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Eating Vegan in Bucharest
View recipe: Eating Vegan in BucharestMy husband has often joked over the years that the national vegetable of Romania is pork, a fun little quip backed up by his parents, family friends and the spread on the table for any given occasion. There is a maximum of mean–specifically pork–and cheese on the table, plus bread. What is sadly lacking is…
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Spiced Vegan Medley
View recipe: Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Spiced Vegan MedleyIn my household we do a lot of cooking. A lot. Most days one of us gets in the kitchen to prepare dinner from scratch and since we made the move to Romania, that pretty much happens seven days a week thanks to the distinct lack of vegan offerings beyond side dishes at most restaurants.…
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When Life Gives You Bananas ~ Vegan Banana Bread
View recipe: When Life Gives You Bananas ~ Vegan Banana BreadWe’ve all been there, standing in the produce aisle deciding on whether you want to be a good adult and get just one or two bananas or more. But you are a grownup, one who eats their fruits & veggies daily. Then reality sets in and now you have half a bunch of uneaten, slightly overripe bananas…
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Black Beans Vegan & Two Ways
View recipe: Black Beans Vegan & Two WaysBeans, I’ve learned, are a pretty controversial food when they don’t need to be. Beans are an excellent source of protein and fiber, and beans are also incredibly inexpensive which means you get a lot of meal for your buck. We all (mostly??) have our favorite beans, mine include black beans and garbanzo beans because…
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Creamy Potato & Beer Stew
View recipe: Creamy Potato & Beer StewIt’s no secret to anyone paying attention that my household is solidly a soup household. We don’t object to soup and there’s no such thing as too many days with soup on the menu, which is a good thing since the weather has already dipped into the negatives over the past few days. The negatives…
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Totally Plant Based Mushroom Bourguignon!!
View recipe: Totally Plant Based Mushroom Bourguignon!!I have always been a big fan of mushroom. Stuff them with a bunch of savory flavors, grill’em up with onions and put them on a burger and I couldn’t be happier or add them to an Asian style soup and let me at it. But since adopting a plant based diet mushrooms and I…
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A Lost Weekend in Cluj-Napoca
View recipe: A Lost Weekend in Cluj-NapocaThose of you who have started reading and following this blog–thank all of you for encouraging me to keep doing this!–know that one of my biggest passions is traveling. That’s right, in addition to being a romance author, ghostwriter, political junkie and vegan foodie, I love to get away. Anytime. Anyplace. And it turns out…
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Spicy Broccoli & Tofu Noodles
View recipe: Spicy Broccoli & Tofu NoodlesOne of my favorite things is noodles. Asian style noodles. I love them all from the delicious buckwheat taste of soba noodles to rice noodles (thick or thin) and of course, ramen. But I also adore Udon noodles, glass noodles, wok noodles and all the undiscovered noodles out there waiting for me. I. Love. Them.…
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Plant Based Gnocchi with Squash & Turmeric Cream
View recipe: Plant Based Gnocchi with Squash & Turmeric CreamSome days you want to whip up something easy for dinner and you reach for one of those tasty vegan burgers that only require you to add your favorite fixings and on other days you feel like channeling your inner professional chef and getting all up in the kitchen and whipping up something wonderful. Enter,…
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