April 2012 • anunrefinedvegan



Oat Quickbread with Sunflower Seeds and Flax
One night not too long ago as I was contemplating dinner, I realized that I had no bread. Bread with dinner is nearly a must in our household – probably a holdover from when I …
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Running Up & Down The Driveway: WWWP5k
Today I ran up and down my driveway for 3.1 miles as part of the Worldwide WP 5k. It’s not as mind-numbing as it sounds. Including the turn-off to the north pasture oil pump and …
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A Letter To Cooking Light
Maybe it’s because I’m getting older and more inclined to speak my mind. Maybe it’s because I’m so passionate about being vegan. Maybe it’s something I haven’t even thought of yet. Whatever it is, I’ve …
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Vegetable Fried Rice with Tofu Made With No Oil
For a long time, I thought that good fried rice was available only in Asian restaurants. But my problem with restaurant fried rice is that it’s loaded with added fat, salt, prepared with white rice …
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Rescued Blackberries Make Great Cobbler
Recently I felt the siren call of Spring Cleaning and since cleaning is just about my least favorite thing to do and something I avoid whenever possible, I knew to heed the call when it …
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Banana-Chai Buttermilk Waffles with Cocoa-Coconut Butter
Have you signed up yet for the Virtual Vegan Potluck?? It’s easy to do – just visit the VVP page to get the details, then send me an email at [email protected] or leave a comment …
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Virtual Vegan Potluck: An Invitation
This idea has been kicking around my head for the past couple of weeks now, born of a few comments between Shira (In Pursuit of More) and me – when I invited myself over to …
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Chocolate Chip, Apricot & Orange Scones
In spite of my huge love for yeast bread – the labor involved, the simple ingredients that through kneading and time create complex, rich flavor, the satisfying crunch of a deep brown crust, the smell …
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Eight Arms of Inspiration
I’d never drawn – never even thought about drawing – an octopus until a friend asked me to create something for an e-book she was getting ready to publish. I had no idea how to …
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Tempeh Gyros with Tofu Tzatziki (and Lemon-Dill Roasted Potatoes)
Nearly across the street from my first apartment in DC in Dupont Circle was a small convenience store and cafe that sold, among other things, gyros. The most delicious, juicy, yogurt-y gyros. There must have …
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Cocoa-Coconut Butter
This post demonstrates the part of my personality which can become obsessive. When I find something I’m interested in, I beat it to death. Then inevitably I lose interest and move on to the next …
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7 Days of Salad. Day 7: Spinach & Arugula with Red Grapes & Sunflower Seeds
You were wondering, weren’t you? When I was going to get around to making a salad with greens in it? Well, here she is – squeaking in at the eleventh hour. Though the Day 1 …
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7 Days of Salad. Day 6: Red Quinoa & Green Apple (and Making Vegan Butter)
Big thanks go out to Holly at My Plant-based Family and to Averil at The Cook, The Baker and the Clay Boy Maker for sharing The Versatile Blogger and The Sunshine Awards with me. Woohoo! …
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7 Days of Salad. Day 5: Fruit with Basil-Lime Dressing
Kel and I eat a small fruit salad every morning alongside our hot grains cereal (with slices of banana on top), have fruit with lunch and we conclude dinner with more whole fruit. Getting fruit …
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7 Days of Salad. Day 4: Sweet Potato, Black Bean & Couscous with Sweet Lime-Ginger Dressing
Pantry stapes combined with a few fresh ingredients…I usually have a sweet potato or two kicking around in the pantry and couscous and cans of black beans always. Same for edamame in the freezer. And …
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7 Days of Salad. Day 3: Orzo with Black-Eyed Peas, Olives & Cucumber
A quick public service announcement via Tiny Kitchen Stories: I will be participating in Automattic’s Worldwide 5k WP event taking place between April 23-29. If the idea of running 3.1 miles “along” with a bunch …
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7 Days of Salad. Day 2: Olive, Sun-Dried Tomato & Caper Potato Salad
My mom has taught me many valuable lessons over the years. Always bring a good book. Being sick/tired/cold is a state of mind. Do the crossword puzzle with a pen. And it’s perfectly okay to …
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7 Days of Salad. Day 1: Yellow Rice & Black Bean
Amazing things can happen overnight. Before I kick off Day One of 7 Days of Salad, I want to thank Anne Sture Tucker (Happy Health) for passing along a Liebster Award to this blog. So …
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Cardamom-Coffee Braid (Or Rolls), No Kneading Needed
I know, I know – it seems like I’ve been on a bread kick lately. Actually, I’m always on a bread kick. There is no doubt that I am a serious carb junkie. And this …
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Whole Wheat Chipotle Tortillas
I’m not ready to give up on my fancy-schmancy tortilla press…yet…but the other night when I needed some fresh tortillas to go with scrambled tofu rancheros, I went old school. Firing up the press seemed …
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Tofu Salad Sandwiches with Roasted Bell Pepper & Olive Salad
Somewhere and at some time I vowed never to include a tofu salad recipe on my blog. I lied. Actually, it’s more accurate to say that at the time that I said that, I couldn’t …
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