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Virtual Vegan Potluck! Maple & Thyme Potato-Beet-Sweet Potato Stacks (a.k.a. Pomme Annie’s)

You know, for a while there I didn’t know if there was going to be a Virtual Vegan Potluck in 2014. It’s been one crazy-hectic year and whenever I thought about the effort that goes …

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Baked Pumpkin & Whole Grain Hot Cereal. Gluten-free.

Is the name a bit clunky? It is, isn’t it? I originally called this (the equally-clunky) Baked Whole Grain Pumpkin Oatmeal – and then I realized I hadn’t included oats. D’oh! The best I could …

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Three Days of Matcha: Creamy Greens Matcha Soup with Tofu Croutons

*Yawn* everyone knows the many virtues of kale, right? One cup has (blah, blah) only 33 calories yet packs 3 grams of protein. Kale also contains lutein – an important nutrient for eye health – …

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Three Days of Matcha: Matcha Latte Tart + Kiss Me Organics Giveaway

  Matcha Mint Body Scrub is all well and good, but let’s get to the eating! Not too long ago I broke with tradition and instead of ordering my customary 16-ounce soy latte (no foam, …

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Sugar- & Oil-free Creamy Pumpkin-Coconut Pie.

I’m one of those people who stocks up on canned pumpkin and enjoys eating it (and butternut squash and sweet potatoes…) all year-round, but I appreciate that for some folks, there’s only one season in …

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White Wine Garlic Butter

As you’ve probably surmised from my last few (and far between) recipes, I’m keeping things very, very simple lately. Case in point: garlic butter. Three ingredients if you don’t count black pepper and a quick …

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Macadamia Nut Spreadable Pepper-Herb Feta on Yummie Nation.

I’m just going to tease you with photos today – and then send you to Yummie Nation, where I’m a contributor, for the recipe for my gluten- and oil-free Macadamia Nut Spreadable Pepper-Herb Feta. I shared …

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Decadent Gluten-free Vegan Baking Giveaway and Meet Cara!

You know that panicked feeling you get when a special person is coming over to your house and you look around and realize that dust has settled over every flat surface, there’s a pile of clean …

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Double Chocolate Hazelnut Shookie

This warm weather drink is an “outtake” recipe from my upcoming cookbook; just couldn’t squeeze it in, so I thought I’d share it here.  This rich drink is not quite thick enough to be a …

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Cantaloupe Cream Shooters

Kel didn’t plant cantaloupe this year. And yet we have a veritable army of volunteer plants and a steady stream of melons. Along with its real estate-hogging pals watermelon, zucchini, acorn squash, and butternut squash – …

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Fudgey Brownie Bites, Gluten- and Sugar-free + A NuNaturals Giveaway

I always look forward to hosting NuNaturals giveaways not only because I love their products so much – but also because they’ve been so generous with me and my readers.  They love sharing their products with …

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Guest Post on Chic Vegan: Pine Bark

You remember Paula Deen, right? She of the sticks of butter, sparkling cups of granulated sugar, and piles of bacon?  Yeah, this recipe was inspired by hers. It’s just a smidgen healthier and it’s 100% …

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The Organically Clean Home Review & Giveaway

This little 6-inch x 8-inch book, The Organically Clean Home: 150 Everyday Organic Cleaning Products You Can Make Yourself – The Natural, Chemical-free Way, by Becky Rapinchuk (Clean Mama), completely changed the way that I …

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Spicy Chipotle Salad Dressing. Oil-free.

The past few days I’ve had one recipe failure after another: the waffles stuck to the non-stick iron; the gluten-free cupcakes turned into spongy hockey pucks; the pecans burned in the pan, and the “creamy” …

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Seitan Hot Dogs. Oil-free.

With Memorial Day approaching, hot dog season will soon be in full swing.  It’s a bummer sometimes as a vegan to miss out on the traditional back yard party/picnic offerings – but of course, we …

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Cracked Wheat-Pumpkin Top Knots

It’s been a while since I posted a bread recipe (although I did share my bagel recipe…), but not because I’ve given up proofing and kneading.  I’m still making about one all-purpose (i.e., sandwiches, toast, tea-time …

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5 (Revamped) Vegan Breakfasts. #3: Gluten-free Pumpkin, Apple, & Pecan Pie Waffles

It’s no secret that I love waffles.  Just take a look through this blog’s archives.  Around these parts, Sundays are reserved for “special” breakfasts like French toast, pancakes, or waffles – and waffles are the …

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Orange-Triple Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies. Oil- and Sugar-free.

This is it!  Today is the day…for this recipe to see the light. This post has been knocking around my Draft folder for months and it’s high time I moved it into the Published list.  I was …

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Easy Pretzel Roll Bagels

If the idea of making bread seems intimidating, making bagels at home feels kind of overwhelming, but the truth is, they’re really quite simple and easy to make.  Especially if you use a stand-mixer.  I …

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Raw Black Bread. Gluten- and Oil-free.

With vegan “replacement” foods like tempeh (or coconut) for bacon; nuts and nutritional yeast for Parmesan cheese; seitan for sausage – the key to satisfaction and appeal is replicating familiar flavors.  This is what makes transitioning from a …

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BabagaHummus. Oil- and Gluten-free.

Have you ever made a recipe based solely a name?  This was the case here.  One morning I made hummus and I made babaganoush.  As the food processor was doing its thing, the frankenword babagahummus …

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Cashew Coconut Cream Cheese. Oil-free.

Back in the Stone Age of my college years, my stomach was a bottomless pit.  I was hungry all of the time – but especially so at about 7 or 8 pm at night.  When …

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5 Revamped Vegan Breakfasts. Recipe #1: Slow Cooker Multigrain Pudding

When switching over to the new site, I couldn’t help but browse through some of my very early posts.  Yikes.  Some of the recipes really needed tweaking and new photography.  So just for fun, I’ve …

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Humble Pie: Chai-Spiced Oatmeal Tart with Warm Coconut-Vanilla Sauce

When one is a blogger (and aren’t we all?) sometimes strange ideas come – often while on the treadmill at 6 in the morning. Like, why is it so often the case that in a …

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Tempeh, Date, & Olive Marbella. Oil-free.

The first time I ate this dish – with chicken and prunes instead of tempeh and dates – I was blown away by the flavors from this seemingly strange combination of ingredients.  Prunes and olives?! …

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Meyer Lemon, Lime, & “Graham Cracker” Parfaits. Gluten-free.

I had no idea what I was going to do with the two bags of Meyer lemons I picked up on a recent grocery run – but I couldn’t resist them.  Bright yellow and shiny, …

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Creamy Potato & Cauliflower Soup

Must be something in the food, cuz once folks go plant-based they get inspired to share what they’re eating and what they’ve learned – and to then want to showcase what all of us other …

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Virtual Vegan Potluck: Red Lentil, Couscous, & Vegetable Stoup. Oil-free.

(Yes, I did use a dreaded Rachel Ray word in the recipe title.  I apologize for that, but it fits for this recipe.  It starts out as a soup but turns into a stew the …

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Sweet Potato Apple Pie Ice Cream (Only On Cowgirls & Collard Greens)

Saddle up and ride on over to Cowgirls & Collard Greens to meet Ms. Kayle Martin and then slurp up my simple, seasonal recipe for Sweet Potato Apple Ice Cream.  While you’re there be sure …

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Building Block Recipe: Lemony Baked Tofu

Inspired by my blogging buddy, Susmitha at Veganosaurus, I signed up for a How Do account about a year or so ago.  Susmitha has a great voice and her How Dos are cute, concise, and …

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