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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 …
View FullSweet 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 …
View FullCarrot 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 …
View FullChocolate 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 …
View FullCorn & 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 FullWalnut 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, …
View FullRaw “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 …
View FullMocha 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 …
View FullA 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, …
View FullWalnut 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 …
View FullAnything 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 …
View FullOne 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 …
View FullStealing 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 …
View FullThe 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, …
View FullRed 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 …
View FullMaple 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. …
View FullGood 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 …
View FullAcorn 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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