Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
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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The kids are still eating vegan with me although they are looking forward to the arrival of my non-vegan friends who will BBQ for them! They like the challenge of the daily blog and are doing pretty. Of course snacking on some vegan chocolate dipped in almond butter certainly helped hold them over! Making tacos is always a fun theme! […]
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“Pancakes”… a word far from my new healthy style vocabulary. It’s quite tempting to hear multigrain pancakes which avoids the no white flour rule but then as I almost forget- pancakes are so not vegan because of the eggs, milk and BUTTER! Even if you make pancakes gluten-free and vegan.. I’d have to say they taste great but they are […]
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Vegan pizza from scratch… well practically! We did start this with a packaged gluten-free pizza crust mix, however now I think I can handle it with just some special flours and flax meal. I like trying gluten-free products whenever I can! I’m happy to help move the gluten-free movement on even though, luckily, I do not have any allergies. With […]
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I enjoy making the miracle noodles and rice (konjac) for other people since it’s not a common ingredient to work with. I wanted to prepare some bok choy as well so I decided to combine the two. I started with a small base of sesame oil and tamari with the miracle rice in the sauté pan. I added the chopped bok choy […]
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Speaking of PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, I made one of their recipes: Creamy Dill Potato Salad. Yes… they have recipes.. who knew! I donated online to this incredible organization and now I get a few interesting things in the mail like quizzes … and recipes! PETA is all about the animals across the board! This includes […]
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The V-Note is an organic wine bar and vegan bistro, located on the upper East side of Manhattan. My expectations were off a bit- not for the better or worse, just different. I guess I was expecting something on the pretentious side.. not sure why. The V-Note is owned by the same owners as Blossom, both Cafe Blossoms, Blossom bakery and a take-out […]
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