Recipes

One of my favorite parts of the week is picking up my Growing Communities veg bag from Hackney City Farm. As I’ve written before, a veg bag is the British equivalent of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box, filled with organic and mostly locally grown produce. Following a veggie burger as well as carrot potato […]

Carrots straight from the farm are dirty little freaks. Knobbly, hairy, misshapen and covered in soil, these root vegetables bear no resemblance to the neon orange and uniformly shaped clones found in your average supermarket plastic bag. But I love knowing where the vegetables came from and supporting local farms through my veg bag of

Meatless Mondays have evolved to include Tofu Tuesdays, Wheat-Free Wednesday (every day is wheat free in our household), Tightwad Thursdays (otherwise known as food on the cheap) and Fun Fridays. Our family enjoys a minimum of two nights a week sans meat and often I sneak in a few more.  Fridays are always fun, because

A lot of supermarket vegetarian burgers try so hard to resemble meat that they ignore the fact that vegetables actually taste delicious in the first place. Why try to replicate a beef burger with a monotonously colored brown thing full of mysterious ingredients and even weirder textures when you can eat a vegetable burger that

[social_buttons] “The salad is bitter this year.” My daughter is referring to the lambsquarter (Chenopodium album).  I pull a leaf from the waist-high plant and taste it.  She’s right; it’s bitter.  We usually eat the lambsquarter raw, but today I’ll need to cook it before she decides to never eat it again. Sometimes referred to

Have you ever found yourself longing for rich cream in your coffee, a creamy mushroom soup or gravy?  Me too… that’s why I was glad to find MimicCreme Non Dairy, Vegan, Kosher, Gluten Free, Cream Subsitute. MimicCreme comes unsweetened, sweetened and sugar-free sweetened. This substitute is made from almonds and cashews, so its out for

The summer heat leaves me dreaming of frozen delights. Traditional ice cream is high in fat and not good for our bodies at all, non-dairy ice creams are often pricey. The kids enjoy all kinds of frozen treats in ice pop form… Hubs and I prefer scoops in a bowl.

Have a food dehydrator? Looking for a tasty snack that is Raw but no one will be the wiser? Serve up this flat bread, hummus and veggie combo at your next luncheon and soak in the rave reviews. If you are opting for half raw eating or don’t have a dehydrator, try this hummus out

I recently saw stuffed Greek-style grape leaves selling at a trendy deli for $1.25. Each. As those who have tasted these “dolmades” already know, they can quickly be addicting and you could eat yourself broke at that price. Originating from the Arabic word “dolma,” meaning “stuffed,” the word evolved into “dolmades” in Greece and is

Occasionally on hot, long drives, I will treat myself to either Peet’s Freddo or a Starbucks Frappuccino.  Although I’d prefer to support a local coffee shop, the interstate does not offer many options.  Recently, thanks to a friend’s suggestion, I realized I could make these drinks at home. A vegan homemade mocha espresso frozen blended

At last brownies for the whole crowd! Enjoy gluten-free and fat-free rich, dark chocolate brownies with this simple organic rice flour recipe. Chocolate is known to boost moods. Not sure what to bring along to that picnic, party, potluck or movie night? How about brownies that are sure to please everyone because of the following

Raw food rocks (oh, and its good for you too).  Our household isn’t vegan, but we do have dairy allergies so we find ourselves looking for many vegan alternatives for our favorite foods. Cheese is one of them!  Here’s a super simple Raw Parmesan Cheese recipe.  It can be used as a sauce or dehydrated

Do you ever have an insatiable craving for a delicious, summery burger — but don’t want the autolyzed yeast extract and soy protein isolates contained in many commercial veggie patties? There’s no need to go without!  You can make your own grain-free version using just a handful of healthy ingredients. Organic french lentils and fresh