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Hurry Up Vegan: Smashed Avocado, Kelp Noodle, and Lemon Bowl

January 13, 2013
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As soon as I made this dish, I wondered why I hadn’t made it sooner. I eat kelp noodles all the time—with pad thai sauce, with cheesy red pepper and hemp sauce, with black beans and smoky Southwestern sauce—but it hadn’t really occurred to me to treat them more like salad than noodle dish. Last [...]

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Kale-Slaw: Dinosaur Kale and Cabbage Slaw with Creamy Cashew Hemp Dressing

January 7, 2013
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Look up “slaw” in Merriam-Webster, and you’ll be redirected to the entry for “coleslaw.” The definition for that word is, “a salad made of raw sliced or chopped cabbage.” Though most coleslaw does involve raw cabbage, I like to think of “slaw” any salad of shredded veggies—usually with at least one crucifer involved. I adore [...]

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Toasted Almond Quinoa Bake

December 26, 2012
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I hope you all had the most lovely of Christmas celebrations! And that those of you who don’t observe Christmas had a happy Tuesday. My holiday was low key, which was the right mood for this season. There was gift opening by the tree, followed by hot yoga, followed by some time with a good [...]

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Raw, Vegan Chai Spiced Hot Chocolate

December 16, 2012
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The morning after my finals end always presents me with an odd mix of emotions: relief, worry about things I might have gotten wrong, excitement for the holidays, and the peculiar ennui that comes with having spent the last three or four weeks working nonstop, and suddenly having free time. I always feel a bit [...]

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Raisin Almond Balls with Blackstrap Molasses: High Raw, Vegan Snacking with an Iron Boost

December 11, 2012
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I’ll have you know that I came really close to titling this post “goodness, gracious, great balls of iron!” But I stopped myself. It would have been the cheesiest title since “green eggs and hmmmm.” 2012 was the year of student snacking over here at CR. There were kale chips, energy balls, zucchini sticks, caramelized [...]

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Easy Curried Yellow Lentils with Avocado “Croutons”

December 6, 2012
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It might have been a little odd to post this recipe two days ago, when it was about sixty degrees here in D.C., but now that it’s a chilly morning again, it feels just about right. This is a super easy recipe for curried lentils—the kind of dish you can throw together in minutes on [...]

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Quick and Easy: Raw, Vegan Maple Cinnamon Candied Pumpkin Seeds

December 2, 2012
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Hey all. I’m wrapping up yet another absurdly studious weekend over here. I’ve got a big final presentation and paper for genetics due tomorrow, as well as a lab (you’re right, Melissa, the class has gotten downright cruel), as well as the usual reading and MCAT stuff, so I haven’t done much for the last [...]

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