comfort food

Vegan Thanksgiving Stuffing, Two Ways

November 23, 2011
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Happy (almost) Thanksgiving! My holiday is split this year: I’m spending tonight in Arlington with my Uncle and Cousins, and tomorrow I’ll be heading home to New York to be with my Mom and her boyfriend. For that reason, it’s as good as Thanksgiving for me right now, as I write. How better to commemorate [...]

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Home Sweet Home: Raw Goddess Bowl with Kelp Noodles, Smoky Avocado Dressing, and Hemp

September 1, 2011
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I’m almost sad not to have a Vida Vegan Con recap for today! If you missed any of my dispatches from the weekend, you can check them out here: Day One: Champagne reception and VegNews dinner at Portobello Day Two: Panels and Galarama Day Three: Panels, closing remarks, dinner with friends, and breakfast at Black [...]

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Ginger Lime Edamame Sweet Potato Burgers

May 30, 2011
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I made it! Thank you all for the tweets, comments, emails, and good wishes as I made my way from NYC to DC. We arrived safely and soundly, and, a few minor hitches aside, things went according to plans. The last two days have been spent in a flurry of unpacking, cleaning, cooking, and also [...]

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Pizza Night.

January 31, 2011
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If you caught yesterday’s sweet potato hummus post, you may have heard me mention the fact that Saturday was Vegan Pizza Day. A momentous occasion, if ever there was one. M and I spent ours at Cafe Viva on the Upper West Side, ogling the many vegan options:

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Chicory Salad with Warm Mustard Dressing

December 7, 2010
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Tis the season for…salad? I’ve mentioned before that I’m not the most seasonal eater. I happen to be on a breakfast smoothie kick, even though it’s freezing in NYC right now. I often find myself going through juice crazes or raw food crazes in the dead of January and February (part of me wonders if [...]

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Vegan Herb Mashed Potatoes

November 1, 2010
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Every year, there are certain special occasions I look forward to with childish glee. One of them, I’ll admit, is Christmas. Give me carols, decorations, hot apple cider, and anything that smells like gingerbread, and I’ll melt. Another is the first crisp day of fall, my favorite season—the first day you can smell September in [...]

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The Raw B.L.T.

July 11, 2009
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Greetings all! Did the title of this post surprise you? Bet you guys never expected to see diner food here on Choosing Raw. Well, this isn’t your typical diner food, of course. In my banana soft serve post, I mentioned that I think there’s a delicious, all natural equivalent for nearly every dish to which [...]

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