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Plan A Very Vegan Valentine’s Day — With Or Without The Romance

21. January 2010

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The days are counting down and we are less than one month away from the equally dreaded and anticipated St. Valentine’s Day. As with all holidays, I see this as another opportunity to infuse your life with vegan goodness. If you are searching for Mr. or Miss Right (or Right Now) to take out on February [...]

Recipe To The Rescue: Cheesy Veggie Soup

11. January 2010

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In the past six months, I’ve discovered new vegan foods that I can’t believe I ever went without. Staples like hemp seeds, chia seeds, dates and flax oil now seem as normal and essential as peanut butter and jelly. But nothing has gained as much popularity in my kitchen as nutritional yeast flakes. They get [...]

Tips And Tricks On How To Cook The Perfect Bean

1. December 2009

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After reading more about BPA’s presence in canned foods and the chemical’s link to breast cancer, I have been trying to cook more dried beans and less canned ones. The first several times, however, no matter how much I soaked them, they simply did not get the same potato-y texture as cooked canned beans have. [...]

Omnivore-Approved Vegan Thanksgiving Proves Huge Success

30. November 2009

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In the past, my family has been kind enough to prepare vegan side dishes for our Thanksgiving feast, but this year I had my omnivorous parents over for a 100% vegan holiday meal that was surely the envy of vegans everywhere. My parents brought a fantastically creamy sweet potato dish made with soymilk and topped with spices and [...]

Need A Hot New Veggie Cookbook? Cookbook Lab Can Help You!

5. November 2009

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It can be hard to decide which new vegan or vegetarian cookbook to buy — especially when they don’t always come packed with scrumptious photos! And when you collect a large pile of vegan cookbooks, as I do, sometimes you have a hard time being inspired. This is when it’s great to turn [...]

Recipe To The Rescue: Raw Vegan Marinated Mushroom Salad

28. October 2009

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As I spend more time preparing raw vegan meals for myself, I’ve found that eating raw means always having something marinating, soaking, dehydrating, chilling, or sprouting. My kitchen is in a constant state of food prep. Today I have almonds soaking to make fresh almond milk, and blended cashews, young coconut meat, and other sweet ingredients [...]

Meatless Monday Minute: Apple Walnut Corn Muffins

19. October 2009

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As Fall continues to deliver brisk weather, our friends at Meatless Monday are heading to the kitchen with recipe in hand. This week, we’re featuring an Apple Walnut Corn muffin that guarantees to be delicious! According to the Meatless Monday team: “Walnuts are full of heart-healthy omega-3’s and provide a nice crunch to contrast the chewy apple [...]

Fall Into The New Season With A Bowl Of Homemade Vegan Soup

21. September 2009

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The second it becomes pants weather I start craving soup. Any kind, so long as it’s vegan.Since vegan soup is not overly available at stores and restaurants, and since I am trying to move away from canned goods (for the fact that they are processed, heavy on the salt, and can contain BPA), I spend [...]

Recipe To The Rescue: Sweet Onion Vegan Pesto Pasta

11. September 2009

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Some might think that just because you’re dairy-free you can’t rock the pesto. Well, they are totally wrong! Joshua Katcher at TheDiscerningBrute.com recently published a recipe for some scrumdiddlyumptious Sweet Onion Pesto Pasta that we’re already craving! Made with fresh basil, sweet almond milk and a slew of other tasty ingredients, this is the kind of [...]

Recipe Spotlight: Roasted Cauliflower Popcorn From 101 Cookbooks

4. September 2009

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I love searching the Veg Blog Search (courtesy of Susan of FatFree Vegan Kitchen) whenever I have a vegetable I want to make well and can’t think of a recipe.  It’s essentially an opportunity to consult the genius Gods of the vegan blogosphere! Recently, I had some gorgeous organic cauliflower that I wanted to roast in [...]