December 2012 • anunrefinedvegan
Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Muffins
Christmas and mint. How did they become an item? The red-and-white-swirled candy canes dangling from stuffed stockings? The tiny pastel-colored, melt-away candies piled in bowls that appear only in December? The Santa- and snowman-shaped chocolate …
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40 Days of Green Smoothies: A Review & Giveaway
All spring and summer long, I dutifully made and consumed a daily green smoothie – loaded with fruit and either spinach or kale. I felt strong, healthy and virtuous. Then the cold weather came along …
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Happy Herbivore Abroad Blog Tour & Giveaway
Back when I was doing a lot of international traveling, I was still eating meat and dairy. I never gave a thought to what I would eat! Well, except when using my rudimentary foreign language …
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Upcoming Giveaway: Happy Herbivore Abroad
Giveaway alert: On Sunday, December 16, I am honored to be participating in the 31 Days of Giveaways Blog Tour for Lindsay Nixon’s new cookbook, Happy Herbivore Abroad. I’ll be sharing a short interview with …
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Getting & Giving
The Getting: I am woefully behind on saying “thank you” to several bloggers who have passed along some very nice awards to An Unrefined Vegan. Angela at Canned Time & The Misfit Baker both awarded my …
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Kristy’s Cookie Exchange: Molasses Crinkles
Every generation has its version of “the good old days.” For some, the memories are sepia-toned or come in shades of black, white and gray. For me they’re tinged with the yellow fade peculiar to …
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Other People’s Food 7: The Comfort Food Edition
If you had to pick the ultimate comfort food, what would it be? Pot pie? A spicy curry? Macaroni and cheese? Or maybe hot cocoa (hot cocoa sounds more comforting than hot chocolate) or a …
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Vanilla Chai Truffle Cakes (aka Black & White Cakes)
Much more prim and proper than their deep dark chocolate cousins, these vanilla cupcakes with a chai truffle center also pack a less powerful caloric punch. The cupcake is based on a recipe from The …
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Mocha Spice Pancakes w/ a Simple Syrup
There’s nothing quite like pilfering a recipe – especially when you shamelessly pilfer one of your own recipes. At least I’m giving myself credit – it’s just blogging etiquette. These pancakes were inspired by my …
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