Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
No.. I don’t miss having turkey on Thanksgiving. I get asked that a lot but honestly, it’s really about the sides anyway. That’s where the creativity, variety and flavors come in. There are so many favorites from stuffing to sweet potatoes with marshmallows! This year my Mom asked me to make a couple additions to her huge layout; in particular, a […]
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Before the day and age of Pinterest, one would simply rip a recipe out of a magazine and go make it. My Mom still likes to do this. So there we were driving upstate and discussing the ingredients. It’s a good thing too because after the pumpkin picking, we headed into the Woodstock supermarket without, of course, the recipe and […]
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Forbidden? Yes.. and impossible to find! Well.. not really once you learn what it is. I usually find that when I come across a new food that I didn’t even know exist, that I soon after begin to see it everywhere. This was so the case with black rice. I heard about it though a friend on Facebook. It looked […]
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Why do I call it a meatless meatloaf? Why not just a veggie loaf, mushroom loaf or quinoa loaf? I think for two reasons really. One, I am challenged by and have seen many recreations of staple foods from when I was a kid. I can certainly throw down many vegan chicken and vegan Italian recipes! But meatloaf- it was […]
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Being the quinoa fan that I am, this recipe jumped off the page of VEGANOMICON and practically onto my palate. Have I mentioned that I also have pineapple almost daily. Again, since we do not live in Hawaii, I’m not sure if that’s a good thing, however, with respect to this amazing stir-fry.. it’s a necessity. This is a great […]
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Quinoa-stuffed Acorn Squash Sometimes meals just piece themselves together. I made a wonderful quinoa stew yesterday and then today I sit here wondering what to do with the last few squashes I have on the table. My acorn squash turned out amazing the last time I made it. I have to admit that social media does influence me- I saw […]
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It’s getting cold in New York – that means it’s time for soups and stews! If I had to time the preparation of this meal today… I would say.. 3 1/2 minutes lol. Even the busiest people can handle that! I’ll even keep this blog short today in it’s honor lol. In a rice cooker: (I don’t […]
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Rice and Beans I am sure I have mentioned rice and beans before- who wouldn’t? It’s a staple dish across the world. I have to be honest though. I was trying to re-create a macro vegan brown rice tofu dish that I pay at least $6 for in the health food stores. Each and every time, I say: I CAN […]
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INSTAGRAM: What dish does this look like? Just curious for a different perspective. After this Instagram post and a little dialogue, the results were chicken, pasta, fish, seafood paella, thai food and chow fun. One person actually said coconut meat and wheat berries.. that’s a yummy idea too! I was leaning towards it looking like fish. For me: it looks […]
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Well.. I’m not sure if it’s a stew, a grain mix or a saute! In any case, it was delicious and full of vegetarian… I mean VEGAN lol.. protein! What’s the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan..? lol THE WHOLE ENTIRE DAIRY INDUSTRY– farce, manipulation and torture.. that’s all! Unfortunately for the fish.. I would sooner be a non-dairy […]
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