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A Food52 Christmas

December 24, 2012
Stress Free Vegan Holiday Gingerbread Cookies

One of the nicest developments that 2012 offered me was the chance to work with the wonderful food website Food52. The site was co-founded by Merrill Stubbs and Amanda Hesser, two women whose culinary talent can only be matched by their fine taste in food, writing, and photography. I’ve admired the site since Chloe introduced [...]

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Vegan Cuts Snack Box Review

November 30, 2012
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It’s no great secret that I adore the folks at Vegan Cuts, a Groupon-esque site that allows you to purchase some of the best vegan snacks, ingredients, supplements, apparel, accessories, and jewelry at deep discounts. Run by a vegan couple, Jill and John, whom I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting in person, the company [...]

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Giving Thanks for Candle 79: A Holiday Dinner

November 23, 2012
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Hi all! Happy post-Thanksgiving, and thanks for the kind comments yesterday. I hope you all had the most wonderful of holidays, and that you are currently feasting upon all manner of delectable leftover. My dinner included some leftovers from last night’s epic meal at Candle 79, which I am now so delighted to share with [...]

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Thanksgiving, 2012

November 22, 2012

REUTERS/Gary Hershorn/Eduardo Munoz A look at Manhattan’s skyline on Oct. 1 and in the early morning of Oct. 30. Via The Washington Post. The images above are now familiar; they are pictures of the New York City skyline before and after hurricane Sandy. When I arrived home yesterday, it was my first time in the [...]

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Vegan & Raw Thanksgiving Recipes, 2012

November 20, 2012
Butternut Squash, Brussels Sprout, and Bread Stuffing with Apples

Photo courtesy of James Ransom for Food52 It’s that time of year again. Hard to believe it has been a whole year since Thanksgiving of 2011. Though a lot of things in my life are the same, many are different, and it’s dizzying to think about all that can happen in 365 days. Each year [...]

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Crowd Pleasing Vegan Thanksgiving Stuffing

November 15, 2012
Butternut Squash, Brussels Sprout, and Bread Stuffing with Apples

Photo by James Ransom for Food 52  It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already upon us; maybe it’s the fact that the holiday comes early this year, but I was astounded to realize on Monday that it’s Thursday of next week. Yikes! If you’re as shocked as I am at the proximity of Thanksgiving, [...]

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Perfect Vegan Pumpkin Pie.

November 1, 2012

When I was growing up, there was an ongoing debate in my family about which pie reigned supreme. According to my mother, it was pecan. My father had a preference for apple. My grandmother didn’t care, as long as it was a la mode. Me? I have always liked pumpkin best, and I still do: [...]

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