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Day 1 of the Best Giveaway Yet: NuNaturals Products! Plus Mint Chocolate-Mint Pudding

NuNaturals is one of the most generous companies that I know.  Not only have they sponsored the Virtual Vegan Potluck and donated a whole lotta goodies to the “best of” winners, they’ve given me new products …

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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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(Cafe) Barcelona Salad and Sandwich

One of the things I really enjoy about cooking is trying to recreate restaurant meals.  Sometimes I even think that I’ve gotten a recipe just a little bit better than the original – but that’s …

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Smoky Chickpea Stew with Spinach, Sausage & Cashew Cream

Congratulations to Dena B. for snagging a fabulous Vegan Cuts Snack Box!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Virtual Vegan Potluck blog to enter.  It was our most popular giveaway yet! Here’s an über …

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“I Survived the Green Smoothie Challenge” & Lunch in Las Vegan

Not only survived – thrived.  From January 7 through January 13, Kel and I joined Somer and lots of other folks in the first Green Smoothie Challenge of 2013.  This was a positive, healthy and …

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40 Days of Green Smoothies: A Review & Giveaway

All spring and summer long, I dutifully made and consumed a daily green smoothie – loaded with fruit and either spinach or kale.  I felt strong, healthy and virtuous.  Then the cold weather came along …

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Chocolate-Cherry-Banana (Green) Smoothie

A few days ago while doing a sort-of, kind-of inventory of my canned goods, I noticed four cans of tart cherries staring back at me.  Wow.  When did I buy those??  I grabbed one and …

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A Real Orange Julius is Green

Sometimes after dinner on summer evenings, when the days stretched into 9 pm, mom and dad would herd us kids into the burgundy-colored station wagon and we’d drive the 15 miles or so over to …

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7 Days of Salad. Day 7: Spinach & Arugula with Red Grapes & Sunflower Seeds

You were wondering, weren’t you?  When I was going to get around to making a salad with greens in it?  Well, here she is – squeaking in at the eleventh hour.  Though the Day 1 …

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Rotini “Alfredo” with Roasted Vegetables

Remember that Spinach-Cilantro Pesto from a few days back?  Here’s where you can use it.  I’ve tried a quite a few different cheez sauces and this one pleases my taste buds more than all of …

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Bright Green in Winter: Spinach-Cilantro Pesto

As good as the rotini “alfredo” (recipe appearing here soon) looked, it really needed something green.  Pesto.  But I had no fresh basil.  I did, however, have a handful of spinach picked that afternoon from …

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Red Lentil & Spinach Turnovers

All that really needs to be said about these is: mmmmm.  Flaky pastry dough, spinach and creamy red lentils with a little bit of spice.  Yeah.   These make a perfect lunch along with a cool, …

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Barley Risotto with Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Spinach

I’ve always felt a little guilty eating risotto made with arborio rice – since I assumed that it was just another version of refined rice – nothing but empty calories.  Turns out, it’s better than …

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Tempeh Bacon, Fig Chutney and Apple Sandwich

The lunch requirements were for sweet and salty, tangy and smokey.  The result: a sandwich with seemingly disparate ingredients coming together in tasty harmony. Tempeh Bacon, Fig Chutney and Apple Sandwiches Makes 2 8 oz. …

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Roasted Eggplant Sandwiches with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Tomato Sauce

Thank goodness the days of sandwiches comprised of bland bread, uninspiring cold cuts and flavorless slices of cheese are behind me.  Going vegan means getting creative – and sandwiches are no exception.  Chances are everything …

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Quick Quinoa Salad

What to do with that leftover quinoa in the refrigerator?  Mix up a little vinaigrette, dig around in the vegetable bin and create a delicious, quick and healthy salad.  Add a loaf of hearty bread …

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