For those of you who are teachers (like me!), or those of you with kiddos, it’s back to work & school time! Recently said goodbye to my summer & am back to early morning rising & a very busy schedule. So, I needed something quick, easy & nourishing that I could pour in a mason […]
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Cookbook Review & Giveaway: Paleo Vegan by Ellen Jaffe Jones and Alan Roettinger
Most people who have heard of the Paleo diet probably associated it with being, above all things, very contrary to a vegan lifestyle. I’m somewhat guilty of this myself, knowing numerous self-proclaimed Paleo acquaintances whose diets are heavily meat-centric and almost entirely lacking the grains and legumes that are staples for many vegan diets. Therefore, […]
Recipe: Pinto Bean and Quinoa Sloppy Joes
Seriously—who needs fake meat when you can make hearty, beautifully textured dishes using grains and beans? This serves up deliciously on rolls, but if you’re not a bread person, you can serve the mixture in a lettuce-leaf cup or atop a corn tortilla. Serve with baked potatoes or sweet potatoes and any slaw-style salad. Fresh corn […]
Product Review: So Delicious New Almond Milk Products
In the early days of my veganism, there were only two choices of plant milks – soy or rice. (I remember the girl who was checking me out at the health food store once asking if it was milk made from rice or milk that was supposed to be used to cook rice.) Dairy-free dairy […]
Eco couturier meets The Vegetarian Butcher
For Vegan Food Month my post will be about something very important to me – meat! I have been a vegetarian for over 20 years and vegan for much of that, yet as a natural carnivore with constant cravings for flesh (and lover of meat substitute of all kinds), I was intrigued and couldn’t resist […]