Turnip Recipe: Curried Carrot and Turnip Soup with Cilantro Gemolata

turnip recipe: curried carrot and turnip soup

This recipe should be called, “shake hands with turnips” because turnips are the only vegetable that I’ve yet to make friends with. In fact, I don’t think I’d ever eaten a turnip until my husband and I joined a CSA. Now they show up in our baskets all the time, mocking us. I’ve tried them in dozens of recipes, but this is by far my favorite.

Kids’ Lemonade Stand Shut Down by County Government..

lemonade stand shut down

This is a crazy story. Another one of these “overreaching government” stories that seem to be all the rage (for good reason). Before I get into it, I’ll note that a $500 fine imposed on the children in this story has been waived and the kids have been granted permission to re-open their lemonade stand. But before someone in power came to their senses and decided that they didn’t want to whole nation looking at them for such a ridiculous action. (I’ll also note that these are kids of some very rich, “Washington power” families, the Marriotts (yeah, the the family behind the hotels) and the Augustines (of Lockheed-Martin). Anyway, here’s the story….

Just Tell Me What to Eat – Book Review

Just Tell Me What to Eat

Just Tell Me What to Eat approaches weight loss from a different angle. Dr. Timothy Harlan has set up a six-week plan that tells the reader exactly what to eat and how much, while keeping it flexible.

How To: Make Your Own Mustard from Scratch [video]

mustard seeds

When we think of cooking from scratch, condiments don’t always spring to mind, but it’s actually very simple to make your own mustard!

Win!: Every Major UK Supermarket Says ‘Yes’ to CCTV Cameras in Slaughterhouses!

Cow in a confined cage.

This Animal Aid is one I’ve covered a couple times and have been following closely. It is a campaign to get CCTV cameras in all UK slaughterhouses, to try to help prevent completely insane animal cruelty that has been documented by undercover investigations and fly-on-the-wall cameras. After a few months of work, Animal Aid has [...]

Eating Vegan in Pleasant Pensacola, Florida

pensacola florida

If you ever find yourself in Pensacola, Florida, you will be pleasantly surprised. Not only by their white sandy beaches and their southern hospitality, but also by the variety for us green eaters ; )

Bake a Beet Cake [video]

beet cake

This beet cake recipe isn’t vegan, but this video was too lovely not to share. I’ve got tips on how to veganize below!