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Choosing Raw Video Debut! Episode 1 of the Kathy and Gena Show: Easy Vegan Summer Recipes

July 8, 2011
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Last week, I told you all about my lovely friendship with Kathy, who is one of the most enterprising and talented vegan chefs I know. I also alluded to a special project that Kathy and I were cooking up, which I’m ready to unveil today: The Kathy and Gena show! Yes, that’s right: I’m banishing [...]

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Kitchen Intuition: Getting Creative with Leftovers, and Accommodating Different Eating Styles

July 1, 2011
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Two posts ago, I gave you all some ideas on how to prepare vegan suppers that are fast, simple, and intuitive. Vegan cooking strikes a lot of newcomers as time-consuming, and one of the questions I most frequently receive via email is, “I feel like I spend all of my time in the kitchen since [...]

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Outstanding Miso Sesame Dressing

June 27, 2011
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All my excitement about fattening up Zukay’s wonderful cucumber mint dressing last week got me thinking about dressings, and how my smoky avocado cumin dressing was the first I’ve made in a long time. Then on Saturday I was at Roots, browsing with Valerie and Katie, when I saw a packaged kale salad that was, [...]

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Ladies Who Lunch

January 6, 2011
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  Great responses to my raw breakfast sushi with bananas and almond butter! Yesterday, I had a lunch date with one of my favorite fellow bloggers: Emily of Daily Garnish. I’ve been reading Emily’s blog for a long time now—it was, until recently, called The Front Burner—and met her for the first time at the [...]

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Dian-spiration: Raw Tomato Tahini Soup

November 5, 2010
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  Delighted to see so many entries into my Choosing Raw counseling giveaway! (If you missed i I’m giving away a free, one-on-one phone counseling session in honor of 365 posts.) Keep them coming! Vegan Mofo is all about sharing admiration for our fellow bloggers. It’s like a big, virtual vegan group hug, executed through [...]

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Golden Harvest Kale Salad

September 26, 2010
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Greetings from upstate, all. It’s a quiet, gray September day—perfect for sitting on the porch with a cup of tea—and I’m enjoying my last few hours here before my return home. The reason for my visit was, sadly, a memorial service for Chloe’s grandparents, who passed away earlier this summer. Work obligations kept me in [...]

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Sun is Blooming

March 26, 2010
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One of the most delightful parts of being a food blogger is having the chance to sample, and then write about, new restaurants and special dining spots. What’s nicer than sharing a great meal with the world? I’ve blogged about a few of my favorite spots here on Choosing Raw: Pure Food and Wine, of [...]

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