mushrooms

Portobello Mushroom “Jerky”

January 16, 2012
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If there’s one thing you learn right away when you go vegan (or vegetarian), it’s that Portobello mushrooms make for a good “meaty” substitute. If you don’t happen to figure this out on your own, any number of restaurants nationwide will show you: grilled Portobello “steak” is often offered as a substitute for chicken, fish, [...]

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Ultimate Raw Vegan Mushroom Burgers

December 6, 2011
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I should probably think twice before I toss around words like “ultimate”—there are a lot of raw mushroom burgers out there, and this is but one of them. With that said, it’s probably my favorite raw burger so far, and I’ve got a bunch that I love: most recently, I posted a raw spinach burger [...]

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Mushroom, Lentil, and Quinoa Croquettes

October 24, 2011
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Morning, folks! Thanks for your comments on Saturday’s post. I didn’t expect that one to go so deep, but I was really fascinated by our conversation about the values and limitations of both holistic and allopathic medicine. It was also nice to see that so many of you are hungry for more integrative practices; that’s [...]

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Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff

October 14, 2011
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First of all: wow. That vaccine discussion was one of the best we’ve recently had, wasn’t it? I was blown away by the comments: the ones in favor of vaccines, the ones opposed to them, and the ones that expressed my own bag of mixed feelings. If you’re behind on posts, please check this important [...]

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Raw Cream of Mushroom Soup

October 6, 2010

Happy Humpday! Two nights ago, for the first time in about a week, I actually had time to make something for dinner that wasn’t a large salad or a bowl of quinoa. I thought, hooray! Then I thought, oh how the mighty have fallen. I need to get better at uncooking and cooking under time [...]

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Raw Vegan Asian Lettuce Wraps

September 2, 2010

First things first: I’m sorry if I had you all craving chocolate at your desks yesterday! Any top chef fans out there? Though my loyalty to the show wavered significantly when they awarded the title to season 5′s aging frat boy, Hosea, I’m still a devoted fan. I’ve actually been enjoying this season. I’m rooting [...]

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Surf n’ Turf, + iHerb Giveaway

May 2, 2010

Happy Sunday, friends. I appreciate your kind words about my mom’s boyfriend’s son — they meant the world to me. So in my last post, I mentiond that I grew up eating a little differently from most of my Greek fam. They were carnivorous; red meat made me squirm. They liked their veggies cooked through; [...]

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