Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
I am a big fan of “carrot, apple, beet and kale juice”- and top that off with ginger and/or lemon juice anytime! I juice almost everyday! I have come along way but sometimes I feel like I still have a juice journey ahead of me! I believe in juicing and find it to be incredible for our bodies optimum health […]
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Now that I know how to make the perfect quinoa- it’s good to know that this is a wonderful prep-to-go item for the week. Many people including myself, don’t have.. or don’t make time to cook or prepare their food for the week ahead … or even in general. I learned this trick from an unlikely but amazing source- body […]
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This was much more intense than I thought it would be. I’m not sure if it’s because of the fine chopping, the trial and error vegan binding substitutes or the fact that I was simultaneously making sour dough bread. I will tell you this though- I have a new found respect and love for the baker! If I ran into one right […]
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Asbury Park, New Jersey is already lots of fun with it’s beautiful beach and boardwalk. What I now love when I travel there is that there are two healthy spots I can visit. One is a yoga juice bar and the other is my favorite TWISTED TREE CAFE. “Everything here is made from scratch and it’s organic!” “Nothing bought packaged, […]
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What’s with all this massaging of vegetables? lol It’s making veggies sound sexy! This is the second time I have heard a recipe with the word massage in it. Both times it was kale… when you think about it Kale does need some massaging to soften the coarse leaves and make it more appealing and delicious. I love kale- I […]
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I never thought I would eat cheese again! I didn’t become a vegan overnight you know. It really started with just wanting to be healthier. I chose New Year’s Resolutions as my method. The first year it was no white carbs (and alcohol) and the second year it was no cheese. My third year now is the quest to be […]
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I remember distinctly the first time I had an iced green tea matcha latte– it was upstate in Woodstock, New York at The Tea Shop! It was the best thing ever for someone like myself who was trying to wean off of coffee. I loved it so much that I bought the matcha powder in the tiny Japanese canister. They explained […]
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Day 1 in the LIVING AND RAW FOOD INTENSIVE at the GOURMET INSTITUTE with Celine Beitchman. It all begins with soaking and milking almonds– or other nuts for that matter! I blogged about making almond milk the first few times I did it. We joked about milking almonds but REALLY that’s what it’s about. Each time I make almond milk […]
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One day… one day.. I will get the coconut thing right! The first problem is HOW does one open a coconut and then two, HOW does one include it with a smoothie? It seems so simple yet it’s NOT! The first attempt at a coconut smoothie was trying to duplicate a green kale coconut smoothie that we had in Woodstock. […]
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Sure we could have fired up some seasoned extra firm tofu or seitan steaks but basically it was a veggie burger and veggie kabob kind of night! After the grill was cleaned and sanitized from the meat eaters lol — we were able to cook the vegetables. They were coated with a light balsamic vinegarette and some olive oil. Making […]
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