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  • Respect Existence or Expect Resistance, Marineland

    On an overcast October 7th, 2012, hundreds of protesters descended upon Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario again for the closing day of the season. By now, dozens of news stories have been written around the world about Marineland and the atrocious conditions that the animals imprisoned there have to endure. They are barely surviving, and […]

  • Chili Con Quinoa

    One of my favorite meals to make in the winter months is chili. In reviewing blogs, I came across a chili recipe that included quinoa. As much as I use quinoa on a weekly basis, it never occurred to me to incorporate it into a chili dish. I modified my go-to chili recipe slightly to […]

  • Land & Sea Vegetable Dinner

    Our December weekend of classes at the Natural Kitchen Cooking School focused on “Vegetables from the Land & Sea.” Admittedly, the thought of cooking with sea vegetables did not initially sound appetizing to me. I tend to avoid dishes made with sea vegetables, including sushi and the like. The “fishy” (or really, seaweed-tasting) dishes have […]

  • White Bean & Greens Burger with Homemade Fries

    For my vegan chef culinary program at Natural Kitchen Cooking School we get a bag of goodies every weekend that we have classes. In our most recent goodie bag, we received a copy of Nava Atlas’ latest book, Wild About Greens. I was overjoyed! I heard about this book, which focuses on how to use […]

  • Low-Carb Vegan Dinner

    I love a cooking challenge, whether it’s gluten-free, no salt, no oil, raw, etc. Recently a good friend was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and was instructed by a nutritionist to limit her carbohydrate intake to 30 grams or less per meal. If you have ever researched how much carbohydrates are in your daily foods, you’d […]

  • Vegan Pigs in a Blanket

    Wanting to spice up a pancake breakfast, I decided to make the vegan version of “pigs in a blanket.” Just calling it that makes me cringe slightly and it reminds me of the absurdities in our meat culture that the good folks over at Suicide Food have documented through the years. However, going with the […]

  • Cream of Broccoli Soup & Delicata Squash

    Since moving to Ithaca, we have attended several vegan cooking classes at our local co-op, Greenstar. Our favorite chefs are Priscilla Timberlake and Lewis Freedman, who are well known for their Friday Macro Dinners. They also recently came out with The Great Life Cookbook, featuring amazing vegan and gluten-free meals. I love that the recipes […]

  • Dark Chocolate Bats & White Chocolate Ghosts

    In lieu of store-bought candies for our Halloween Bash this year, I decided to go the homemade route and make chocolate lollipops and peanut butter cups. I got inspiration when shopping at A.C. Moore for some last minute party items. On our way out, we saw one of the workers making chocolate scarecrows and severed […]

  • Millet Croquettes, Autumn Salad, & Quinoa Pudding

    For my homework for the vegan chef culinary program at the Natural Kitchen Cooking School, I am supposed to make one recipe per week (between our monthly classes) that is decided upon by the class based on recipes given to us. Since I knew I would be in a pinch for time this week, I […]

  • Quinoa Tofu Stuffed Peppers & Corn Off the Cob Salad

    One night in the not-too-distant past, I asked my husband to make dinner. He was on his own completely to make something using the ingredients in our refrigerator from our CSA that week. He came up with a menu of quinoa tofu stuffed peppers from the Savvy Vegetarian and this simple corn off the cob […]

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