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Mmm, sweet, fresh and spicy. I wasn’t sure if this would work, but it does! A juicy, fruity salad. Ingredients: 1/2 fresh pineapple, cored, skinned and cut into chunks 1 ripe pear, cored and sliced 1/2 Italian red pepper Handful bluberries 2 Tbs lime juice handful fresh mint leaves, chopped Very complicated this: Arrange the […]

It’s potato season. Yay! These are not as fiddly as they look, but they are fiddly. However, they look really impressive and they taste great. I was inspired by Angie Tee’s Seasaltwithfood blog. I adjusted her recipe to make it vegan – added olive oil and skipped the butter. Hasslebacks are a traditional Swedish dish, […]

These tarts will make everyone happy. I ate two in one sitting. And that’s all I made this time.  And I’m still happy! Ingredients: For the Filling: 1 C cashews 1 juicy ripe pear 1 scrape vanilla pod 4 Tbsp water – to taste: if the pear is large and juicy you will need less […]

I seem to have hit the motherload in delicious vegan or raw dishes, this month. This picatta was off-the-charts delicious, I found myself yelling about it’s tasty goodness in my apartment. Alone. Yes, it really is that good. Isa, you’ve done it again. All hail the Vegan Queen. (PS I halved the amounts, left off […]

Yeah, I know. I can’t believe it, either. Sacrilege. But it works!!!! I know there is all kinds of thoughts about the right kind of potato – some say russets, some say Idaho, some say Yukon Gold. In the UK, it’s Maris Piper. I just used the red ones we got in our CSA. I’m […]

Oh, my God, I love this recipe. And it’s raw! It is delicious, spicy AND good for you! How often can you say that? I put it in my wraps to give them an extra buzzy bite and it makes me very happy. I adapted this from the amazingly talented, Alissa Cohen and her book,Raw […]

Raw Pumpkin Pie. Can you believe it? And, it is sweet, gooey and delicious, while also being low in fat and, probably, good for you, too. What could be better than that. This is adapted from Kristina Carillo-Bucaram’s Fully Raw recipe. That woman is so energizingly positive, it is enough to inspire anyone to follow […]

I love these! I have never used wheat gluten before. so I have never seen how stringy and elastic it gets. Fun stuff. These are yummy. They are based on a recipe from the Queen of Vegan herself – Isa Chandra Moskowitz. I used the one in her cookebook, Veganomicon, but she has modified it […]

I tried polenta once before. Not only was it time-consuming, it came out all mushy. I found this quick and easy method, on  about.com.  Kyle Phillips posted the traditional way with constant stirring for 40 minutes, but a reader- John- posted an even quicker way  and I really love it! I used John’s brown-bag method, […]

I have been trying to give up coffee and I LOVE this! You asked, so here it is – the original matcha frappe recipe. I am instantly nicer once I drink it. Plus, I’m certain it’s good for me. I watched a video on productivity and it stated that green tea is great for your […]