Risotto, I have feared you so. Risotto has always been on the pre-made portion of the grocery list because it is too difficult to create at home. I never really realized until now that I let food t.v. brainwash me into thinking that only trained chefs and television personalities were capable of making a creamy, […]
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I truly believe that we eat with our eyes first and when my eyes saw the Garden of Eatin’ blue corn taco shells on the store shelf my tummy started chanting…I want tacos. There is something so whimsical and enchanting about blue corn that it made an ordinary quickie dinner like tofu tacos extraordinary and […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Over the weekend we worked on a recipe that I see as capable of launching you to rock star status with your friends and loved ones. It is the perfect add-on to veggie burger night, your new go to appetizer or a filling and fun lunch paired with a biggie salad. Polenta […]
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When I woke up yesterday and looked out the window I thought for a split second I had been kidnapped X-files style and taken to Antarctica. I left for work wrapped up like a Lands End mummy and never warmed up again. By the time I returned home I was ready to take a nap […]
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I had the day off yesterday and felt like baking something decadent, perhaps marginally healthy but fast and immediately gratifying. I pulled out the Big Gun, the Betty Crocker Cookbook, circa 1989 version. Although I have an updated version from the one I would find in my moms kitchen…it is still pretty old school. Out […]
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I have shared with you in the past my dislike for greens. I am really a non green eating vegan. It is like being a fish that doesn’t like to swim. I love raw spinach and am willing to acquiesce that kale in a smoothie is pretty delicious. Sandy sneaks cooked greens into our meals […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Last week a friend of mine from Trader Joe’s asked me if I had ever tried Buckwheat…to which I replied no, I had not. A few days later she brought me two bags of Buckwheat to experiment with. One was roasted (brown) and the other was unroasted (white). This was my first […]
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It is kind of funny because I have always been too intimidated to bake a cheesecake. It wasn’t until I became vegan that I decided to throw caution to the wind and create my first one. I am really, really glad that I did. As I write this I take comfort in the fact that […]
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Yesterday morning I was looking for something out of the ordinary to kick start my day. In the winter I typically abandon smoothies (because it barely made it to 10 degrees this morning) and I fall into a deep rut of oatmeal mornings. Not yesterday though. We awoke on a mission to create and enjoy […]
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Happy Meatless, enjoy more Monday. Okay, I added that part but I like it. I am in the mood for something that tastes like Summer and fills me up like a vegan Mamma bear in Winter. If only I had some Brown Rice Summer Salad. There is a restaurant called Inn Season that makes a […]
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