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Ranger Cookies
Grocery shopping was a bit of an event when I was a kid. I grew up way out in the country. I mean…way out. For us to get to a decent supermarket, it took a 30 minute drive. We’d go every two weeks and fill up one cart (and sometimes two) in order to make the hour r...
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Gluten and Dairy Free Banana Pancakes
Its Saturday! One of my favorite days to make a big and special breakfast with my family. Today we made a special banana pancake with almond butter, which is why these are called Banana Butter Pancakes. They are so chewy and have a perfectly sweet taste with the added b...
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Argentina: A Gluten Free Trip Report
For Christmas and New Year, Mr D and I decided to escape the snow and cold of London for sunny Argentina and Brazil. This wasn’t our first trip to Argentina. In 2007 we spent a couple of weeks on a trip flying into Santiago, flying down to Tierra del Fuego, going o...
Read more...Are diets out?
The South Beach Diet. The Abs Diet. The Atkins Diet. The Zone Diet. The Carb Lovers Diet. Crazy Sexy Diet. And trust me, the list goes on. Visit any bookstore to confirm this fact. Borders alone offers almost 5,000 titles pertaining to this subject. But are we mo...
Read more...Nation's First Dairy-Free Flaxmilk
Flax USA launches the first and only Flaxmilk, all natural dairy free beverages, available at Wal-Mart, beginning April 11, 2011! Research suggests that flax seed can have a wide range of biological and metabolic effects in humans, and can be useful in the treatment ...
Read more...Bacon & New Book Announcement!
Recently, there has been a widespread influx of one notorious ingredient in bakeries everywhere: bacon. The first time I heard about chocolate-covered bacon, or bacon being used as a cupcake garnish, I was absolutely disgusted! Why ruin a cupcake with something so foul? ...
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Healthier Fettuccine Alfredo with Veggies
I first came across Eat.Live.Be. on my dear friend Joannes blog, Eats Well With Others. If you havent been to Joannes blog, do yourself a big favor and make your way over there. Shes all kinds of awesome. I honestly cant wait to go to her blog every morning with my...
Read more...Gluten Free Pancakes
In this recipe I used Bob’s Red Mill pancake mix. It was one of the first gluten free flour mixes I’ve used. I don’t yet have that much experience in making my own gluten free flour blends, and I do enjoy this one. I usually make a full batch of pancakes, eat a couple, and...
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Veggie Burgers Have Their Moment
Lukas Volgers Mushroom Barley Burger in all its glory With all the delicious vegan fare options these days, I havent actually had a veggie burger for a long time. To me theyre more like the default menu option when traveling outside of vegan meccas...
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Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
Baking with whole wheat can be tricky. When I first started, I quickly learned replacing whole wheat flour with white flour 1:1 won’t bring good results. I also realized there is a huge difference between whole wheat flour and whole wheat pastry flour. Whole wheat f...
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Paula Deens BBQ Chicken Wontons
Six years ago (wow, I can’t even believe I’m saying that!) I was six months pregnant, very young, working two jobs, had no insurance, semi-homeless and there was no wedding ring on my hand. I could not have been more unsure of myself or my future. In all ser...
Read more...Chicago Vegan Bake Sale for Japan
Hey guys! There are currently vegan bake sales for Japan happening worldwide! Get in on the action! The vegan community is so tight-knit and it’s amazing to see people band together time and time again as a positive force, raising money for aid, and really making a diff...
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The Cost of Being Obese or Overweight
I really don’t like to use those terms, but those are the words the medical establishment uses to describe those of us who are weight-challenged. Last night, I was talking with John about the costs associated with being overweight. We touched on: Medical costs...
Read more...Food for Lazy Days
We are a week into spring, but it feels more like summer. While many fellow Californians are basking in the blazing sunshine of this apparent heatwave, Im not quite ready to part with the cooler temperatures that have suddenly disappeared. The muggy warmth is undoubtedly m...
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A new kind of chore chart.
When I started Weight Watchers back in September, I wanted a way to track all of my healthy habits, not just my points. The paper tracker that WW gives you has a place to mark off fruits and veggies, dairy, liquids, and healthy oils, but I had other things I wanted to kee...
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Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe
Are you a pumpkin lover? Pumpkin is one of those things that you either love it or you hate it. If you are like me you take every chance you get to get some of that yummy pumpkin flavor. I only drink Starbucks when the Pumpkin seasonal coffee comes out and I lov...
Read more...Natural Beauty
Aubrey Organics Blue Green Algae Cleansing Lotion We’ll be honest. We get sent a lot of products to try out so that we can bring the very finest to our readers. We don’t cover everything we receive and we’re selective about what we choose t...
Read more...Actor Stanley Tucci to Host Wine Show
Award winning actor, writer and director, Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada, Julie and Julia, The Lovely Bones), is bringing his excellent taste in food, wine and culture to a new public television series called VINE TALK premiering on April 7th.Using his A-list Hollyw...
Read more...5 Gourmet Twists for your PB and J
It’s okay, it happens to all the good things in life. What you once cherished for being so pure and simple, so straightforward in its awesomeness, has now become tired and lackluster after years of the same ole. No, I’m not talking about your significant other. I’m talking abo...
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Emergency Gazpacho
Once upon a time, there was a lonely jar of passata*. That became ... gazpacho. (cue Spanish music) (cue Antonio Banderas while youre at it) As you may have guessed, gazpacho is Spanish. Loved for its * fresh * clean * cool * zi...
