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Stoup’s On
As temperatures decrease and our days shorten, I am drawn to the warmth and comfort of soup. Although I could eat soup daily, my family disagrees, so lately we’ve been having a lot of stoup, or...
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Although pi day isn’t for a while, easy and delicious pie recipes are a must for your repertoire, especially when serving non-vegans. If you can’t win them over with real food, you can try again with...
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Sugar Reset
By mid December, my family all admitted that we’d need a sugar reset after the holidays. Between some great new pie recipes and cookies for the big guy, we found ourselves enjoying more desserts than...
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Umami This, Umami That
Umami is the fifth and easily forgotten taste, after sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Umami describes the savoriness, the depth of a dish. In Japanese, umami means delicious. Umami is responsible for...
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Fat Tuesday!!
We’re living it up here for Fat Tuesday, eating more than we should and staying warm while iced in. Had to share this little beauty of a treat – Sour Cream and Onion Dip. All vegan food is not...
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The Donut Fairy
I don’t know about you guys, but the donut fairy doesn’t stop by here too often. Most weeks it’s enough work getting good dinners on the table. Plus breakfast food is so easy, so why mess with...
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Let It Go
If you have a Frozen fan in your inner circle (and who doesn’t?), here’s a great cake to celebrate a birthday, winter, or nothing in particular (who needs a reason for a party anyway?). Frozen...
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Winter’s Last Few Weeks
Late winter has certainly been cold enough for me here in the southeastern US. I’m trying to continue enjoying winter vegetables and heavy stews, while anxiously anticipating spring veggies. Eating...
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Spring Cleaning for the Soul
Since the second snow this winter (with which came a near perfect batch of snow cream), I’ve been anxiously anticipating Spring. Aside from the obvious warmer weather, I wasn’t sure why until last...
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April Fool’s!!
I made a few new meals this week that I’m hoping work as well for you as they did for us. First was an old favorite of my husband’s (Shepherd’s Pie) redone in an artful presentation especially for...
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Sushi for Two
Since making sushi for two is half the work of making sushi for four, I was happy to oblige with my 13-year old daughter’s request that we have sushi while her dad and sister were out of town. If you...
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Saving time…
I only had two hours to prep meals last week (not counting meal planning and the grocery shopping- just the kitchen time). However, because I had planned the meals and had purchased all ingredients by...
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Picnic Pleasers
Here are a few recipes that are great for a cookout or a potluck because you don’t have to heat up your kitchen or reheat them at the event. Which means more time for fun! Waldorf “Chicken” Salad 4...
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A Week of Good Meals
No recent blog posts means no creative time in the kitchen lately, which I miss. But I pulled together a good week of menus last week and wanted to share them in hopes of making it easier for you to...
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Vacation Meals
Pulling together decent meals while on vacation can be even harder than when at home if you don’t have access to the ingredients you need. With a little planning, though, it’s easy to be prepared and...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
A few months ago we got a puppy who has been a wonderful addition to our family. I haven’t had a pet since before I was vegan, and since Cinnamon has joined our family, her personality and...
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Stretching Your Dollar
I’d been looking out for a sale on the vegan butternut squash ravioli in the frozen section at Whole Foods, and when they finally went on sale, I bought two packages. But two packages weren’t enough...
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No Tricks, Just Treats
This post has been mostly complete for months, so in the spirit of just doing it, I’m releasing it late rather than waiting another year. . . My philosophy around sweets is that if I’m going to eat...
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Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is such a wonderful holiday, especially if you can ignore the commercialism and the whole black Friday aspect of it (which I can). I love nothing more than being in the kitchen surrounded...
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Re-assess
In all the busy-ness of December, I had gotten in the habit of visiting Chick-fil-A pretty regularly for french fries. I decided that I needed to curtail this habit and cut out fried foods. To help...
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