beets

Whim and Whimsy: Chocolate Vinaigrette

April 4, 2011
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Hey all! I promised you hummus today, so you may be wondering why I’m offering you a chocolate vinaigrette instead. The answer is that I changed my plan on a whim. Last night, I learned that one of my former college professors, the poet Paul Violi, had passed away at the age of 67. Today, [...]

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Raw Beet Pancakes

November 17, 2010
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A few days ago, as I herded together some of my recent raw meals, I mentioned that I’d made and immediately liked some raw beet “pancakes.” Immediately, you guys were asking for the recipe. Here, without further ado, it is. First, let me just say why I love these guys. They’re less dense than raw [...]

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Butternut Squash and Beet Stacks with Pesto and Cashew Cream

November 12, 2010
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Another wonderful set of responses! That was an important topic, and I’m so glad that it struck a chord with you. Actually, this has been a great week of blog commentary in general! I always tell people that the actual writing of a blog is really less than half of the fun: the real fun [...]

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Roast Veggie and Goat “Cheese” Wrap, and Two Announcements

May 18, 2010

Wow. Thank you all so much for the amazing response to my post on coping with unwanted body commentary. One of my main goals for Choosing Raw in 2010 is to have many more conversations about body image, self-perception, self-acceptance, and life with and after disordered eating. I was amazed by the quality of discourse [...]

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Raw, Vegan Spin on Beet and Goat Cheese Salad

May 17, 2010

Hola! GREAT response to my chia seed giveaway! Keep them coming. For those of you who didn’t check in yesterday, I’m giving away a giant bag of chia seeds. Come and get’ em! Yesterday’s sun and cheery disposition persisted well into today, which was busy, but touched by beautiful weather. Yay! Double yay for the [...]

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Eating Seasonally, Eating Locally

February 7, 2010
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Hey guys! Happy Superbowl Sunday. I’m sure that many of you have plans for entertaining, which means that you’re cooking up game grub right now. Me? I’m not a football follower, and I’m a deadline this weekend, which means that I’ll probably have my nose in the books as the game is on. (Yes, I [...]

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Simplicity.

January 26, 2010
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Ah, simplicity. It seems that everywhere we look, we’re being encouraged to simplify our lives: to streamline our to-do lists, to downsize our list of obligations, to clean out our closets. I can think of at least four yoga classes in the last two months that have begun with the injunction to simplify, simplify, simplify. [...]

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