Happy Meatless Monday. We are home from the Dominican Republic and I have the most easy and delicious recipe to share with you, plantain steak fries. While we were in the Dominican we enjoyed plantains at almost every meal. They were mashed and sliced, salty and sweet. I looked forward to them everyday and found [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Although I have been a food loving vegetarian for more than fifteen years and vegan for nearly three, I have to admit…I am frequently surprised by tofu. After all of these years, I am still suspect of the strange white block and I don’t know why. It is most often better than [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Today is our first full day in Punta Cana. It is my hope that by this evening I will have consumed my weight in plantains…served in many creative and delicious ways. Plantains are a staple in many Mexican and Carribbean diets. They are readily available, easy to make savory or sweet and [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday, Happy Earth Day and Happy first day of US VegWeek 2013. Launched in 2009 by Compassion Over Killing, VegWeek is a culmination of all things veg. It is an all encompassing resource for veg curious and vegan wannabes like us. You can go to In Your Area to see if there are VegWeek activities [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Today I am going to to share a two for one, because the first recipe leads to the creation of the second. Many of you have shared with me that you love juicing as much as I do. When I am not creating my own concoctions with my Omega VRT350, I am [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Enjoying Mexican food is one of my greatest pleasures. I love the collision of fresh flavors like cilantro and lime with the heat and warmth of peppers and spice. Sultry flavors like cumin, cayenne and cinnamon come together to create this beautiful dish that I think you are going to love. There [...]
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Happy Meatless Tuesday. Lately I have been seeing and hearing a lot of info about grains not being healthy for you to consume, because they are too fibrous and difficult to digest. This includes whole grains and quinoa, which up until now have been staples in our vegan diet. Because this is contrary to everything [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday. I shared with you last week that I have been enjoying creating dishes with as few ingredients as possible. It is a departure from my usual kitchen sink approach to cooking. This recipe is a simpler, nut free version of my creamy Cauliflower Bake. One of the ingredients that is key in [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday. As if we need another reason to adore avocados? They are quite possibly the most amenable fruit available. They want to be blended, cubed or stuffed, frozen, deep fried or consumed in the raw. You prefer them savory, sure thing. Need a dessert…no problem. I created a mousse with avocado, dates, cocoa [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday and eve of Fat Tuesday. If you are preparing to celebrate Mardi-Gras, I have a dip for you to add to your party table. If you are preparing to celebrate Lent, I have a dip for you to add to your weekly vegetarian line up. Whatever you are preparing to celebrate, I have the dip [...]
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