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The Double Chocolate “Everything” Cookie. Gluten- and Oil-Free.

Another cookie recipe hiding out for months in my Draft folder… Inspired by the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink, soft, toothsome cookie from Maggie’s Vegan Bakery in Cleveland, this gentle giant contains all kinds of good things, but shuns …

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Raw Black Bread. Gluten- and Oil-free.

With vegan “replacement” foods like tempeh (or coconut) for bacon; nuts and nutritional yeast for Parmesan cheese; seitan for sausage – the key to satisfaction and appeal is replicating familiar flavors.  This is what makes transitioning from a …

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Big Reds: Raw Cherry-Chocolate-Coconut Cookies. Sugar-, Oil-, & Gluten-free.

If Valentine’s Day had a flavor, certainly chocolate would be involved, right (duh!)?  But it’s not as simple as that. To me, there’s also a hint of cherry in there.  I guess that’s because the …

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Sweet Potato Maple Mousse Pie + Eat Well. Party Hard.

‘Tis the season for cozy sweaters, lost mittens, Christmas carol Muzak, and – –  e-books!  Lucky me, I got the early scoop on the upcoming life-and-how-to-live-it guide by Ms. Claire of Eat Well.Party Hard.   And …

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Carrot Walnut Bread (or how to use the pulp from your juicer)

I did it!  I actually made a recipe that I pinned to one of my Pinterest boards!  Based on a non-vegan recipe by Try Anything Once my version uses whole wheat flour, chia instead of eggs, and …

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Chocolate Sweet Potato Spice Cake

Chocolate cake reminds me of my mother, who in my humble opinion, baked the best chocolate cake on earth.  It was coated in a creamy, buttery frosting that wasn’t too awfully sweet.  This cake is …

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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 …

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Thoughts 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 …

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Raw Double Chocolate Mint Bars. Sugar-, Oil-, & Gluten-Free.

Among the many fun things about receiving a Vegan Cuts Snack Box each month is that it’s a treasure trove of inspiration.  A lot of the goodies inside are not readily available to me so …

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Walnut Braid with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Roasted Garlic

During my long stay in Utah I really missed bread. Not eating bread so much – it wasn’t hard to find excellent artisanal loaves – but baking it. As good as store-bought bread can be, …

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Raw “Granola Bar” Crackers

I’ve now about worked my way through the entire list of cracker and flatbread recipes in Matthew Kenney’s book, Everyday Raw.  (Raw ice cream – you are next!  As soon as I can source young …

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Mocha Steel-Cut Oats

I’ve unashamedly pilfered a recipe for Creamy Cocoa Oatmeal from an issue of Runner’s World magazine and I’m also going to nick what they had to say about the recipe: Stick-to-your-ribs steel-cut oats are packed with …

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A Month of MoFo: Banana Bread Pancakes with Cacao, Pecan & Walnut “Butter”

So a month of VeganMoFo begins.  I’m imaging the Internet staggering under the blow of vegan bloggers submitting their first posts today and I kind of like the thought.  I’m aiming for 20 posts this month, …

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Walnut Cake with Maple Pecan Butter Frosting

Lorna over at Tearoom Delights (a woman who knows from cake.  And scones.  And tea.) has had my mouth watering for walnut cake (see a yummy one from her site here).  While I was searching …

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Anything But Ordinary: Vegetarian Bacon (and a really good breakfast smoothie)

I love tempeh bacon.  Tofu mimicking bacon makes my mouth water.  Each has their own unique flavors and textures – and I’ve admittedly been a bit obsessed about bacon-esque tastes for a while now.  So …

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One From The Archives: Double Chocolate Snack Cake

It all started when Rachel at Rachel in Veganland suggested I celebrate my one year vegan-versary by baking (and I’m assuming she also meant eating) a chocolate cake.  What a great idea!  Not long afterwards …

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Stealing From Friends: Raw Brussels Sprout Salad with Fennel, Cherries & Tempeh Bacon

I won’t say who, but one of us in the household loves and appreciates that wee, sweet cabbage, the Brussels sprout.  One of us could live the rest of his days never spearing his fork …

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Maple Nut Oatmeal Cookies

I love the smoky, warm, sticky-sweet smell of maple.  It reminds me of my childhood neighbor’s sugar house in the winter, Sunday pancakes and soaring sugar maples covered in bright fall leaves.  As these cookies …

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The Sweet & The Savory: “Half-Pint” Pinwheel Rolls

Pa’s name for little Laura Ingalls, remember?  Yep, these rolls are small, but…and here I could write something like, “but what they lack in size they make up for in flavor” or some such nonsense, …

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Gluten-free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies That Passed the Cowboy-Carnivore Test

I started baking this batch of cookies just as a guest – a true Oklahoma cowboy – arrived to meet with Kel.  As they sat at the kitchen table talking about the drought, feral hogs …

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Red Cabbage, Celery & Walnut Salad

Just cuz you’re a vegan doesn’t mean you’re a one-note salad-eater.  Break out of the romaine rut with a crunchy, tangy, pretty and super-healthy salad that pairs with just about any entree.  Keep one thing …

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Maple Walnut Wheat Bread with Dried Cherries

This recipe has been kicking around since my bread machine days – when I decided I didn’t want it to have all of the fun.  I wanted to get my hands dirty, so to speak.   …

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Good Morning Muffins

I came across this recipe last winter while living briefly in Bountiful, UT – without my comforting retinue of cookbooks to plunder for baked goodies.  Lo and behold, Whole Foods has a whole treasure trove …

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Acorn Squash Stuffed with Wild Rice and Cranberries

Having most of the autumn-tinged flavors associated with Thanksgiving, I think this would make a delicious vegan main dish for the main event.  Accompanied by a simple shallot and haricot vert salad dressed with no-oil …

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