Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
Vegan Granola Bar Cookies
Is it a granola bar or is it a cookie? Well, make them and see what you think. They are a very hearty version of a cookie, but are true to granola bar texture and taste. These are a treat for the healthiest of persons, but could be a good breakfast on the go for the health...
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Travelling as a Vegan in Spain
If off-season flight prices hadnt been involved, I probably wouldnt have chosed Spain as my first trip abroad after transitioning to veganism. Spanish food is often cited as the worst for vegetarians, let alone vegans, with Spanish vegetable dishes often containing hunks of ...
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Tofu Chimichurri, Cauliflower Chickpea Soup
Last week, I tried the Tofu Chimichurri and Caulipots recipes from Appetite for Reduction. Caulipots are basically healthier mashed potatoes. Theres some boiled cauliflower mashed in with the potatoes. I didnt totally follow the recipe since I prepared it with u...
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Vegan Banana Bread
All of this snowy weather lately has left me with no choice but to transform my recipes one at a time into vegan powerhouses. And I kinda love having another excuse to put the kettle on in the afternoon for a bread like this.... Ive cleaned up an old cla...
Read more...Cawfee Tawwlk
Hey there, remember me? Yeah I got a little caught up/lazy about blogging last week. Thanks for all the birthday wishes last week! I had such a great weekend. Friday I forced myself to get in my 6 mile run after work because I had a feeling I wouldn’t have time/feel...
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Oprah and 378 Staffers Take a Vegan Challenge
Did you see the episode of Oprah last week about her vegan challenge? What did you think? Oprah and 378 of her staff elected to participate in a challenge to eat vegan for one week. I have had a little time to reflect on the show and I wanted to share my thoughts....
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Ethiopian Feast
Quick note before I begin : If you have not yet voted in the 2011 Hot Raw Chef contest , please do! Click here and cast your vote for video #5 , Chef Amber Shea’s (my) caramel-fudge brownies ! Voting ends this Wednesday, February 9th. I’ve talked plenty on this blog...
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Super Bowl Appetizers
I figured I would get with the game and include several of my favorite appetizers for those interested in DIFFERENT options for game day. Like it or not, food plays a huge part in a party especially when sports are involved. We have an invitation to go to o...
Read more...P90X Week Four + Happy Herbivore cookbook
Hello, friends! Yeah, I’m a few days late with this post about my eats from last week, but I’ve been running myself ragged promoting my video in the Living Light 2011 Hot Raw Chef contest ! Firstly, I want to say THANK YOU to those of you that have already voted for me. It...
Read more...Oprahs Vegan Show: Hit or Miss?
I havent followed any of the discussions that have been bubbling online after Oprahs vegan show yesterday. I watched it, you bet, and thought Id open up dialogue here, starting with my thoughts on the feature. First, I am grateful, that after being vegan for over 15 yea...
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Sandwich with marinated tofu and cashew cheese
Not only is this sandwich bursting with tons of flavor, but its also bursting with lots of nutrition as well. The English muffin is a fun change from bread for this. The marinated and dry fried tofu is infused with lemon, garlic, and miso. And the herbed cashew chee...
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Vegan Recipe: Almond Butter Vegetable Curry
This recipe I have made on three separate occasions in the last week. I finally decided to take a few pics and write this one down to share with you. It has been keeping me warm and full this cold week. And now, they are predicting a blizzard is going to be hitting west...
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Vegan Oprah
Just to give you a heads-up: Oprah will be having a special tonight on veganism. Lisa Ling will be investigating factory farming, Michael Pollan and Kathy Freston will be making appearances, and Oprah and her staff will be going vegan for a week. So, if you ...
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Vegan Clean Program, I'm Done!
Twenty-one days ago, I started following a veganized version of Dr. Alejandro Jungers Clean Program. I drank a healthy organic smoothie for breakfast, had a whole foods lunch, and a soup for dinner. I snacked on yummy things like organic kale chips and raw ...
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The Vegan Pizza Day That Was
I hope everyone enjoyed yesterdays first annual Vegan Pizza Day . Not only did I appreciate the widespread attention so enthusiastically devoted toward a day of celebrating the joys of delicious, animal-friendly fare--pizza is always a reliable source of culinary gratif...
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Figgy Pear Scones (vegan)
Yummy scones to start the week off on a good foot. The cold/flu sickness is slowly leaving our house and we needed something special to wake up to this sunny Sunday morning. So, some scones it was. I love scones, mostly because they are not meant to be too sweet. Scones are ki...
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Embracing a Meat-Free Diet
Most of you know by now that I consume a plant-based (meat and dairy free) diet. I realized that I haven’t yet told you why I became a vegan. Last year, I shared my story with the site Real Fit Mama , in the “I’m a Vegetarian” series. (By the way, be sure to check R...
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Hot Raw Chef Contest
Today I am fulfilling two promises, and asking one huge favor from all of you. Remember the raw caramel-fudge brownies on this post , for which I promised to share the recipe? I’m sharing it today. And remember also when I said in this post that I’d soon be an...
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Two Potato Soup (vegan)
This is no rocket-science gluten-free recipe, but it is one of simplicity and warmth. I needed that this week, when our house came down with the cold/flu virus. No fun. There has been a lot of tea drinking, honey sippin and lemon squeezing around here. I think we are on the wa...
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Fundamentals
Regardless of my level of desire to cook on any given day, certain items remain staples in my diet and are never too difficult or time-consuming to warrant at least a haphazard attempt at procuring them. Food fatigue continues to foster a steady intake of easily-acc...
