Category: Vegan
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Impromptu Vegan Soul Food ~ Turnip Greens & Potatoes
One of the hardest parts about trying to eat healthy while traveling is that you’re at the mercy of the food trends of wherever you are, which of course means you can pretty much always find fresh produce. Fruits and vegetables are always in season somewhere nearby, but what exactly is there and it’s quality…
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Fast, Easy & Low Calorie: Vegan Energy Ballz
When I went vegan a few years ago, my goal was simple: eat what I want and still lose weight. Protecting the environment was a close second and then there was the health and welfare of the animals. Now, as a fully realized vegan, those are all part of my goals but my focus has…
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Quick & Easy Vegan Mujaddara
When friends and family tell me how “easy” it’s been for me to go vegan because I love to cook, sometimes I just have to roll my eyes at the naivete of that statement. Yes, I do enjoy cooking and learning about new types of cuisines. Mostly it’s because I’m curious but it’s also because…
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Korean Fried Tofu & Creamy Ginger Slaw
Sometimes, and by sometimes I mean all of the time, a girl just has to have take out. Unless of course she is visiting several small towns in an eastern European country–and she’s vegan–then she just has to get in the kitchen and make it herself. Or himself. This recipe, was all me, inspired by a…
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Sweet Potato Birthday Cake!!!
When my mother in law’s birthday rolled around I had two goals in mind. Make something vegan Make something she’s never had before. Neither of those were very hard, but narrowing down the list took some time until my husband reminded me how much she LOVES walnuts. I narrowed it down to what flavors worked…
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Anatomy of a Vegan Sandwich
Mondays are usually a busy day for me, running errands and hitting up the farmer’s market and grocery store, which means when I get home in the late afternoon the last thing I want to think about again, is food. But you have to eat and since I’m not really a fan of fast food,…
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Vegan Cauliflower Tikka
When the weather turns unexpectedly cold, I want something hot, spicy and heart as hell. In my house, that usually means curries, Asian soups or chili. This week, it meant Tikka. If you think you’re not a fan of cauliflower, I recommend you try it in a dish like tikka masala or a curry, where…
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Kidney Bean Burger & Veggie “Fries”
Burgers make the world go round, at least this humble vegan thinks so. One of the things that just hasn’t changed as I made the transition to a plant based life is my love of burgers. Sure, it took some time before I found one vegan burger I could live with but now, more than…
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Simple Vegan Stir Fry
When you’ve made the commitment to eat healthy and minimize how often you eat out, you have to be honest with yourself. For me, that means owning up to the fact that I don’t always want to cook or I’m just not in the mood to get all chef-y with it. When that happens, I…
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30 Minute Vegan Pasta + Sauce
Ages ago when I first started to change the way I ate, I turned to Food Network for lessons on cooking, picking out the best quality food and even nutrition. It wasn’t a complete education but it gave me the tools I needed to keep moving forward. And it worked. Back then I was still…
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The Spicy Spatula 
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