I loved Julie and Julia, both the book and the movie. Author Julie Powell found salvation in her year of blogging and cooking her way through Julia Child’s infamous French cookbook. Her bitingly snarky voice made me laugh. She inspired me to pursue my own passion for writing and cooking. Laden with meat, butter and … Continue reading
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Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Quintessential Thanksgiving Recipes with a Vegan Twist
Not everyone’s Thanksgiving Day revolves around eating turkey. Just because you’re vegan, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some traditional favorites…with a twist! Now’s a great time to start some new food traditions…cruelty-free. Here’s last year’s post, Vegan Thanksgiving Extravaganza, an oldie but a goodie with recipes by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Karla Marx and Donna Klein for: … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: More Halloween Recipes!
Happy Halloween, Peeps! I just posted a decadent recipe for Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups via Alicia Silverstone. Looking for more themed dishes for the holiday? Then check out these seasonal vegan recipes: Butternut Squash Risotto adapted from Colleen Patrick-Goudreau Pumpkin Ravioli with Pine Nut Cream Sauce Vegan Cocoa Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting from Colleen Patrick-Goudreau In … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Happy Halloween, Everyone! When I was a kid, Halloween was my absolute favorite holiday of the year. I loved donning costumes, going house to house trick-or-treating. While never a huge candy fan, I absolutely adored Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. I used to horde them, rationing them out each day to make my stash last longer, … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Hearty Mushroom Tomato Sauce w/ Capellini
When I travel, I often base my itinerary on places I want to dine. As I visited NYC this past weekend, I made sure to eat at TeaNY, Moby’s vegetarian and vegan restaurant. Much to my chagrin, they no longer serve brunch (WTF say it ain’t so!). Instead of my usual order of tofu scramble … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Grown-Up Tomato Sandwiches with Balsamic Dijon Lemon Dressing
Ever since I was a young girl, I loved tomatoes. Actually, that’s an understatement. In fact, I went an entire year eating only tomato soup, green beans and Cheerios. Not kidding. So you might think I’d be sick of them. Nope, I still savor sweet, juicy tomatoes. Biting into those succulent little orbs tastes like … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Summer Risotto Cakes
Ahhh Labor Day weekend, heralding the end of summer. On this Meat-Free Monday, I set out on a daunting task: to make the tastiest veggie burger. Ever. I wanted to create something juicy and hearty…and of course delicious. Some vegan veggie burger recipes utilize brown rice as a healthy way to bind all the ingredients … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: White Gazpacho
When it’s the middle of hot, hazy summer, sometimes the last thing I want to do is be chained to a sweltering stove. That’s what makes gazpacho, a chilled raw vegetable soup, so refreshing. This recipe for White Gazpacho, comes from Vegetarian Times‘ Farmers Market Cookbook 2011, a special edition of the magazine. To me, … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Vegan Mexican Street Corn
As I peered in my kitchen this weekend, trying to stave off hunger pangs, I wondered what to eat. A hot and lazy summer day, I yearned for something fast and quick but of course delicious. Since it’s the summer and I buy a lot of seasonal produce, several ears of corn peaked out at … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: BBQ Veggie Kebabs
Happy 4th of July, Everyone!! It’s time for fireworks, flags, parades and perhaps a bad (yet awesome) movie with Will Smith and Bill Pullman giving a rousing speech about our independence. But for me, it’s all about the food. Most people spend the day relaxing at barbeques. Now, I might not be able to grill … Continue reading
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