Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
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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I have come a long way in my acceptance and transition back to the world of pasta… well, at least to the word “noodle” itself. Self acclaimed pasta-holic that I am, I have mentioned and confessed my addiction many times along this vegan blog journey. I feared the word pasta or noodle even up to my very recent zucchini noodle […]
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I have been experimenting with many herbs over the past few months- some as teas, infusions, decoctions and tinctures… and others in cooking. I am excited to be immersed in an Herbal Studies program at American College of Healthcare Science, ACHS. I first learned of sorrel, Rumux acetosa, in a raw foods class at the Natural Gourmet Institute in NYC. I […]
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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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How could something that looks like a plastic toy that I had as a kid to shape clay aka Play-Doh — make me so happy? More importantly, why have I never experienced this before. This is why when I go out for dinners to friends or restaurants, that everything seems to look so fancy. It’s like I missed the spiralizer […]
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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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I love making lasagna and have mastered it quite often and in all different ways- regular meat lasagna (yes before I went vegan), vegetarian lasagna, vegan lasagna, pasta-less lasagna and even raw lasagna! So I decided to have a mini vegan get together and I do not know what happened! I guess I got confused with all my lasagnas. I […]
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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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SWEET POTATO-PEAR TZIMMES WITH PECANS AND RAISINS This dish was such a hit with my family and friends that I promise right now- I WILL MAKE IT AGAIN for the holiday staff party lol. Simply amazing.. Another recipe from VEGANOMICON by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero Ingredients Yams or sweet potatoes – 2 or 3 large yams or […]
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