Russian Tea Cakes

December 19, 2011
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I’ve seen these cookies called “Mexican Wedding Cookies”, but my Mom called them “Russian Tea Cakes” and they were part of her Christmas cookie recipe arsenal. We’ve changed the base recipe to make it vegan and use whole wheat pastry flour. We’ve found the change in flour makes for a lovely nutty note that compliments [...]

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Golden Provence Winter Stew

December 1, 2011
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Yet another example of a stew/soup experiment that turned out so well, I had to put a recipe together! This stew started out as a kind of “get out of my fridge” project after Thanksgiving. We get a big produce delivery every Monday and by Sunday I’m often trying to figure out a dish to [...]

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Bulk Soy Curls

November 30, 2011
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Last month I picked up a case of Soy Curls at Food Fight.Yes, that does mean 12 pounds of them. There’s a big plastic food storage bin down in our pantry filled to the brim with them. I don’t make them a lot, but as far as foods that are more processed goes, these are [...]

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Pumpkin Cauliflower Korma – Take 1

November 12, 2011

This is something of a recipe in progress. That said, it is a very tasty and a lovely autumn dish. There will be future variations yet to come! There will be at least one more variation of this dish as I’m not quite yet satisfied with the creaminess of it. It may just be that [...]

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Fabulous Chickpea Salad

October 30, 2011
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Chickpeas might very well be our favorite legume. We love them on salads, in soups, in “monk bowls”, as snacks, as hummus, roasted… well, you get the picture. A real lunchtime crowd-pleaser is my fabulous chickpea salad. This recipe has even had rave reviews from my step-father, who claims to hate chickpeas! We’ve been more [...]

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PureFit Bars Review

October 17, 2011
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Just before Vida Vegan Con I was contacted by Emily from PureFit asking if I’d like to try out some of their vegan nutrition bars. I told her I would since I occasionally have a bar before going to the gym or pool and sometimes if I’m running too late to get breakfast in the [...]

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Delights of Summer

September 16, 2011
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This time of year there are more tomatoes than I know what to do with, zucchini everywhere, lovely peppers and kale. Chopping it all up and throwing it into a pot is clearly the way forward. This hearty stew, so thick it is more of a stove top casserole, highlights the best of the late [...]

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Vida Vegan Con – Day 2

September 6, 2011
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Wow, this post is so late in coming…. I blame WordPress. The original one I was working on, which was all ready to publish and disappeared. Since that irritating moment I’ve been in “run” mode getting ready to take a week off to spend with Christie before she starts her new job (which beings with [...]

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Vida Vegan Con 2011 – Day 1

August 27, 2011
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This year I’m spending a fantastic day with a couple of hundred other vegan bloggers at Vida Vegan Con for the next couple of days. It has been amazing to meet many people I’ve connected with via Twitter and blogging. This morning I spoke on a panel with Amey Mathews (Vegan Eats and Treats) and Bianca [...]

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Fava Success

August 1, 2011
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This year I’ve found success with all fava beans we’ve been delivered from Organics to You! Last year I tried a couple of things with mixed success; mostly we found them kind of tough. The flavor had promise, but we were mixed on the texture. I even posted one of the more successful attempts, an [...]

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