Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
I love when I see kids today eating salads. I had even heard recently of a NYC school by me including full salad bar options in their cafeterias. Clearly the movement is set in motion to the need for a healthier nation. As a child, I was not a fan of most vegetables nor of salads. Luckily, I grew out […]
Read moreINSTAGRAM has a way of making things look really good! I think I have become even more infatuated with food and photos with this new social media outlet. I love my food and post pictures all the time on Facebook! I love photography too! Mix the two together and yet another media distraction and here you have one of […]
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Well… almost! I bought some chopped portabella mushrooms with onions at the market and it put me in the mood for some lettuce wraps. I preceded to make a spicy salsa mix that I added in of cilantro, onions and tomatoes. When it was time for the sauté I used broccoli for my nutritious and cruciferous green vegetable. The final […]
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This package has been sitting in my cabinet for a bit- I won’t lie! First off, if anything can stay that long in a cabinet- it’s certainly not fresh! I think someone bought this for me but I feared eating it because it had the word pasta in it. After some recent blogs about miracle noodles, shirataki, konjac, zucchini pasta […]
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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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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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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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There is only one person and only one day a year that I would give in to going to a steakhouse– and that’s for my Mom and on Mother’s Day! Of course I was reluctant but what can I do- it’s Mother’s Day! I tried to take my time getting there hoping to hit traffic.. lol j/k but I […]
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