In honor of Mardi Gras I wanted to share a recipe for Louisiana style Red Beans and Rice. Here is a slice of Mardi Gras info from History.com to whet your appetite.
On Mardi Gras in 1827, a group of students donned colorful costumes and danced through the streets of New Orleans, emulating the revelry [...]
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I have always loved homemade ranch dressing. The kind that you get in really good restaurants or seedy diners. Yesterday for our meatless meal clients we created a retro diner themed meal. With their meals we gave them an iceberg lettuce wedge with homemade vegan ranch dressing and sliced cherry tomatoes. This [...]
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Every vegan wannabe has an arsenal of favorite recipes for vegan mac and cheese….here is our first.
The other night we were seeking some comfort food, you know the kind of food that fills your belly and a place in your soul that is wanting to feel safe and loved too. We discussed some of [...]
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A week ago while filming our most exciting, first ever casting video for the Travel Channel we went to a local boutique produce store. Whenever I am looking for the unique…the best of the best, I go to this store.
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While there we found maroon carrots. I had never seen a maroon carrot [...]
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I have always been a lover of bake sales. The elementary school in our neighborhood where we vote always has one situated perfectly outside the gymnasium, where the voting booths are located. Our favorite church rummage sales also have them. Tables overflowing with beloved baked goods looking for a home. There are always antique baked [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday and day before Valentine’s. I have a two part Love Yourself Valentines special for you. Two recipes to love that will absolutely love you back.
Thank you for all of your comments to win The Inspired Vegan by Bryant Terry. The book is beautiful and I am honored to have a copy to [...]
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Here is the recipe for the lemon coconut cookies from Bryant Terry’s latest book The Inspired Vegan. These are also the cookies that nearly turned me into a kleptomaniac at his book signing and reception. They are positively sensational and lemony in the way that I desire lemon desserts to be. The directions [...]
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Yesterday I read that pop musician Jason Mraz has chosen a plant-based lifestyle and now I have yet another reason to listen to his CD’s. It made me think about the number of people I’ve encountered or read about in the past year, who have begun adding more plant-based foods into their diets or [...]
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Last week Sandy and I taught a vegan cooking class at our local community college. The theme was Superbowl, so we showed them some fun party foods and Seitan Italian Sausage hoagies. One of the recipes we shared was for jicama sticks with fresh lime juice and cracked black pepper. We had quite a bit [...]
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The past few months I have realized that I love most things orange. I love papaya, orange peppers, Mario Batali’s Crocs and a bright orange sunset. Monarch Butterflies, Heirloom Navel Oranges and gourds, also in the love category. Somewhere near the very top of this list are carrots. I love them in the car, juiced [...]
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