which are kind of like potato chips made out of burnt leeks, in a white wine and walnut oil sauce.  Leave out the chèvre, butter, and parmesan and the dish is vegan.  This dish is hard work, no doubt, but it's worth it.  Allow about an hour for making the raviolis and an hour ...
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Lentil and Red Bean Dahl (vegan) The hottest thing in the fast food industry is the "Dollar Menu" during this recession, but at the grocery store, a whole package of lentils costs just 79 cents.  Add an onion and some spices and you can feed a big family several times over for a dollar or two.   This recipe is an example of sloooooow cooking.  It could well be a week or more ...
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I recently saw in a movie theater a new print of the 1950 movie Rashomon, directed by Akira Kurasawa. I was surprised, however, to discover that the film has a happy ending... of sorts. That was not how I remembered this film, but this surprise was a meaningful coincidence because "unreliable memory" is at the center of what is popularly called the "Rashomon Effect." The Rashomon Effect is sometimes invoked ...
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