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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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The Clay Boy Maker’s Chocolate-Ginger-Orange Cookies (And a Virtual Vegan Potluck Update)

If you’ve signed on to participate in the Virtual Vegan Potluck, please take a moment to visit the VVP Page for the latest list of participants.  (Please check the list and make sure your blog …

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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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Coffee-Cacao-Pistachio Biscotti

As fun as seven days of salad were – – I’m ready for something different!  What better way to dive back in than to share something crunchy, chocolatey and slightly sweet to go along with …

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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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The Layered Look: Chocolate PB2 Pie

Baker’s Square.  Pioneer Pies.  That little diner just off of I-80 in Ohio.  I expect they’ll be calling me any day now to get this recipe.  This is the older sister of the little chocolate …

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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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Eat ‘Em if You’ve Got ‘Em: Hemp Seed, Oat, Cacao Nib & Dried Cherry Cookies

First things first: I’ve got to say a big thanks to Your Daily Vegan for publishing my article, Getting It Right and Wrong: A Mainstream Newspaper Tackles Veganism, yesterday.  It’s a real thrill to see …

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We Walk

Deja vu?  Due to a computer glitch (read: operator error), this post was published recently – prematurely.  Somehow my finger managed to hit “Publish” instead “Save Draft.”  WordPress, maybe you could add an “Are You …

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