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Green Monster Salad (Collards and Spinach with Avocado, Sun Dried Tomato, and Broccoli)

January 11, 2012
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Who among us doesn’t remember the fateful day when my friend Angela started the “Green Monster Movement”? That was an initiative to get more folks to discover the joys of green smoothies, and it worked: we all watched with smiles as testimonials of green breakfasts popped up all over the internet! I’ve had a couple [...]

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Vegan Eggplant Rollatini

September 8, 2011
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Thanks for such nice comments on my wedding posts (part one and two). I was especially pleased to hear an outpouring of comments on my closing thoughts about Blue Hill, and other farms like it: a mixed bag of emotions, to be sure, but I’m glad that the loss of animal life still reverberates with [...]

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Tofu Tahini Scramble

August 23, 2011
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A few weeks ago, when Valerie and I had dinner at Open City, Val ordered the tofu scramble and pointed out that the restaurant’s addition of tahini to the scramble gives it a distinctly “feta” like flavor. Curious, I took a bite: feta was one of the animal foods I used to enjoy, and I [...]

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Peanut Butter and Tomato Sauce. Seriously.

June 9, 2011
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I don’t really think of myself as a cook who comes up with a lot of wild flavor combinations, but I suppose there are quite a few things I’ve put together wackily: avocados and chocolate, hempseeds and chickpeas, tahini and banana, to name a few. Today’s recipe—peanut butter and tomato sauce—may be the weirdest thing [...]

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Zucchini and Tomato Gratin

May 15, 2011
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Hey guys! Hope the weekend treated you well. I spent a great four days with the boy, and now I’m gearing up for some power packing. I loved your responses to my spinach burgers; they’re well worth making, and I’d love to hear about it if you try them! In the meantime, excited to share [...]

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Raw Tomato Bread

April 14, 2011
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Breaking news: I broke out my dehydrator today! Oh yes I did. With a bag of sundried tomatoes in my pantry, and a container of organic plum tomatoes in my fridge, I took to making my own version of raw tomato bread, and the results were fabulous. Before I get to all of that, though, [...]

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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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