Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
This is the best vegetable soup I have ever made. I quite often wondered if I could replicate that warm fuzzy feeling of chicken soup. That was always my “go to” to feel better if I was sick, hungover or just feeling the blues. Dream come true and surprisingly – without any vegetable stock or bouillon cubes. I haven’t checked […]
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I knew I could make a fabulous vegan chili – I knew it and I finally did it! I don’t think I can ever order chili out again. Yes.. It’s just that good. I’m beginning to believe that one gets a bit of attitude after strolling along hoping to find vegan choices here and there. It’s almost as if all […]
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Vegetable Soup Tonic It’s snowing here in New York- well, actually it’s a blizzard! There is really nothing better to do in these conditions but stay inside and keep warm. I was debating between making a juice or salad and then this overwhelming desire came over me to make something warm. I guess because I’m really cold especially in the […]
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Cravings… are they real or are they memorex? For me I want to say that they are both! Honestly though, the only physical thing my body may ask me for IS FOOD in general.. as in hunger pain. It doesn’t specify that the hunger is a sugar hunger. There are two different things here.. a hunger pain and a sugar […]
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I have to remember that when time is of the essence, raw can really be convenient. Of course at times, you may have to soak, sprout and dehydrate in advance, but when you incorporate this healthy way of eating into your life it becomes a welcomed practice. I soaked my cashews for two hours. Then when I was ready to […]
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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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It’s butternut squash season! I come upstate in the fall mostly for the “honeycrisp” apples and the beautiful fall foliage! The gorgeous wooden oversized crates of endless varieties of squash then lure me in. I buy them all and then figure out how to cook them later. For this particular version of a hearty butternut squash soup I used 2 butternut […]
Read moreI have been spoiled for many years spending time with my best friend’s Colombian family. I have been able to try many dishes from Bandeja Paisa to SANCOCHO! (I’m going soon to the V-SPOT Cafe in Brooklyn- they finally re-opened and I promise I will blog about their VEGAN Bandeja Paisa if it is still on their menu). Sancocho was […]
Read moreInitially, I named this Cracked Lentil Stew.Now I’m starting to worry about myself. I am making up my own names for grains that already exist lol. Seriously though, I love to try new vegetables or grains when I see them. I could have no clue what it is or how to cook it- and so for that reason, I buy […]
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