August 2013 • anunrefinedvegan
Corn & Black Bean Chips. Oil- and Gluten-free. Almost Raw.
My roving tastebuds are on a continual quest for yummy, healthy chips – and I think this is my most successful recipe yet. The inspiration comes from a bag of Garden of Eatin’ Black Bean …
View FullThoughts on Vegetarianism & Oil-free Black Bean, Corn, & Walnut Burgers.
I was a vegetarian for a few years before going full-on vegan. I ate great quantities of eggs and cheese – even though neither one of those things consists of vegetables. So how did that …
View FullMint Gone Wild: Cocoa-Coconut-Mint Smoothie
The tiny mint plant was so cute, so cheerfully green and enchanting-smelling that I had to get it. It was barely 3″ high and had such delicate and tender little leaves! But a shadow hung …
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It starts around 7:30 pm not long after the dinner dishes have been washed; when the west-facing bricks still radiate from the heat of the day, but after the sun has melted into the tree-line …
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It was a hot summer day thousands of years ago when an exhausted Chinese housewife sat down for a moment to catch her breath and enjoy a cup of hot tea after sending her children …
View FullOil-free Banana Fig Cakes with Date-Coconut Drizzle
Last week I spotted a gigantic purple fig hiding amongst the leaves in one of our potted plants. Kel and I watched its progress carefully; we didn’t want to let this one go to the …
View FullChocolate Cake Banana Splits, Oil- & Gluten-free; A Xylitol Review & Mini-Giveaway
Xylitol Canada was kind enough to send me some freebies (with absolutely no expectation of a review, let alone a positive review), including a bag of their Xyla crystals. I baked a chocolate cake (recipe …
View FullMexican-Spiced Roasted Vegetable Sandwich with Green Chile-Chipotle-Cilantro Dressing
For the sloppiest sandwich ever, look no further. Tons of spicy roasted veggies and a quick guac topped with my Sweet & Tangy Green Chile-Chipotle-Cilantro Dressing. Go at it with a fork and knife or bare …
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