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The Many Faces of Cashew Cream: A Vegan Cook’s Secret Weapon!

February 7, 2013
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All photos courtesy of Food52 One of the early challenges of adapting to vegan cooking at home is to find a way to replace full fat dairy. It is what lends the creamy texture and richness to so many popular soups (cream of corn, vichyssoise, bisques of all kinds) and to numerous desserts. If you’ve [...]

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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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Acorn Squash Bisque with Roasted Sacha Inchi Seeds

October 10, 2012
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Sacha inchi may be my favorite foodie find of the year. Plukenetia volubilis, which also goes by the name of “mountain peanuts” or “Incan peanuts,” and is native to the Amazon rainforest. Sacha inchi seeds are good sources of protein, but their main nutritional claim to fame is the fact that they are one of [...]

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Spring White Bean and Vegetable Stew “Pistou”

May 17, 2012
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You may recall my recent post singing the praises of SweetGreen, which is one of my favorite vegan-friendly eateries in DC. Though SweetGreen is associated with salad, the restaurant chain offers far more than greens alone; it also serves warm grain bowls, wraps, and fresh soups, which are nearly always vegan and gluten free. Recently, [...]

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Vegan Avgolemono (Greek Easter Soup with Lemon)

April 15, 2012
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Most of you who observe Easter were probably celebrating last weekend with DIY wooden Easter eggs and veganized recipes galore. For those of us whose families hail from Greece (or the Ukraine, or Russia, among other nations), Easter is actually today. That’s right—this is Easter Sunday in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. So, it is with great [...]

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Work and Play in the City; Nutrient Dense Salad Dinner with Sweet Potato and Lentil Loaf

April 5, 2012
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Hi all! Thanks for the warm responses to Jennifer’s story. If you haven’t caught it yet, Jennifer Molica shares some brave and heartfelt thoughts on how veganism can help to pull one out of the isolation and self-involvement of an ED. Not to be missed! I had a perfect morning planned: yoga at Laughing Lotus [...]

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Ruta-What?

February 17, 2012
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Rutabaga! If you’ve never cooked with, tasted, or even heard of this scrumptious winter root vegetables, I have good news: I’ve got a delicious recipe for rutabaga soup up on Kris Carr’s site. Rich in vitamin C and calcium, this wintertime vegetable is the perfect antitode to seasonal produce blues: that’s what I like to [...]

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