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Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
I have to admit that one of the things I love the most about public health school is that my desire to make healthified versions of classic foods is usually well received. I have a great group of friends that have tried protein cookies, kale soup, peppermint ...
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Mushrooms over Greens and Creamed Butternut Squash
I think I finally got back into the groove. Can I say that even if the month is almost over? It has been hard to get used to the winter this year especially after having been out of my exercise routine at Christmas. It is all good. I am embracing my 6am worko...
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How To Eat Your Dark Leafy Greens
So, after my cranky morning on Friday, I had a cool experience at the grocery store (I blurbed about it on fb). I was loading my groceries on the till, and as I was putting up my veg and kale, an elderly man spoke up behind me. He said have you ever made a green ...
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Spicy Buffalo "chicken" wraps with Ranch
Hello Hello all! Hope everyone had a great weekend! So after a recent trip that I took to Native Foods to taste test their new Wild Buffalo Wrap, I was in love and I knew I had to come home and make my own Little House of Veggies version inspired by theirs. All ...
Read more...Clean Program, Week 2
Week Two is over, and I officially have seven days left on the Clean Program. Today, I feel well rested, strong, and healthy. I feel good! This week was a really busy one for me. I got home late, I stayed up late, I woke up late, I barely had enough time to get...
Read more...The 5-minute, single-serving, raw vegan blondie
HAPPY NATIONAL BLONDIE DAY! That’s right—today, January 22nd, is apparently National Blondie Day. Since I consider myself a bit of a blondie queen , I couldn’t possibly let it pass by unnoticed, now could I? I found out about this “holiday” on Thursday night, ...
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Gluten Free & Vegan: Millet Buttermilk Biscuits
Today is a good day. I figured out how to make some vegan buttermilk biscuits that my family really likes. I know there probably are a few other GF /vegan biscuits on the market, but I really wanted to create one that I could make from scratch and that I really liked. I...
Read more...Vegan Food For The Crooked Soul
Remember the era of Chicken Soup for the Soul, and all the spin-offs from that book? Comes to mind this morning, because I am crooked. Downright cranky, crooked. Partly because I was woken by a strange dream of a nasty high school teacher reprimanding me for not finishing m...
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Vegan Coconut Squash Curry
I recently remembered a curry recipe my mom used to cook when I was a kid. I loved it for some reason, and she only made it every now and then because I dont think anyone else really liked it. Its funny how you all of a sudden remember a memory from when you were younge...
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Vegan Pizza
I cant believe it is Tuesday. Last night I was having trouble keeping up with the date and the day of the week. Was it Sunday? Even though we had a long weekend, it went by fast. It always does. SO what did I do this weekend? Well, Saturday was ...
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Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine Book Review
Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine Gabriel Cousens, M.D. and the Tree of Life Cafe Chefs North Atlantic Books Medical researchers have found that a high-fat, high-sugar diet, combined with environmental pollutants and stress, can lead to a buildup of to...
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Matthew Kenney Everyday Raw
Today my lunch was out of Matthew Kennys cookbook Everyday Raw. This recipe is called baked macaroni and cheese. I halved the recipe to make a small amount. Im marking it in the index as a great recipe. So I thought Id share a photo of it for you. If you have t...
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Vegan Mock Meats: To Eat or Not to Eat
Its a cheeseburger! Its a hot dog! Its isolated soy protein? The vegan diet is at an all-time high in popularity. With celebrities, ex-presidents and even Mickey Mouse getting his vegan fix on, the sales of faux meat-like substances are skyrocketing. 2008 saw ...
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Review: Tofutti Cuties
A few months ago, a kindly Tofutti representative contacted me, asking if Id like to review some of the companys frozen, dairy-free desserts*. Having had only limited exposure to the brands product line--at the time of request, I had only tried the faux cream chee...
Read more...Energy Cookies (coconut almond macaroons) (grain-free)
I made these beauties mainly because I made a big batch of gnocchi this past weekend to share with friends. So, I had 12 egg whites in a bowl waiting for me to use them up. Which doesnt really happen often, lets be honest. If you are going to use an egg, you might as we...
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Fettuccine with Lemony Avocado Sauce
Good morning bloggers! Hope the week and the new year is treating all of you well! Im glad to hear the great response on the lasagna recipe! So I thought I would stick with the Italian (sorta) theme today. What makes this recipe so delicious is the lemony avocado ...
Read more...Guest Post: Amy Bilhorn Thomas
Introducing my first guest blogger, Amy Bilhorn Thomas. I met Amy through facebook, and after we exchanged a couple of e-mails, I learned a little about her story and asked if she would ever be interested in writing a guest post, and lucky for me she was happy to contribute.....
Read more...Pinto Bean and Rice Soup (Vegan)
This soup could be called by many names. The simplest one is what I titled it, yet other long names that would run through my mind would be Mexican party soup, or Chipotle bowl soup, or leftover lunch soup, or party in your mouth vegan soup :) See, the list of names alm...
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower
I adore this photo... John took it. And to me, its perfect. The food looks delicious, and I love the plaid in the background because it makes it feel farmy. What is farmy, you ask? About a year ago, while shopping at Anthropologie, I side-glanced the 3-way mirror and...
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Vegan Recipe: At Month's End
So ends another Vegan MoFo . In the fashion of many fellow bloggers, I reflect fondly upon these last 30 days whilst bidding farewell to a wonderful month-long celebration of vegan food greatness. The huge participation has been impressive, the edibles delightful, and...
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