Happy Meatless Monday. I love breakfast. Breakfast welcomes you to the day, it energizes your sleepy body and feeds your brain so you can be inspired and effective. One of the most common questions I have heard since becoming vegan has been, “If you don’t eat eggs, then what do you eat for breakfast?” It is […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. I love soup, even in the summer. It is a meal that transcends seasons because it is comforting, fillng and can be easy to create. I love chilled soup, spicy soup and thick and creamy soup. Sandy has taken a classic Julia Child’s recipe and has reinvented it for a greener approach. […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. To honor Meatless Monday, I thought it would be fun to share four chilled soup options to enjoy this fourth of July holiday or anytime this summer. Here are some favorites that are easy to make and celebrate fruits and vegetables that abundant this time of year. Any one of them could […]
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Last weekend while at Whole Foods I grabbed a free recipe for a Creamy Cucumber dip made from raw Cashews. I crafted the recipe adding my own flair and we enjoyed it on crackers like pate and with veggies as a dip. It was light, fragrant and satiating. I also used it to stuff cucumbers […]
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The peas are the star in this dish. Each ingredient was chosen for its willingness to honor and glorify the Spring Pea. This dish is light and airy with the authority of a complete meal. I think you are going to love this with any type of pea…fresh or frozen. Have a delicious day.
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I love Brussel sprouts. I love their hearty texture and pungent flavor. I really like the huge stalk they grow on and that they look like miniature cabbage. It seems like they are a polarizing edible, either you are a lover of the Brussel or an adversary. This dish could bring you to the dark side […]
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Yesterday at work I was asked to make a dish for the staff using a recipe from our TraderJoes.com website. I chose a quinoa salad because it was vegan (I like to eat on the job too), sounded great and did not require a Herculean amount of work to assemble. The staff absolutely went wild […]
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Yesterday I bought the most scrumptious pineapple at the grocery store. It was bright and ripe and juicy. When picking a pineapple, look for one that is more yellow then green and gently tug on one of the center leaves at the crown. If it comes right out, your pineapple is ready to enjoy. The […]
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Last weekend we were in Cleveland, Ohio for a wedding. The morning we left the hotel, I searched Happy Cow for a nearby vegan option and found The Root Cafe in a neighboring suburb called Lakewood. The menu was overflowing with vegan options. So much so, that I kept ordering food and baked goods like […]
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Sometimes I crave green food. This seems implied from someone living a vegan lifestyle but it really isn’t. When I came home from work last night feeling dejected and sulky, I polished off a bag of pita chips then fell into a deep carbohydrate induced nap. When I woke up several hours later I had […]
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