Posts Tagged ‘ Vegan ’

Slow Cooked Barley Lentil Soup

I seem to be easily falling into a habit of using my new crock pot to prepare Monday night dinner.  I assemble most of it the night before, add a few last-minute items and plug it in right before leaving the house.  Sunday evening prep was simple because I was already chopping veggies for dinner, [ READ MORE ]

Butternut Squash Chili in a Crock Pot

I love when I find a recipe that my husband enjoys without commenting on the lack of meat protein.  I was surprised to find out that this was one of them.  As far as I know he’s not a big fan of squash but he happily ate this meal including a second helping as well [ READ MORE ]

Vegan Pumpkin Cookies

The best thing about vegan baking is that you can eat raw batter to your hearts content!  No worries about salmonella here.  Another bonus with these particular cookies is that your house smells delicious. The cookies themselves are quite tasty too!  This is a win-win situation in my opinion. I’m not sure if canned pumpkin [ READ MORE ]

Tangy Vegan Salad Dressing

I’m turning over a new leaf. This one will be a green vegetable leaf.  I’m going to get myself back to super healthy eating and start working on weight loss.  My goal is to follow the basic premise of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules and just eat as healthily and naturally as possible.  Other than that [ READ MORE ]

Cold Sesame Noodles

Yesterday I was good and planned ahead.  I made this recipe for cold sesame noodles in preparation for my work day lunches this week.  This is the first time I’ve made this dish in ages and I’m not sure why.  Sometimes we simply forget out old time favorites.  Today’s recipe is both gluten-free and vegan. [ READ MORE ]

Grilled Acorn Squash

It’s a sunny day and I can use my grill!  All  is good!  Yesterday I used the butternut squash that’s been sitting on my counter and today I’m grilling the acorn squash.  I love produce that can sit on the counter for some time without spoiling.  I have the tendency to purchase beautiful produce and not [ READ MORE ]

Cool Cantaloupe Soup

Aren’t these demitasse cups adorable?  They were my grandmother’s and I just love them.  Being I’m not a coffee drinker I usually don’t have any use for them.  I’m also a bit afraid of damaging them so usually they’re just on display behind glass.  While making today’s cool soup I thought the cups would be [ READ MORE ]

Italian Tofu Scramble

I had been thinking about making a tofu scramble for a long time.  Yesterday I realized I had a 1/2 block of tofu that’s been sitting in my fridge for a couple of days.  It was definitely time to do something with it.  Tofu scramble for breakfast seemed to be just the thing. Quite honestly [ READ MORE ]

Fried Plantains with Cilantro Pesto

Did you know that cilantro has some really great health benefits?  I didn’t know just how healthy it is until this morning.  It is rich in phytonutrients and flavonoids.  It’s also very high in vitamin A and lutein.  Cilantro has some excellent health benefits which include: Powerful anti-inflammatory capacities that may help symptoms of arthritis [ READ MORE ]

Fruity Fried Rice

This week I seem to be on a kick of non traditional breakfast foods.  This is nothing new, however on most days I resolve this issue by drinking a smoothie to start my day.  Yesterday I cooked some plain white rice for little Rocki, who by the way is doing much better.  Today I had [ READ MORE ]

Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

In an attempt to be true to my word I am once again trying my hand at vegan baking.  While my intention at this time is not to go 100% vegan my goal is to eat a predominantly vegan diet.  Previously I have posted my vegan banana bread recipe which is a huge success in [ READ MORE ]

Vegan Banana Bread

Vegan Banana Bread After playing around a bit I have finally found a vegan recipe that makes good use of the ugly browning bananas sitting on my counter.  This recipe actually comes from a favorite site of mine Post Punk Kitchen.  I had to modify the recipe a bit because baking soda and I don’t [ READ MORE ]

Pasta with Butternut Squash Sauce

I really planned not to eat any dinner tonight.  My friends and I met for lunch and I ate plenty between appetizers and my meal.  However, I still need food for the week thanks to my crazy work schedule.  I made this recipe with dairy products about a month ago and decided that I would [ READ MORE ]

Lentil Barley Soup

I actually made this recipe about a week ago when it was quite cold in Florida.  I was looking for a recipe that would warm us up while being hearty and filling.  I ended up taking a few components from several different recipes and created my own.  It came out very well and will absolutely [ READ MORE ]

Vegan Rice Pudding

I’ve been trying to make a good vegan rice pudding recipe for a long time now.  They all seem to come out too watery, too thick, or the rice simply never cooks properly.  Today I played around a bit and created my own recipe that seems to be just the right consistency and tastes great!  [ READ MORE ]

Vegan Buffalo Wing Chili

I woke up this morning to it being 28 degrees outside and only 60 degrees inside my house.  In Florida that is considered quite cold.  It was also a problem because my thermostat was set to 68 and my heater obviously not working.  After bundling up I decided that this would be a great day [ READ MORE ]

Hot Cocoa

  • December 23rd, 2009
  • Posted in Anytime

There are so many great recipes out there for Hot Cocoa.  Or if you prefer Hot Chocolate.  Whatever you call it, there seems to be no reason to purchase the boxed variety.  If you’re a vegetarian please remember to exclude the marshmallows unless purchasing a veg vesion.  Here are some links to a variety of [ READ MORE ]

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