Snickerdoodle Blondies

What do you eat when you can’t choose between snickerdoodles or blondies? Snickerdoodle Blondies, naturally! I adapted/veganized this recipe from Sydney over at The Crepes of Wrath, and it is supremely delicious (and a ton of her other baked goodies look delicious that I want to veganize as well, hello Black & White Cookie!). I [...]

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Patatas Bravas

My favorite of the Spanish Tapas is the Patatas Bravas, crisp potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce. This recipe is adapted from the Fatfree Vegan Kitchen. I used more oil than what could be considered ‘fatfree’ but for me, a little oil is a good thing. Aside from some minor changes – which I hope [...]

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Orange Cupcakes with Chocolate Glaze

These cupcakes are the quintessential combination of chocolate and orange. They were adapted from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World ‘Orange Pudding Cupcakes’. I attempted the orange pudding, but it was not what I would consider great so we’ll just stick to the parts that were great – the cupcake. This recipe makes about a [...]

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Memorial Day Munchies

Ah, Memorial Day is almost upon us… Another holiday filled with gatherings outside, and by this I mean backyard or beachfront BBQs. So what is a person to do when they know they’ll be confronted with parties filled with vegan-unacceptable foods? Since most BBQs are filled with hamburgers, hotdogs, and other unfortunate foods, it becomes [...]

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Surprising Sweetie Smoothie

Some may say honey-don’t at the thought of melon with peaches, but I say honeydew! This was indeed surprisingly sweet goodness! I couldn’t taste the melon or the peaches explicitly, but the grapefruit tartness was altered to a sweet flavor that for those opposed to the tartness of the fruit would certainly appreciate. I can [...]

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4-day Springtime Detoxifying Cleanse

Remember, the three key words for any slayer, and in this case detoxer, ‘preparation, preparation, preparation.’ Having a well mapped-out plan will make a detox go much smoother and more enjoyable. The upside, you get to eat as much as you can stand on days 1 and 2. This sounds great, in theory. By the [...]

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Garden Herbs: Drying Fresh Herbs

We’ve discussed growing several garden herbs (see Relaxing With Gnomes category), and the various health aspects associated with them..but what to do when you are overrun with fresh herbs? Here’s where we’ll talk about drying those delicious, fresh herbs you work so hard to grow. For the example photos here, I’ll use lemon balm..but the [...]

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Green Tea-Ginger Sorbet

It may seem like an odd combo, or even an odd thing to turn into a sorbet..but trust me, this sorbet was as interesting tasting as it is interesting sounding. And by interesting, I mean delicious. If you love green tea, you’ll definitely love this sorbet..and what better way to get those antioxidants when it’s [...]

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Blood Lust Juice

Okay all you vegans out there..lets awaken the blood lust – for blood oranges, that is! Tap into your inner vampire, and thrive on this juice..It’s chock full of vitamin C, which creates that beautiful and healthy glow – not to mention fight scurvy. And why be immortal if you have bad skin and scurvy? [...]

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Latkes

Traditionally, latkes are made with eggs, but I find that garbonzo bean (chickpea) flour works very well at binding the shredded potato together.  Some people eat latkes with apple sauce, but I don’t really see why.  Potatoes deserve ketchup! Ingredients: 2 large russet potatoes 1/2 C garbonzo bean flour 1/4 C water 2 tsp salt [...]

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