Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
Learning to love collard greens
I’ve enjoyed a lot of sweet treats this weekend and as much as I’ve enjoyed every bite, it always leave me wanting for more and more sugar. I’m glad it’s Monday because I’m back to my routine of eating healthy food, which means I try to get my dose of vegetab...
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Grilled Sesame Tofu and Almond-Hemp Slaw
I forgot the kale in this salad, so its a little pale. But the black sesame seeds really make it cute, huh? This recipe was part of last week’s cooking class for ‘easy tofu delish ‘ alongside the deliciously addictive noochy tofu . I have been making dif...
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Vegan Creamy Kale Walnut Rice
This recipe could be called green rice because it is so green! But I thought I would title it with some of its ingredients so that truth be told where its color comes from. It is a simple, yet complex combo of flavors that is also a colorful green in celebration of spri...
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Ava’s Favorite Beans and Rice
Last night when I got home Ava was just tickled to death. She had finally received a SNUGGIE!! She has been longing for one for almost a year now. Every time we would go into Kroger she would beg to get a kids snuggie. Every time I refused. “What a gimmick Ava…y...
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Vegan Easter Ideas for Kids
One of my facebook friends asked the other day if I had any alternatives to dyeing eggs for Easter. I realized its just a few weeks away, and this is a post-worthy topic (anyone remember sponge-worthy from Seinfeld?)... couldnt resist the reference. First ...
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Lentil Wraps with Sauteed Vegetables
Happy mid week! Ok, here is our challenge of the day: try lentils (if you havent already) . And I have the perfect way for you to do that! The simplicity of this meal in the ingredient department is exactly what I love about it. Everything is pretty much from groun...
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Banana Berry Muffins (gluten-free, vegan)
Another banana recipe. Its been a busy week here. Trying to get ready for my garden, I have been planting seeds in containers and germinating them under daylight lights in the basement. Hopefully, if the weather permits and the ground starts to thaw a bit more all w...
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Chickpea Mushroom Tacos!
Good afternoon, friends! Did anyone else have CRAZY thunderstorms near them last night?! I stupidly had all my windows open and woke up at 3 a.m. to ridiculous rain, thunder, lightning, and CRAZY wind. Windows were promptly closed In other news – I love...
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Homemade Socca
It’s Meatless Mondays once again! This week I cooked up something really special and unique for good ol’ Martha – a southern French indulgence called socca. I can’t quite believe that I have never cooked, tasted, or even heard of this incredible food before, whic...
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Stuffed Peppers
I was in a big hurry and just threw this together. I took some peppers and stuffed them with a pate. I didnt measure this time. Next time I need to measure. Sunflowers (soaked) zucchini onion cilantro jalapenos salt ...
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In the Kitchen with: All Day Natural!
Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis I must confess: I was not a fan of vegetables growing up. (Unless you count french fries…hey, potatoes are a vegetable, right?) Every Sunday, w...
Read more...Raw red pepper-pistachio bisque
First things first: the winner of last week’s mini-giveaway is Carrie over at Moves ‘N Munchies! Email your mailing address to almostveganchef AT gmail DOT com, and I’ll get your signed book mailed out to you ASAP. That reminds me, as well, that I’ve changed my blog ...
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Adrien Zap of World Vets on Veterinary Relief
Adrien Zap with Shane. Her Picasa page features many more pictures of Shane, as well as of Dr. Sasaki, shelters, veterinary facilities, successfully and unsuccessfully rescued animals, devastated areas, and much more. Adrien Zap is a veterinary tec...
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Raw Energy Book Review
Raw Energy: 124 Raw Food Recipes for Energy Bars, Smoothies, and Other Snacks to Supercharge Your Body by Stephanie Tourles published by Storey Publishing. Dont waste calories on junk food when you can make raw food that the nutritional value is explo...
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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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...
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...
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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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...
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...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...
Read more...Martha Stewart Goes Vegan on March 30th
Oh the many ways we love Martha Stewart. You gotta give her props. She is to holiday meals what Michael Jordan is to the NBA. She could probably do some pretty amazing things to basketballs too. Just give the woman a glue gun and some felt scraps... But were even more stoked t...
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Raw Banana Bread Walnuts
I found these a while back on The Raw Seed website. I made them with walnuts and pecans and both if you close your eyes and taste these you would think you just took a bite of banana bread! Banana Bread Walnuts 4 cups walnuts - loosely chopped in...
