Superfoods are everywhere these days, from packaged foods to restaurant menus to media headlines. Some sound as though they’re from another planet (maca, goji berries); others are hiding in plain sight (strawberries, almonds, sweet potatoes, cinnamon). But all of them are packed with vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that keep us healthy! Now, Jessica Nadel showcases her […]
Vegan Chocolate
Chocolate Pecan Pie from Vegan Chocolate by Fran Costigan
Pecans, which are native to North America, are one of the healthiest nuts. But the typical filling of the classic American pecan pie is super-sweet and made with a trifecta of ingredients we are increasingly determined to avoid: eggs, sugar, and corn syrup. Pour them into a pie crust made with saturated fats and we […]
Product Review: Rawmio Chocolate Products
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: one of the best things I discovered when I went vegan is that chocolate is a naturally-vegan product because it comes from a plant–the cocoa bean to be exact. How much do I love that not only did I discover an abundant, compassionate lifestyle, but I […]
Vegan Watermelon Granita with Chocolate Seeds
On a hot and humid New York City summer day, nothing beats a couple of slices of ice-cold watermelon to cool me off (as much as possible, anyway). Nothing, that is, until I made this rosy pink, icy cold, lime-scented watermelon granita for my frozen dessert class at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and […]
Recipe Round-Up: cookies cookies COOKIES!!!
I admit it: I eat way too many cookies. But really, is there a better way to spend an afternoon than baking cookies, drinking tea, and listening baroque opera? I’ve spent the last month baking cookies whenever I had time (and occasionally when I really should have been, say, working on my masters thesis), and […]