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One Lovely Blog Nomination
Kristin from Rose Pedals Vegan Weddings recently nominated me and several other bloggers for a One Lovely Blog award. The recently debuted vegan wedding website is a chock full of great information, cruelty-free businesses, and ideas for vegan-friendly weddings! Thank...
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The Psychology Of Food & Eating
The psychology of how we make our food choices continue to fascinate. A number of studies indicate that how we perceive food greatly determines the production of hormones that influence how much we will eat. For instance, experiments show that if we’re led to believe som...
Read more...Natural Egg Coloring Dyes
With Easter fast approaching I have been thinking about how to dye our eggs this year. I have found many great articles and How To posts but I am still not sure that I am going to go natural with the egg dying this year. I found this article on About.com. for u...
Read more...Cookbook Review: Power Foods
Id been feeling like our meals were more filler than nutrient-dense powerhouses of nutrition. We hadnt been eating anything particularly unhealthy, I think it was just an end-of-winter culinary malaise. Tired of things in the brown spectrum: grains, beans, potato...
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I Cannot Make Almond Butter
When it comes to making almond butter, or any nut butter, I am an epic failure. I just cannot get it completely, totally right. Mild success, sure. It happened once upon a time. But the resulting concoction wasnt nearly as good as my store-bought favorite, so I wasn...
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Spicy Noodles with Asparagus and Broccoli
It really feels like spring this week. It is in the 70s here (80s tomorrow!). The kids are playing in the backyard without shirts or shoes. The birds are happily tweeting away in the freshly-greened trees. There is a breeze blowing that softly reminds me that winter...
Read more...Billionaire Determined To Live To 125
One of the perks of extreme wealth is being called eccentric when you are bat guano crazy. Enter 87-year-old real estate mogul, and the majority shareholder of fruit giant Dole, David Murdock - who turned his private obsession of strict eating into an institution. ...
Read more...Even More Dairy-Free Products Announced
Alisa Fleming ~ Breakfast, condiments, and bars round out today’s dozen new products from Expo West 2011. But maybe, just maybe, I’ve snuck a new dairy-free and vegan frozen pizza in the bunch. Read on to find out … HALO Bars (www.theprobar.com) – This is a new line ...
Read more...Laura’s Wholesome Junk Food (part 1)
Hello everyone! I have two giveaways coming up from Laura’s Wholesome Junk Food, and Dr. Laura Trice sent a guest post to accompany each giveaway. It is probably evident by now that when I bake, I don’t skimp on the sugar or EB and make everything as decadent as poss...
Read more...Fitness Update and Mountain Rose Herbs
Last week was Spring Break and the kids were off school and home with me. We had a fun and busy (though mostly chilly) week. On Monday I fit into a pair of jeans that I had not been able to wear all winter…comfortably! Yay, this was a major milestone in my new fitness p...
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Cinnamon ingredients
Id classify myself as quite a fervent label-reader. Theres not much I pick up without scouring the ingredients, not just to avoid animal products, but also nasty chemicals, colors, and hydrogenated oils. But, Ive never thought much about checking the ingred...
Read more...How To Cook And Grow Swiss Chard
Imagine coming in from shoveling snow or defrosting animal water troughs on a bitter cold, winter day and the smell that lures you to the kitchen. On inspection, you see just another pot of vegetable soup simmering on the stove. But the flavor is like no vegetable soup you...
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Tomato Lentil Soup
Its spring and its cold. I guess its time for another pot of soup. Yes... it does sound good. Spring is coming, just slowly this year... I can see the crocuses popping up and the tulip leaves are getting green, but still it seems like the true warmth of spring and bud-popping ...
Read more...Kitchen Alchemy
You may have noticed that things have been a bit quiet on the cheesemaking front. Well, the sweet cow at the farm where we get our milk was busy having a baby and couldnt be bothered to be making extra milk. So, weve just been waiting patiently and drinking our almond ...
Read more...Happy Birthday Cooking Class
I feel like an official grown-up, having to work on my birthday and all … but the super delicious cakes in tonight’s cooking class totally make up for that fact! When I found that my cooking class night fell on my birthday, I decided to build the whole schedule around maki...
Read more...More New Dairy-Free Products Announced
We are heading into Part 3 of our Expo West new product round-up, and really, just gaining steam. Today’s dozen happens to have a heavy vegan focus (including many vegan alternative foods). But omnivores have no fear ... you will certainly find some enticing items in this ...
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Fat Tuesday
This one is all food and fun friends. The fitness? Well, it’s in the previous post. The fun? I happen to think cooking with loved ones and baking for them is pretty dang fun. I’ll admit that as I have been running more miles each week, my adherence and/or insi...
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Chocolate Pumpkin Cake
This was a big week. Our little dog Lupa spent the week in hospital ... having eaten something I definitely didnt make for her. I learned why pet insurance is such a good idea (alas). I learned that this particular Jack Russell is worth more to us than a few ...
Read more...'Edible Dirt'
Forget about the carrots grown in the chef’s garden or the wine grown in the sommelier’s personal vineyard, or the herbs grown next to the composting mound behind the restaurant itself. If this is where your garden-to-table dining experiences have peaked, you obviously haven’t...
Read more...Ashley's Sweet Potato Linguine
One of our dearest friends from San Francisco (where Clay and I met) sent me this amazing recipe. It has to be shared; youll love it! Here are all the details from my girl Ashley. There is nothing more comforting then a big fork full of pasta. Since remov...
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