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Raw Manicotti
Raw Manicotti Ingredients For the Noodles: 4 medium zucchini 2 tablespoons olive oil For the Spinach & Sunflower Cheese Filling: 2 cups of sunflower seeds 1?2 cup water 1?2 cup lemon juice ...
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Vegetarian Vacation
photo by artizone So, as was mentioned in my last post, I’m on a vegetarian vacation. Put simply, it’s something I felt I needed to do for myself. This may be upsetting to some militant vegans out there, and for that I apologize. I’ve been in y...
Read more...Vegan Alfredo Sauce
I bought nutritional yeast (nooch) quite awhile ago and I was very curious as to what it tasted like. I found a recipe for a vegan alfredo sauce and thought that might be a good starting point. In case you don’t know, nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast that has a ‘nu...
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Everybody Loves the Sunshine Citrus Salad
Hello beautiful! That is what my breakfast said this morning. No, I am not crazy, maybe just a little starved for some fresh-food attention. I really had trouble coming up with a post this week because we are in such a time of change! Is it winter? Is it sprin...
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Park Slope Food Coop Members
Are you a member of the Park Slope Food Coop, or do you know other animal-concerned folks who are? Make it a point to get to this months General Meeting (Tuesday, March 29 at 274 Garfield Place) to vote in the proposed Animal Welfare Committee. The Coops Environment...
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Vegan Almond Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I started eating chocolate again in the last few weeks. Slowly trying to eat it again to see if it would affect my nursing babe. There was no issues with him and so for that I had to celebrate. I thought what a better way to celebrate chocolate but by making chocolate chunk co...
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Thanksgiving Hike Proposal
We met in college. Steve noticed me in a 300+ student anthropology class we were both taking. At the time I was working in the food court in his dorm. He noticed me there during a lunch shift and came up to me to ask me how I liked the class. I was flattered that h...
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Catering for a Vegan Wedding
My brother was getting married. Yay! Two days to go and the venue was changed and I’m doing the catering solo on a tiny budget. Yikes! I’m an experienced cook but being solely responsible for a wedding reception was a new experience and a rather nerve wracking one....
Read more...Vegan Bake Sale
The third annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale has been officially announced, and you are invited to participate. On April 23 through May 1 (two weekends and the weekdays in between), groups from across the world will hold vegan bake sales. Each participating group gets to cho...
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Spicy Chocolate Pumpkin Cake, Vegan
I am a bit of a perfectionist. Honestly, this (and many other BakeryManis posts you read) sat in my drafts folder for months before getting published. I rewrite, I trial, I add photos, and write more. And so, this cake was made around that time of year when everyo...
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Transcontinental Vegan Wedding
You might remember Jeanette and Bettina’s proposal story that was featured on the website about a month ago. We were thrilled that they also sent us their beautiful wedding story! —- We met in March 2006 at work. I started working for a travel agency ca...
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Black Bean Tortilla Soup
Happy Meatless Monday to ya! Hope you all had a great weekend. So despite the fact that I live here in sunny Southern California, it has been pretty rainy, and a little colder lately, and I have totally been in soup mode. And so, my black bean tortilla soup was bor...
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Black Quinoa Corn Muffins
Sometimes it’s so easy. Writing a recipe, that is. I started meditating on cornbread months ago back in California, where I mowed down on my fair share of the golden goodness. Lucky enough to be in a place where people don’t believe in gluten, the goat milk is ra...
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Waffles and Ice Cream
I was never very interested in history as a kid. I don’t know if it was the teachers or simple lack of interest, but what did fascinate me was the history of food (no surprise there!). My favorite story was about the origin of the ice cream cone. The legend goes tha...
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Chocolate chip zucchini bread
My kids are really good about eating their veggies. They definitely have their favorites but I try to keep offering the ones that they havent liked in the past and ask only that they take one bite (unless they want more!). Zucchini is a tricky one because it can som...
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Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
I know I should be posting something more green today but I decided to blow off st. pattys day and make some cookies, or biscuits as the Irish would say. They are sweetened mostly with dates and with a touch of agave nectar to seal the deal. They are not meant to be a super sw...
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The Green Routine
I dont normally celebrate St. Patricks Day and am still very much feeling the intensity and weight of the current situation in Japan. However, I could some lighthearted distraction, so consider this a remotely holiday-related post. Last week, a colleague noted...
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