There are many reasons why I have been a vegetarian for the past 15 years. One reason is that I don’t like the taste of meat. Yet, one fake meat product that I do like a lot (and so have all the meat eaters I’ve served it to) is Field Roast Grain Meat. I particularly […]
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Seaweed has mystified me. Growing up, it was the gross slimy stuff that made me want to wear shoes while swimming in the lake. Now, I keep hearing about its fabulous nutritional profile, especially for vegetarians. Protein is rarely a concern for vegetarians. Iron and the B vitamins are notoriously more difficult to incorporate
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Sweet, salty, spicy. This recipe has it all! These spiced bar nuts can be served as a light appetizer or a fun party snack. I made a couple of batches during the holidays for stocking stuffers. The recipe is simple. Basically, you are toasting nuts for about 20 minutes and halfway through the toasting cover
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I must apologize for my lack of posts as of late. I had brought my laptop with on our holiday travels with the intention of blogging while in the land of nothing. Not only did I not do any blogging, but we forgot the computer in the land of nothing! eek! It took two weeks
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I like to call this salad Sneaky Beet not only because it is fun to say (hehe!) but because it will make all you beet haters out there actually eat beets. Amazing, I know. Beets are not very good about being sneaky. Their vibrant pigment tends to bleed onto everything! So, this salad definitely looks
You have to try these. I know they sound weird, but they quickly become as addicting as a bowl of popcorn, only with a much better nutritional profile. I’m not a big fan of kale. It is a thick, leafy green that needs to be cooked before eating. Often, I find kale to be bitter
This soup is subtle. And interesting. So much so that I find myself taking another spoonful just to discover another flavor. Overall, this soup is just pureed butternut squash. But then I added traditional Thai spices (like lemongrass, ginger, curry, and coconut) and suddenly it became one of the most interesting soups I’ve ever tasted. Surprisingly,
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This cake’s name alone can make me drool. Just wait until you take it out of the oven. I brought this to brunch the other day, and it took every ounce of willpower not to devour it in the car ride over. This is an intensely dense cake that actually packs some nutritional power thanks
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During this transitional time of year, Lemongrass Risotto is perfect. Like all risottos, it is creamy and comforting, just what we crave as the air gets brisk. Yet, the lemongrass makes this risotto bright and refreshing, reminding us of those beautiful summer days. Risotto is a rice dish, but it is very different from
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Are you ready for this? Hold onto your aprons because this is one delicious recipe! I cannot take any credit for creating this recipe. I followed it almost to the letter from Crescent Dragonwagon’s Passionate Vegetarian tome. The only downside to Passionate Vegetarian is that it’s HUGE. It’s over 1,000 pages long; it’s easy to
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