From the monthly archives:
I’m back after a nice weekend off and a big Thanksgiving dinner. I’m catching up with blogs this week so be on the look out for my holiday recipe post, another focus on food post, and a yummy fall/winter salad recipe. For now I wanted to share my review of a fabulous little vegan kitchen [...]
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I am thrilled to present the following guest post from David Venable, host of QVC’s In the Kitchen with David®. I met David at QVC’s Cooking & Dining Media Event in NYC this past September (see pics here). I’ve been keeping in touch with David’s team and he graciously took the time out to write a [...]
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Avocados are my favorite food hands down. I just can’t get enough of them. Especially as I began to eat a primarily vegetarian/vegan diet over the past two years, avocados became a major part of my diet. I’ve used them in dozens of recipes, and they have a permanent spot on my grocery list. Read [...]
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I had to work through lunch today but managed to sneak out for 10 minutes and run over to the local bodega for a sandwich. Over the past few months they’ve started offering healthier options at the sandwich counter including make-your-own salads, veggie burgers, and now falafel. I’m impressed! Bodegas are certainly not famous for [...]
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I invited some friends over for dinner last Sunday and was having such a hard time deciding what to make. It’s so frustrating when that happens! After brainstorming for a day or two I decided on a creamy pasta dish with vegetables. I wanted it to be delicious and comforting but also vegan. After scouring [...]
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I’m focusing on coconut this week, an extremely versatile fruit/nut that I’m using more and more in my cooking. Read on! Fun facts: Coconut palm trees are a distant relative to grasses and are therefore very tolerant of high salt environments. This is why you always see coconut trees growing near the ocean! In Sanskrit, [...]
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After my post on quinoa last week, I wanted to revamp my quinoa banana breakfast muffins recipe. I hadn’t made them since 2009, and they needed an upgrade and some better pictures. Here is the result! These moist muffins are great to make on a Sunday afternoon. They make your kitchen smell amazing (thanks to [...]
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This week’s Focus on Food feature is Quinoa, my favorite whole grain (though it’s actually a seed). Protein-rich quinoa has gained popularity over the past few years for it’s nutritional value, quick cooking time, and versatility. Fun facts: Quinoa (pronounced “KEEN-wah”) was considered gold to the Incas whose warriors ate it to gain strength and [...]
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